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Breast adenocarcinoma

MedGen UID:
167809
Concept ID:
C0858252
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Breast adenocarcinoma, somatic; Breast cancer, somatic
SNOMED CT: Adenocarcinoma of breast (865954003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004988

Definition

The most common histologic type of breast carcinoma. Representative examples include invasive ductal carcinoma not otherwise specified, ductal carcinoma in situ, inflammatory carcinoma, secretory carcinoma, signet ring cell carcinoma, tubular carcinoma, invasive lobular carcinoma, and lobular carcinoma in situ. [from NCI]

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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Wallner C, Drysch M, Becerikli M, Jaurich H, Wagner JM, Dittfeld S, Nagler J, Harati K, Dadras M, Philippou S, Lehnhardt M, Behr B
Breast 2018 Feb;37:134-141. Epub 2017 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2017.11.010. PMID: 29156385
He A, Alhariri JM, Sweren RJ, Kwatra MM, Kwatra SG
Biomed Res Int 2017;2017:4790810. Epub 2017 Sep 19 doi: 10.1155/2017/4790810. PMID: 29057261Free PMC Article
Liu Z, Wu H, Wei Z, Wang X, Shen P, Wang S, Wang A, Chen W, Lu Y
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2016 Sep;142(9):1871-81. Epub 2016 Jan 23 doi: 10.1007/s00432-015-2112-1. PMID: 26803314

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Vorasoot N, Scharf M, Miske R, Thakolwiboon S, Dubey D, Mills JR, Pittock SJ, Zekeridou A, Ott A, McKeon A
Front Immunol 2023;14:1265797. Epub 2023 Sep 29 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1265797. PMID: 37841252Free PMC Article
Bertoglio P, Ventura L, Aprile V, Cattoni MA, Nachira D, Lococo F, Rodriguez Perez M, Guerrera F, Minervini F, Gnetti L, Lenzini A, Franzi F, Querzoli G, Rindi G, Bellafiore S, Femia F, Bogina GS, Bacchin D, Kestenholz P, Ruffini E, Paci M, Margaritora S, Imperatori AS, Lucchi M, Ampollini L, Terzi AC
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2022 Jun 15;35(1) doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivac047. PMID: 35188192Free PMC Article
Aebi S, Karlsson P, Wapnir IL
Breast 2022 Mar;62 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S58-S62. Epub 2021 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2021.12.011. PMID: 34930650Free PMC Article
Poortmans PM, Weltens C, Fortpied C, Kirkove C, Peignaux-Casasnovas K, Budach V, van der Leij F, Vonk E, Weidner N, Rivera S, van Tienhoven G, Fourquet A, Noel G, Valli M, Guckenberger M, Koiter E, Racadot S, Abdah-Bortnyak R, Van Limbergen EF, Engelen A, De Brouwer P, Struikmans H, Bartelink H; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Radiation Oncology and Breast Cancer Groups
Lancet Oncol 2020 Dec;21(12):1602-1610. Epub 2020 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30472-1. PMID: 33152277
Orciani M, Sorgentoni G, Olivieri F, Mattioli-Belmonte M, Di Benedetto G, Di Primio R
Clin Breast Cancer 2017 Jul;17(4):286-292. Epub 2017 Jan 17 doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2017.01.001. PMID: 28188107

Diagnosis

Vorasoot N, Scharf M, Miske R, Thakolwiboon S, Dubey D, Mills JR, Pittock SJ, Zekeridou A, Ott A, McKeon A
Front Immunol 2023;14:1265797. Epub 2023 Sep 29 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1265797. PMID: 37841252Free PMC Article
Durrani IA, Bhatti A, John P
PLoS One 2023;18(8):e0289839. Epub 2023 Aug 9 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289839. PMID: 37556419Free PMC Article
Calvillo-Argüelles O, Thampinathan B, Somerset E, Shalmon T, Amir E, Steve Fan CP, Moon S, Abdel-Qadir H, Thevakumaran Y, Day J, Woo A, Wintersperger BJ, Marwick TH, Thavendiranathan P
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2022 Aug;15(8):1361-1376. Epub 2022 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.02.027. PMID: 35926895
Liu Z, Wu H, Wei Z, Wang X, Shen P, Wang S, Wang A, Chen W, Lu Y
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2016 Sep;142(9):1871-81. Epub 2016 Jan 23 doi: 10.1007/s00432-015-2112-1. PMID: 26803314
Bettegowda C, Sausen M, Leary RJ, Kinde I, Wang Y, Agrawal N, Bartlett BR, Wang H, Luber B, Alani RM, Antonarakis ES, Azad NS, Bardelli A, Brem H, Cameron JL, Lee CC, Fecher LA, Gallia GL, Gibbs P, Le D, Giuntoli RL, Goggins M, Hogarty MD, Holdhoff M, Hong SM, Jiao Y, Juhl HH, Kim JJ, Siravegna G, Laheru DA, Lauricella C, Lim M, Lipson EJ, Marie SK, Netto GJ, Oliner KS, Olivi A, Olsson L, Riggins GJ, Sartore-Bianchi A, Schmidt K, Shih lM, Oba-Shinjo SM, Siena S, Theodorescu D, Tie J, Harkins TT, Veronese S, Wang TL, Weingart JD, Wolfgang CL, Wood LD, Xing D, Hruban RH, Wu J, Allen PJ, Schmidt CM, Choti MA, Velculescu VE, Kinzler KW, Vogelstein B, Papadopoulos N, Diaz LA Jr
Sci Transl Med 2014 Feb 19;6(224):224ra24. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3007094. PMID: 24553385Free PMC Article

