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Breast neoplasm

MedGen UID:
264172
•Concept ID:
C1458155
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Breast Neoplasms; Breast tumor; Neoplasm of breast; Neoplasm of the breast
SNOMED CT: Neoplasm of breast (126926005); Breast tumor (126926005); Tumor of breast (126926005)
 
Related genes: BRIP1, PALB2, CHEK2, RB1CC1, PPM1D, RAD54L, XRCC3, TP53, STK11, RAD51D, RAD51C, RAD51, PTEN, PIK3CA, PHB1, SLC67A1, NQO2, KRAS, HMMR, ESR1, CDH1, CASP8, BRCA2, BRCA1, BARD1, ATM, AKT1
 
HPO: HP:0100013
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021100

Definition

A tumor (abnormal growth of tissue) of the breast. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Male Breast Cancer: a Review on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survivorship.
Bhardwaj PV, Gupta S, Elyash A, Teplinsky E
Curr Oncol Rep 2024 Jan;26(1):34-45. Epub 2024 Jan 2 doi: 10.1007/s11912-023-01489-z. PMID: 38224426
Breast cancer-related lymphoedema and resistance exercise: An evidence-based review of guidelines, consensus statements and systematic reviews.
Wang L, Shi YX, Wang TT, Chen KX, Shang SM
J Clin Nurs 2023 May;32(9-10):2208-2227. Epub 2022 Jul 27 doi: 10.1111/jocn.16437. PMID: 35894167
A comprehensive approach to rehabilitation interventions following breast cancer treatment - a systematic review of systematic reviews.
Olsson Möller U, Beck I, Rydén L, Malmström M
BMC Cancer 2019 May 20;19(1):472. doi: 10.1186/s12885-019-5648-7. PMID: 31109309Free PMC Article

Curated

NCCN Task Force report: Evaluating the clinical utility of tumor markers in oncology.
Febbo PG, Ladanyi M, Aldape KD, De Marzo AM, Hammond ME, Hayes DF, Iafrate AJ, Kelley RK, Marcucci G, Ogino S, Pao W, Sgroi DC, Birkeland ML
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2011 Nov;9 Suppl 5:S1-32; quiz S33. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2011.0137. PMID: 22138009

UK NICE Guideline NG101, Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management, 2025

Breast Cancer, NCCN Guidelines Version 4.2022

Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis, NCCN, Version 1.2022

Tumour profiling tests to guide adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in early breast cancer (DG34)

Tumour profiling tests to guide adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in early breast cancer, NICE, 2018

National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. Breast Cancer (See 2022 Update)

DG10 Gene expression profiling and expanded immunohistochemistry tests for guiding adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in early breast cancer management: MammaPrint, Oncotype DX, IHC4 and Mammostrat: information for the public

Technology Assessment on Genetic Testing or Molecular Pathology Testing of Cancers with Unknown Primary Site to Determine Origin (ARCHIVED)

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Male Breast Cancer: a Review on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survivorship.
Bhardwaj PV, Gupta S, Elyash A, Teplinsky E
Curr Oncol Rep 2024 Jan;26(1):34-45. Epub 2024 Jan 2 doi: 10.1007/s11912-023-01489-z. PMID: 38224426
Impact of exercise interventions on physical fitness in breast cancer patients and survivors: a systematic review.
Ficarra S, Thomas E, Bianco A, Gentile A, Thaller P, Grassadonio F, Papakonstantinou S, Schulz T, Olson N, Martin A, Wagner C, Nordström A, Hofmann H
Breast Cancer 2022 May;29(3):402-418. Epub 2022 Mar 12 doi: 10.1007/s12282-022-01347-z. PMID: 35278203Free PMC Article
Menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk.
Rozenberg S, Di Pietrantonio V, Vandromme J, Gilles C
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021 Dec;35(6):101577. Epub 2021 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2021.101577. PMID: 34535397
Resistance exercise and breast cancer-related lymphedema-a systematic review update and meta-analysis.
Hasenoehrl T, Palma S, Ramazanova D, Kölbl H, Dorner TE, Keilani M, Crevenna R
Support Care Cancer 2020 Aug;28(8):3593-3603. Epub 2020 May 15 doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05521-x. PMID: 32415386Free PMC Article
Systematic review of shift work and nurses' health.
Rosa D, Terzoni S, Dellafiore F, Destrebecq A
Occup Med (Lond) 2019 Jun 24;69(4):237-243. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqz063. PMID: 31132107

