• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.124-131
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• 2012

Purpose: To determine whether triple negative (TN) early stage breast cancers have poorer survival rates compared with other molecular types. Materials and Methods: Between August 2000 and July 2006, patients diagnosed with stage I, II early stage breast cancers, in whom all three markers (estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor receptor [HER]-2) were available and treated with modified radical mastectomy or breast conserving surgery followed by radiotherapy, were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Of 446 patients, 94 (21.1%) were classified as TN, 57 (12.8%) as HER-2 type, and 295 (66.1%) as luminal. TN was more frequently associated with young patients younger than 35 years old (p = 0.002), higher histologic grade (p < 0.0001), and nuclear (p < 0.0001). The median follow-up period was 78 months (range, 4 to 130 months). There were 9 local relapses (2.0%), 15 nodal (3.4%), 40 distant metastases (9.0%), and 33 deaths (7.4%) for all patients. The rates of 5-year OS, DFS, LFS, and DMFS for all patients were 95.5%, 89.9%, 95.4%, and 91.7%, respectively. There were no significant differences in OS, DFS, LFS, and DMFS between triple negative and other subtypes (p > 0.05). Conclusion: We found that patients with TN early stage breast cancers had no difference in survival rates compared with other molecular subtypes. Prospective study in homogeneous treatment group will need for a prognosis of TN early stage breast cancer.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.376-383
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• 2012

Background No consensus has been reached regarding the outcome of management of local recurrence after transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap breast reconstruction. This study demonstrated the presentation, management, and outcomes of local recurrence after immediate TRAM breast reconstruction. Methods A comparison was conducted among 1,000 consecutive patients who underwent immediate breast reconstruction with a pedicled TRAM flap (TRAM group) and 3,183 consecutive patients who underwent only modified radical mastectomy without reconstruction (MRM group) from January 2001 to December 2009. The presentation, treatment, and outcome including aesthetics and overall survival rate were analyzed. Results Local recurrences occurred in 18 (1.8%) patients (TRAM-LR group) who underwent TRAM breast reconstruction and 38 (1.2%) patients (MRM-LR group) who underwent MRM only (P=0.1712). Wide excision was indicated in almost all the local recurrence cases. Skin graft was required in 4 patients in the MRM-LR group, whereas only one patient required a skin graft to preserve the mound shape in the TRAM-LR group. The breast mound was maintained in all 17 patients that survived in the TRAM-LR group even after wide excision. The overall survival rate was 94.4% in the TRAM-LR group and 65.8% in the MRM-LR group (P=0.276). Conclusions Local recurrence after immediate TRAM flap breast reconstruction could be detected without delay and managed effectively by multiple modalities without reducing overall survival rates. Breast mound reconstruction with soft autologous tissue allowed for primary closure in most of the cases. In all of the patients who survived, the contour of their reconstructed breast remained.

• 종양간호연구
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.62-70
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to use as a basic data to develop suitable nursing intervention program and decide an appropriate intervention time after assessing shoulder range of motion in postmastectomy from 2 weeks to 3 month. 147 patients are chosen as study subject among patients who were in recovery of 2weeks, 1month, 2months and 3 months after surgical operation which is modified radical mastectomy. Data were collected at oncology medicine local and general surgery local in Seoul National University Hospital from May, 2003 to October, 2003. The range of motion of the shoulder(flexion, extension, abduction, internal rotation, external rotation) were examined. Analysis of data that shoulder range of motion average and standard deviation, percentage of the unaffected side and affected side compare with normal shoulder range of motion. Paired t-test was adopted to analyze the difference between affected side and unaffected side. Conclusion from this study is as following, 1. The most serious problem was external rotation (0.56%) and internal rotation is the next (19.9%) in 5 kinds of shoulder range of motion in 2 weeks after surgical operation 2. There was no difference in internal rotation after post operation 3 months but there were differences and shown to recover more than 90% in flexion and abduction. Also shoulder function incresed in flextion less than 80% and more than 80% in external rotation. As this study finding was shown that shoulder range of motion did not get back perfectly except of internal rotation and extension in point of 3 months after breast cancer surgical operation. External rotation was specially shown the lowest result so it is needed to exercise for improving their physical functioning recovery in postmastectomy patients. And it is suggested to study for helping to postmastectomy patients' physical and psycosocial functions with the early rehabilitation program which is based on these results.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.419-430
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• 1995

