BACKGROUND
The balance in the immune system between immune surveillance against non-self-antigens and tolerance of self-antigens is known to be associated with the prognosis of breast cancer… (More)
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) is a rare soft tissue sarcoma. In particular, primary MPNST of the breast is extremely rare. We report a case of a giant malignant peripheral nerve… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To determine the incidence, morphological characteristics and relevance of paratracheal air cysts (PTACs) with pulmonary emphysema, as seen on thoracic multidetector CT (MDCT).
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Although various new agents have been developed for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), overall survival rates have changed little in the last half century. We conducted… (More)
Published studies on the association between the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene 936 C/T polymorphism and breast cancer risk are inconclusive, and a meta-analysis is required to verify… (More)
Purpose To compare the prevalence and clinical significance of incidental extracardiac findings at cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) with precontrast low-dose whole thoracic scan (LDCT) and ECG-gated… (More)
BACKGROUND
Dedifferentiated liposarcoma is a high-grade nonlipogenic sarcoma that arises in the background of a preexisting well-differentiated liposarcoma. The purpose of this work is to evaluate… (More)
BACKGROUND
Three known risk factors for aortic atherosclerosis predict the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD): aortic calcification (AC), aortic wall thickness (AWT), and aortic distensibility… (More)
Most well-circumscribed breast masses are benign lesions such as cysts, fibroadenomas, and intramammary lymph nodes. Nevertheless, 10%-20% of breast malignancies are well-circumscribed masses, and… (More)
We performed a single-institution phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and toxicities of vinorelbine monotherapy in patients previously treated with anthracyclines and taxanes. Vinorelbine was… (More)