Diagnosis

Biomarkers in breast cancer 2024: an updated consensus statement by the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology and the Spanish Society of Pathology.
Colomer R, González-Farré B, Ballesteros AI, Peg V, Bermejo B, Pérez-Mies B, de la Cruz S, Rojo F, Pernas S, Palacios J
Clin Transl Oncol 2024 Dec;26(12):2935-2951. Epub 2024 Jun 13 doi: 10.1007/s12094-024-03541-1. PMID: 38869741Free PMC Article
Male Breast Cancer: a Review on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survivorship.
Bhardwaj PV, Gupta S, Elyash A, Teplinsky E
Curr Oncol Rep 2024 Jan;26(1):34-45. Epub 2024 Jan 2 doi: 10.1007/s11912-023-01489-z. PMID: 38224426
Surgical Management of Breast Amyloidosis.
Bacos JT, Doren E, D'Souza A, Jorns J, Kong A
Clin Breast Cancer 2023 Aug;23(6):e359-e367. Epub 2023 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2023.06.001. PMID: 37357131
Breast fibroadenomas: a review in the light of current literature.
Salati SA
Pol Przegl Chir 2020 Dec 7;93(1):40-48. doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0014.5676. PMID: 33729177
A Review of the Epidemiology of Breast Cancer in Asia: Focus on Risk Factors.
Youn HJ, Han W
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2020 Apr 1;21(4):867-880. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2020.21.4.867. PMID: 32334446Free PMC Article

Therapy

Impact of exercise interventions on physical fitness in breast cancer patients and survivors: a systematic review.
Ficarra S, Thomas E, Bianco A, Gentile A, Thaller P, Grassadonio F, Papakonstantinou S, Schulz T, Olson N, Martin A, Wagner C, Nordström A, Hofmann H
Breast Cancer 2022 May;29(3):402-418. Epub 2022 Mar 12 doi: 10.1007/s12282-022-01347-z. PMID: 35278203Free PMC Article
Menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk.
Rozenberg S, Di Pietrantonio V, Vandromme J, Gilles C
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021 Dec;35(6):101577. Epub 2021 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2021.101577. PMID: 34535397
Resistance exercise and breast cancer-related lymphedema-a systematic review update and meta-analysis.
Hasenoehrl T, Palma S, Ramazanova D, Kölbl H, Dorner TE, Keilani M, Crevenna R
Support Care Cancer 2020 Aug;28(8):3593-3603. Epub 2020 May 15 doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05521-x. PMID: 32415386Free PMC Article
Systematic review of shift work and nurses' health.
Rosa D, Terzoni S, Dellafiore F, Destrebecq A
Occup Med (Lond) 2019 Jun 24;69(4):237-243. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqz063. PMID: 31132107
A comprehensive approach to rehabilitation interventions following breast cancer treatment - a systematic review of systematic reviews.
Olsson Möller U, Beck I, Rydén L, Malmström M
BMC Cancer 2019 May 20;19(1):472. doi: 10.1186/s12885-019-5648-7. PMID: 31109309Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Biomarkers in breast cancer 2024: an updated consensus statement by the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology and the Spanish Society of Pathology.
Colomer R, González-Farré B, Ballesteros AI, Peg V, Bermejo B, Pérez-Mies B, de la Cruz S, Rojo F, Pernas S, Palacios J
Clin Transl Oncol 2024 Dec;26(12):2935-2951. Epub 2024 Jun 13 doi: 10.1007/s12094-024-03541-1. PMID: 38869741Free PMC Article
Hormone Resistance.
Yu J
Adv Exp Med Biol 2021;1187:391-401. doi: 10.1007/978-981-32-9620-6_20. PMID: 33983590
A Review of the Epidemiology of Breast Cancer in Asia: Focus on Risk Factors.
Youn HJ, Han W
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2020 Apr 1;21(4):867-880. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2020.21.4.867. PMID: 32334446Free PMC Article
Luminal A Breast Cancer and Molecular Assays: A Review.
Gao JJ, Swain SM
Oncologist 2018 May;23(5):556-565. Epub 2018 Feb 22 doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0535. PMID: 29472313Free PMC Article
Prioritizing Variants in Complete Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Genes in Patients Lacking Known BRCA Mutations.
Caminsky NG, Mucaki EJ, Perri AM, Lu R, Knoll JH, Rogan PK
Hum Mutat 2016 Jul;37(7):640-52. Epub 2016 Mar 18 doi: 10.1002/humu.22972. PMID: 26898890