There is a need to investigate folk remedies used by patients with breast cancer because there is little information about the subject, even though many Korean women with breast cancer have used folk remedies during and after their treatment. The purpose of this study was to investigate and describe the phenomena and the meaning of folk remedies in order to better understand patients with breast cancer and to suggest directions for comprehensive nursing care. The Questions for the study were as follows What kinds of folk remedies do patients with breast cancer use\ulcorner What are the routes of knowing about folk remedies in patients with breast cancer\ulcorner What are the patterns of the usage of the folk remedies\ulcorner Why do patients with breast cancer use folk remedies\ulcorner What are the meanings of folk remedies to patients with breast cancer\ulcorner To answer these questions, a qualitative research method was used. Thirty-nine patients were recruited from university teaching hospitals from March, 1993 to November 1994. Many of them underwent either modified radical mastectomy or received various adjuvant therapy including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormonal therapy. Data were collected by in-depth interviews, observations, medical records, and analyzed step-by-step using qualitative analysis. The results were as follows : 1. Patients with breast cancer have used many different kinds of folk remedies. 2. Patients with breast cancer did not know the exact effects of the folk remedies. Also the effects could not be exactly proven by the patients. 3. Patients with breast cancer received information about many kinds of folk remedies through various communication systems, such as other patients, their families and relatives, friends, and many types of mass media. 4. To use the folk remedies was one kind of illness behavior that was used by these patients. 5. Folk remedies were used to deal with not only anxiety by the patients themselves but also as the expression of affection and concern by families and relatives. 6. The use of folk remedies was one of the adaptation behaviors in patients with breast cancer whose disease was in the terminal stage. Based on the above findings, one suggestion was made : To continue further studies on folk remedies used by other patients with cancer in order to further explain health and illness behavior of Korean people.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2004

목적: 유방절제술 후 방사선치료와 항암화학요법을 시행한 유방암 환자의 치료성적을 연구하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1989년부터 1995년까지 유방절제술 후 여성 유방암 병기 II-III로 방사선치료를 받았던 83명의 환자를 대상으로 후향적 분석을 시행하였다. 연령 분포는 $23\~77$세였고 중앙 연령은 46세로 77명은 변형된 근치적유방절제술을, 5명은 근치적 유방절제술을, 1명은 단순유방절제술을 받았다. 80명($96\%$)의 환자에서 액와림프절 전이 소견을 보였고 병리학적 병기상 11명이 2기초, 23명이 2기말, 44명은 3기초, 5명은 3기말이었다. 방사선치료는 80명의 환자에서 "hocky-stick 조사문"을 사용하였고 방사선치료 선량의 중앙값은 일일 1.8 Gy, 총 50.4 Gy였다. 74명($89\%$)의 환자에서 항암화학요법이 병행되었으며, 54명($65\%$)의 환자에서 CMF 혹은 doxorubicin이 포함된 약제가 투여되었다. 추적기간은 $8\~17$개월로 중앙값은 82개월이었다. 결과: 5년 및 10년 전체생존율은 각각 $65\%$와 $49\%$이었다. 생존율에 대한 단변량 및 다변량분석에서 병기 2기와 항암화학요법을 병행한 환자군에서 유의한 생존율의 증가를 보여 주었다. 국소재발률은 $16\%$였으며, 방사선치료 후 $4\~84$개월(중앙값: 20개월) 사이에 발생하였다. 국소재발을 보인 13명 중 6명은 국소 재발 단독으로, 그 외 7명은 원격전이와 동시에 국소재발이 발생하였다. 방사선 치료시기와 관련하여 수술 후 6개월 이내에 방사선치료를 받았던 환자군 에서는 국소재발률이 $141\%$인 반면 6개월 이후에 방사선치료를 시행한 경우는 $27\%$였다(p=0.24). 국소재발과 관련하여 시행한 단변량 및 다변량 분석에서는 항암화학요법의 병행 유무가 가장 유의한 예후인자 였다. 그러나 방사선과 항암제의 병행 방법에 따른 생존율이나 국소재발률의 차이는 보이지 않았다. 전체 환자의 약 1/3에서 방사선치료 후 $2\~92$개월(중앙값: 21개월) 사이에 원격전이가 관찰되었고 가장 흔히 침범되는 장기는 골이었다. 17명($20\%$)의 환자에서 방사선폐렴이 확인되었고 방사선 완료 후 $2\~7$개월(중앙값: 3개월) 사이에 발생하였다 이중 $65\%$ (l1/17)의 환자에 서는 단순흉부촬영상 폐섬유화 소견이 잔존하였다. 결론: 본 연구를 통하여 유방절제술 후 방사선치료가 필요하였던 유방암 환자에서 항암제의 병행 치료는 방사선 단독치료에 비해 종양의 국소제어율과 생존율이 향상됨을 알 수 있었다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.184-191
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• 2004