Therapy

Loch A, Teoh VWY, Hilmi IN
Tex Heart Inst J 2023 Dec 7;50(6) doi: 10.14503/THIJ-23-8230. PMID: 38087478Free PMC Article
Aebi S, Karlsson P, Wapnir IL
Breast 2022 Mar;62 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S58-S62. Epub 2021 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2021.12.011. PMID: 34930650Free PMC Article
Poortmans PM, Weltens C, Fortpied C, Kirkove C, Peignaux-Casasnovas K, Budach V, van der Leij F, Vonk E, Weidner N, Rivera S, van Tienhoven G, Fourquet A, Noel G, Valli M, Guckenberger M, Koiter E, Racadot S, Abdah-Bortnyak R, Van Limbergen EF, Engelen A, De Brouwer P, Struikmans H, Bartelink H; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Radiation Oncology and Breast Cancer Groups
Lancet Oncol 2020 Dec;21(12):1602-1610. Epub 2020 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30472-1. PMID: 33152277
Orciani M, Sorgentoni G, Olivieri F, Mattioli-Belmonte M, Di Benedetto G, Di Primio R
Clin Breast Cancer 2017 Jul;17(4):286-292. Epub 2017 Jan 17 doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2017.01.001. PMID: 28188107
Blay JY, Le Cesne A, Alberti L, Ray-Coquart I
Bull Cancer 2005 Feb;92(2):E13-8. PMID: 15749638

Prognosis

Durrani IA, Bhatti A, John P
PLoS One 2023;18(8):e0289839. Epub 2023 Aug 9 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289839. PMID: 37556419Free PMC Article
Calvillo-Argüelles O, Thampinathan B, Somerset E, Shalmon T, Amir E, Steve Fan CP, Moon S, Abdel-Qadir H, Thevakumaran Y, Day J, Woo A, Wintersperger BJ, Marwick TH, Thavendiranathan P
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2022 Aug;15(8):1361-1376. Epub 2022 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.02.027. PMID: 35926895
Bertoglio P, Ventura L, Aprile V, Cattoni MA, Nachira D, Lococo F, Rodriguez Perez M, Guerrera F, Minervini F, Gnetti L, Lenzini A, Franzi F, Querzoli G, Rindi G, Bellafiore S, Femia F, Bogina GS, Bacchin D, Kestenholz P, Ruffini E, Paci M, Margaritora S, Imperatori AS, Lucchi M, Ampollini L, Terzi AC
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2022 Jun 15;35(1) doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivac047. PMID: 35188192Free PMC Article
Wang C, Yu J, Wang H, Zhang J, Wu N
Drug Res (Stuttg) 2014 Dec;64(12):690-2. Epub 2014 Jul 22 doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1372580. PMID: 25050522
Blay JY, Le Cesne A, Alberti L, Ray-Coquart I
Bull Cancer 2005 Feb;92(2):E13-8. PMID: 15749638

Clinical prediction guides

Wong SHM, Fang CM, Loh HS, Ngai SC
Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2023;23(7):817-831. doi: 10.2174/1871520623666221114095733. PMID: 36380402
Calvillo-Argüelles O, Thampinathan B, Somerset E, Shalmon T, Amir E, Steve Fan CP, Moon S, Abdel-Qadir H, Thevakumaran Y, Day J, Woo A, Wintersperger BJ, Marwick TH, Thavendiranathan P
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2022 Aug;15(8):1361-1376. Epub 2022 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.02.027. PMID: 35926895
Bertoglio P, Ventura L, Aprile V, Cattoni MA, Nachira D, Lococo F, Rodriguez Perez M, Guerrera F, Minervini F, Gnetti L, Lenzini A, Franzi F, Querzoli G, Rindi G, Bellafiore S, Femia F, Bogina GS, Bacchin D, Kestenholz P, Ruffini E, Paci M, Margaritora S, Imperatori AS, Lucchi M, Ampollini L, Terzi AC
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2022 Jun 15;35(1) doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivac047. PMID: 35188192Free PMC Article
Yap ZH, Kong WY, Azeez AR, Fang CM, Ngai SC
Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2022;22(8):1582-1591. doi: 10.2174/1871520621666210608103251. PMID: 34102995
Jackson R, Grainge JW
Can Med Assoc J 1975 Sep 6;113(5):396-401. PMID: 125622Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Andrews AR, Kakadekar A, Schmidt RL, Murugan P, Greene DN
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2022 Jan 2;146(2):252-261. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2020-0704-RA. PMID: 33983412
Simapivapan P, Boltong A, Hodge A
Cancer Treat Rev 2016 Nov;50:155-167. Epub 2016 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2016.09.010. PMID: 27693930

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