Clinical prediction guides

Impact of exercise interventions on physical fitness in breast cancer patients and survivors: a systematic review.
Ficarra S, Thomas E, Bianco A, Gentile A, Thaller P, Grassadonio F, Papakonstantinou S, Schulz T, Olson N, Martin A, Wagner C, Nordström A, Hofmann H
Breast Cancer 2022 May;29(3):402-418. Epub 2022 Mar 12 doi: 10.1007/s12282-022-01347-z. PMID: 35278203Free PMC Article
Breast fibroadenomas: a review in the light of current literature.
Salati SA
Pol Przegl Chir 2020 Dec 7;93(1):40-48. doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0014.5676. PMID: 33729177
Resistance exercise and breast cancer-related lymphedema-a systematic review update and meta-analysis.
Hasenoehrl T, Palma S, Ramazanova D, Kölbl H, Dorner TE, Keilani M, Crevenna R
Support Care Cancer 2020 Aug;28(8):3593-3603. Epub 2020 May 15 doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05521-x. PMID: 32415386Free PMC Article
Systematic review of shift work and nurses' health.
Rosa D, Terzoni S, Dellafiore F, Destrebecq A
Occup Med (Lond) 2019 Jun 24;69(4):237-243. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqz063. PMID: 31132107
Luminal A Breast Cancer and Molecular Assays: A Review.
Gao JJ, Swain SM
Oncologist 2018 May;23(5):556-565. Epub 2018 Feb 22 doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0535. PMID: 29472313Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Association of food groups and dietary pattern with breast cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Shin S, Fu J, Shin WK, Huang D, Min S, Kang D
Clin Nutr 2023 Mar;42(3):282-297. Epub 2023 Jan 12 doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2023.01.003. PMID: 36731160
Impact of exercise interventions on physical fitness in breast cancer patients and survivors: a systematic review.
Ficarra S, Thomas E, Bianco A, Gentile A, Thaller P, Grassadonio F, Papakonstantinou S, Schulz T, Olson N, Martin A, Wagner C, Nordström A, Hofmann H
Breast Cancer 2022 May;29(3):402-418. Epub 2022 Mar 12 doi: 10.1007/s12282-022-01347-z. PMID: 35278203Free PMC Article
Resistance exercise and breast cancer-related lymphedema-a systematic review update and meta-analysis.
Hasenoehrl T, Palma S, Ramazanova D, Kölbl H, Dorner TE, Keilani M, Crevenna R
Support Care Cancer 2020 Aug;28(8):3593-3603. Epub 2020 May 15 doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05521-x. PMID: 32415386Free PMC Article
Systematic review of shift work and nurses' health.
Rosa D, Terzoni S, Dellafiore F, Destrebecq A
Occup Med (Lond) 2019 Jun 24;69(4):237-243. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqz063. PMID: 31132107
A comprehensive approach to rehabilitation interventions following breast cancer treatment - a systematic review of systematic reviews.
Olsson Möller U, Beck I, Rydén L, Malmström M
BMC Cancer 2019 May 20;19(1):472. doi: 10.1186/s12885-019-5648-7. PMID: 31109309Free PMC Article

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    Curated

    • NICE, 2025
      UK NICE Guideline NG101, Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management, 2025
    • NCCN, 2023
      Breast Cancer, NCCN Guidelines Version 4.2022
    • NCCN, 2022
      Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis, NCCN, Version 1.2022
    • NICE, 2018
      Tumour profiling tests to guide adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in early breast cancer (DG34)
    • NICE, 2018
      Tumour profiling tests to guide adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in early breast cancer, NICE, 2018
    • NCCN, 2014
      National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. Breast Cancer (See 2022 Update)
    • NICE, 2013
      DG10 Gene expression profiling and expanded immunohistochemistry tests for guiding adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in early breast cancer management: MammaPrint, Oncotype DX, IHC4 and Mammostrat: information for the public
    • AHRQ, 2013
      Technology Assessment on Genetic Testing or Molecular Pathology Testing of Cancers with Unknown Primary Site to Determine Origin (ARCHIVED)
    • NCCN, 2011
      NCCN Task Force report: Evaluating the clinical utility of tumor markers in oncology.

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