목적: 유방암의 치료에서 표준화된 치료와 방사선치료의 적정 사용을 제고하기 위하여 유방암으로 진단받은 환자들의 치료 현황을 전국적으로 조사하였다. 특히 유방암의 최신 치료법이고 방사선치료가 필수적인 유방보존술의 시행 빈도를 분석함으로써 우리나라 유방암 치료 수준을 평가하고 개선점을 찾고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1998년 1월부터 1998년 6월까지 유방암으로 최초 진단받은 환자들의 임상 특성과 치료 상황을 조사 하였다 조사대상 병원은 전국 병원을 지역별, 병원군별(3차병원 대 종합병원), 방사선치료시설 유무로 구별하여 표본병원으로 선정하였다. 총 27개 병원에 연구원들이 직접 방문하여 의무기록지와 암등록지를 토대로 조사표를 작성하였다. 결과: 유방암환자 총 1,048명에 대한 조사결과는 다음과 같다. 연령별 분포는 40대가 33.4$\%$로 가장 많았고 50대가 28.5$\%$, 30대가 22$\%$이었으며 평균연령은 46.4세였다. 수술 후 병기 분포는 AJCC stage II가 58.4$\%$, stage I이 23.5$\%$, stage 0가 6$\%$이었으며 stage II 이하로 조기에 진단되는 비율이 87.8$\%$였다. 전체 환자의 64.8$\%$가 전유방적출술을 받았고 26$\%$의 환자가 유방보존적 수술을 받았으며 4.5$\%$는 항암화학요법을 받은 후 수술을 하였고 4.6$\%$의 환자들은 수술을 시행하지 않았다. AJCC 병기 0기에서는 47.5%$\%$ I기에서는 54.4$\%$, II기에서는 20.3$\%$가 유방보존술을 받았 다. 유방보존술 후 방사선치료 시행율은 I기 93.4$\%$, II기 89.9$\%$, III기 33.3$\%$이었고 유방절제술 후 방사선치료는 III기의 45$\%$에서 시행되었다. 지역과 방사선치료시설 유$\cdot$무에 따라서 유방보존술 비율이 달랐다. 결론: 방사선치료의 활용도가 적정 수준에 미흡했는데 이는 의료진의 인식 부족과 주변에 활용가능한 방사선치료 시설의 부족, 경제적 여건 등이 원인으로 생각된다. 유방보존술의 활용도 역시 선진국 수준에는 미치지 못하고 있는데 이는 우리나라 유방암환자들이 유방을 보존하고자 하는 욕구가 적고 유방보존술의 장점에 대한 인식이 부족하기 때문으로 생각된다. 또한 방사선치료 시설이 없는 종합병원에서 유방보존술 시행 빈도가 상대적으로 적은 것을 관찰할 수 있었는데 주변 여건에 따라서 치료 방침이 결정될 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.265-276
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• 2000

