Purpose To update the recommendations for the use of tumor marker tests in the prevention,
screening, treatment, and surveillance of breast cancer. Methods For the 2007 update, an …

Despite recent progress in gene-expression profiling studies, the biology underlying the
various patterns of metastasis that are observed in different tumour types remains unclear …

Background We assessed the prognostic significance of the presence of micrometastasis in
the bone marrow at the time of diagnosis of breast cancer by means of a pooled analysis …

Invasion causes cancer malignancy. We review recent data about cellular and molecular
mechanisms of invasion, focusing on cross-talk between the invaders and the host. Cancer …

Skin-Sparing Mastectomy with Conservation of the Nipple–Areo... : Annals of Surgery Skin-Sparing
Mastectomy with Conservation of the Nipple–Areola Complex and Autologous Reconstruction …

The development of distant metastases is the major cause of death from breast cancer. In
order to predict and prevent tumour spreading, many attempts are being made to detect …

The prognosis of cancer patients is largely determined by the occurrence of distant
metastases. In patients with primary tumors, this relapse is mainly due to clinically occult …

Chromosomal instability in human breast cancer is known to take place before mammary
neoplasias display morphological signs of invasion. We describe here the unexpected …

Numerous single‐institutional studies and a large pooled analysis have demonstrated that
the presence of disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) in the bone marrow (BM) from patients with …

Purpose: The presence of tumor cells in bone marrow has been reported to represent an
important prognostic indicator in breast cancer, but the clinical significance of circulating …