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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, SLC22A18, 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

Body composition and breast cancer risk and treatment: mechanisms and impact.
Iwase T, Wang X, Shrimanker TV, Kolonin MG, Ueno NT
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2021 Apr;186(2):273-283. Epub 2021 Jan 21 doi: 10.1007/s10549-020-06092-5. PMID: 33475878
Pharmacological management of male breast cancer.
Duso BA, Trapani D, Marra A, D'Amico P, Guerini Rocco E, Fusco N, Mazzarella L, Criscitiello C, Esposito A, Curigliano G
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2020 Aug;21(12):1493-1504. Epub 2020 Jun 4 doi: 10.1080/14656566.2020.1763305. PMID: 32496137
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, 2024

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

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
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
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

Socioeconomic Impact of OncotypeDX on Breast Cancer Treatment: Preliminary Results.
Vanni G, Materazzo M, Portarena I, Pellicciaro M, Meacci A, Pizzimenti AR, Buonomo OC
In Vivo 2023 Nov-Dec;37(6):2510-2516. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13358. PMID: 37905611Free PMC Article
Differences in breast cancer-risk factors between screen-detected and non-screen-detected cases (MCC-Spain study).
Hernández-García M, Molina-Barceló A, Vanaclocha-Espi M, Zurriaga Ó, Pérez-Gómez B, Aragonés N, Amiano P, Altzibar JM, Castaño-Vinyals G, Sala M, Ederra M, Martín V, Gómez-Acebo I, Vidal C, Tardón A, Marcos-Gragera R, Pollán M, Kogevinas M, Salas D
Cancer Causes Control 2022 Jan;33(1):125-136. Epub 2021 Nov 24 doi: 10.1007/s10552-021-01511-4. PMID: 34817770Free 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
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
Phyllodes tumour among participants in screening mammography.
Farshid G, Gill PG
ANZ J Surg 2017 Dec;87(12):E285-E292. Epub 2015 Mar 19 doi: 10.1111/ans.13056. PMID: 25786884

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
Hormone Resistance.
Yu J
Adv Exp Med Biol 2021;1187:391-401. doi: 10.1007/978-981-32-9620-6_20. PMID: 33983590
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
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

High-Risk Population Based on BC Risk Factors.
Park SK, Yoo KY
Adv Exp Med Biol 2021;1187:405-417. doi: 10.1007/978-981-32-9620-6_21. PMID: 33983591
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
Phyllodes tumour among participants in screening mammography.
Farshid G, Gill PG
ANZ J Surg 2017 Dec;87(12):E285-E292. Epub 2015 Mar 19 doi: 10.1111/ans.13056. PMID: 25786884

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, 2024
      UK NICE Guideline NG101, Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management, 2024
    • 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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