목적 : 1983년부터 1988년 사이에 유방암으로 진단받고 근치적 유방절제술을 시행한 환자로써 조직학적으로 액와림프절 전이가 확인된 218명의 환자에서 수술 후 보조적 방사선치료 및 항암약물치료를 시행하였으며 이들 환자를 대상으로 한 치료 결과를 후향적 연구를 통해 분석하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 대상환자는 3개 군으로 분류하였는데, 1군은 항암약물치료 단독으로 치료한 80명의 환자가 포함되었고 2군은 방사선치료 단독으로 치료한 52명을 포함하였으며 3군은 방사선치료 및 항암약물치료를 병용하여 치료한 86명의 환자를 포함하였다. 이들의 평균 연령은 44세, 27$\~$70세의 연령분포를 보였으며 추적관찰 기간의 중앙값은 51개월이었다. 결과 : 7년 무병생존율 및 전체생존율은 각각 56$\%$와 67$\%$이었으며, 각 치료군에 따른 생존율은 1군에서는 50$\%$와 56$\%$, 2군은 51$\%$와 65$\%$, 3군은 62$\%$와 75$\%$이었다. 국소재발율은 13$\%$이었으며 원격전이율은 33$\%$ 이었다. 방사선치료가 포함되었던 2군과 3군에서는 국소재발 위험이 낮았으나(p<0.05) 원격전이율의 차이는 없었다. 단변량분석에서 무병 생존율에 영향을 주는 인자로서는 액와 림프절 양성 비율이었으며 전체생존율에 있어서는 원발 병소 크기, 액와 림프절 전이 개수 및 양성 비율, 병기가 관련있는 인자임을 알 수 있었다. 그러나 다변량분석에서는 치료방법만이 의미있는 예후인자임을 알 수 있었다. 전체 치료실패율과 원격전이율에 영향을 주는 예후인자는 액와 림프절 양성 비율이었으며 국소재발율은 치료방법이 의미있는 예후인자임을 알 수 있었다. 결론 : 결론적으로 이러한 결과는 폐경전 환자, 액와 림프절 전이 개수가 4개 이상이거나 양성 비율이 1/3이상인 환자에서 수술 후 방사선치료가 시행된 경우 국소재발율을 감소시킨다는 사실을 보여주고 있다. 또한 종양의 크기가 2$\~$5 cm, IIB 병기 및 액와 림프절 전이 개수가 4개 이상이거나 양성 비율이 1/3이상인 환자에서 수술후 보조적 치료로써 방사선치료/항암약물치료 병용요법이 가장 효과적인 치료방법임을 알 수 있었다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.163-171
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• 1995

목적: 조기 유방암에서 보존적 수술후 방사선치료는 외국에서 과거 20여년 동안 근치적 수술과 비슷한 생존율을 보였다. 그러나 아직 우리 나라에서는 보편화되지는 못한 실정이다. 이 논문은 원자력병원에서 시행한 조기 유방암환자에서 보존적 수술의 성적 및 부작용의 결과를 알기 위함이다. 방법: 1987년 1월부터 1989년 12월까지 원자력 병원 치료방사선과에서 보존적 수술후 방사선치료를 받은 조기 유방암 환자 45명에 대해 후향적 연구를 시행하였다. 추적 관찰기간은 4-82개월이었고 중앙값은 54개월이었다. 수술은 조직 생검만 시행한 경우 및 Tumorectomy 또는 Quadrantectomy를 시행한 경우가 있었다. 28예에서 액와림프절 박리를 시행하였다. 방사선 치료는 전유방에 Tangential field로 하루 1.8-2 Gy씩 총 50 또는 50.4 Gy를 조사하였다. 항암 요법은 30예의 환자에서 시행되었고 호르몬 치료는 11예에서 시행되었다. 결과: 5년 생존율, 5년 무병생존율 및 5년 국소제어율은 각각 87.2%, 86.5%, 및 97.6%였다. 전신 요법을 시행하는 군이 시행하지 않은 군에 비하여 5년 생존율에서 좋은 성적을 보였으나 통계학적인 의미는 없었다 (0.05

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.101-114
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• 1999

This study was designed to investigate the effects of an aquatic exercise program on the shoulder joint function. physical symptom. quality of life and stress among the patients who received modified radical mastectomy between 6 to 12 months prior to their visits. The subjects were 31 women aged between 40 and 60 who visited the out-patient department at Kang Nam St. Mary's Hospital for follow-up care. and were not under the treatment of intravenous cancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy. and had no complications. Twelve of them were assigned to the control group. while nineteen subjects to the experimental group. The aquatic exercise program was developed by the author with the assistance of exercise specialists. The program includes warming uP. aerobic and cooling down exercises in water. The aquatic exercise program for the experimental group was carried out 3 times a week with 60 minutes in each time for 8 weeks from September 20th to November 15th. 1995 in a regular swimming pool in Seoul. Changes in the range of motion of the shoulder joint. muscle strength. physical symptom. quality of life. and stress were examined after the completion of treatment. The data were collected through isokinetic muscle strength evaluation and questionnaire survey before and after the treatment. Paired and unpaired t-test were adopted to analyze the data. The results were as follows ; 1. The increment in the range of motion of the shoulder joint in the experimental group after the exercise was significantly greater than those in the control group. 2. The peak torque of shoulder girdle muscles increased significantly after the exercise in the experimental group only. 3. The physical symptom score decreased significantly after the exercise in the experimental group only. 4. The experimental group revealed significantly higher level of quality of life and lower level of stress after the exercise compared with those before the exercise. whereas the control group showed no significant changes in those levels. These findings may indicate that the aquatic exercise program is effective in increasing the range of motion of the shoulder joint and muscle strength and quality of life. and also effective in decreasing physical symptoms. and the level of stress in postmastectomy patients. Accordingly. the acquatic exercise program' can be adopted as an effective nursing intervention for postmastectomy rehabilitation.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권18호
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• pp.8397-8403
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• 2016

Background: Breast cancer (BCa) is the most common malignancy in Mexican women. A set of histopathological markers has been established to guide BCa diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. Nevertheless, in only a few Mexican health services, such as that of the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA for its acronym in Spanish), are these markers commonly employed for assessing BCa. The aim of this study was to explore the association of Ki67, TP53, HER2/neu, estrogenic receptors (ERs) and progesterone receptors (PRs) with BCa risk factors. Materials and Methods: Clinical histories provided background patient information. Immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis was conducted on 48 tissue samples from women diagnosed with BCa and treated with radical mastectomy. The Chi square test or Fisher exact test together with the Pearson and Spearman correlation were applied. Results: On average, patients were $58{\pm}10.4$ years old. It was most common to find invasive ductal carcinoma (95.8%), histological grade 3 (45.8%), with a poor Nottingham Prognostic Index (NPI; 80.4%). ERs and PRs were associated with smoking and alcohol consumption, metastasis at diagnosis and Ki67 expression (p<0.05). PR+ was also related to urea and ER+ (p<0.05). Ki67 was associated with TP53 and elevated triglycerides (p<0.05), and HER2/neu with ER+, the number of pregnancies and tumor size (p<0.05). TP53 was also associated with a poor NPI (p<0.05) and CD34 with smoking (p<0.05). The triple negative status (ER-/PR-/HER2/neu-) was related to smoking, alcohol consumption, exposure to biomass, number of pregnancies, metastasis and a poor NPI (p<0.05). Moreover, the luminal B subty was associated with histological type (p=0.007), tumor size (p=0.03) and high cholesterol (p=0.02). Conclusions: Ki67, TP53, HER2/neu, ER and PR proved to be related to several clinical and pathological factors. Hence, it is crucial to determine this IHC profile in women at risk for BCa. Certain associations require further study to understand physiological/biochemical/molecular processes.