Revista colombiana de obstetricia y ginecologia最新文献

Objectives: To understand the meaning of the experiences of breast cancer patients undergoing diagnostic and treatment processes.

Material and methods: A descriptive qualitative study based on the hermeneutic-interpretative scientific paradigm and grounded in a phenomenological epistemological framework. The study included women aged 18 years or older diagnosed with breast cancer and treated at a university clinic in Bogotá, who were given a semi-structured interview. Procedure: Semi-structured interviews were conducted based on pre-established categories. Aspects evaluated: Knowledge about current breast cancer screening and detection patterns, current utilization patterns of healthcare services, and perceived healthcare needs.

Results: Regarding Current knowledge patterns on breast cancer screening and detection, patients demonstrated limited awareness. Concerning Current utilization patterns of healthcare services, there were noted dissatisfactions with the administrative process. Regarding Perceived healthcare needs, a feeling of abandonment was identified, stemming from a lack of continuity in the care process. Additionally, two emergent categories were identified: trust in the healthcare system and predisposition to feelings of guilt due to a lack of knowledge about the disease.

Conclusions: A comprehensive care process is needed that addresses the real medical needs of patients, beyond administrative concerns, and is focused on the quality of the doctor-patient relationship across the entire multidisciplinary team.

Objective: To describe the prevalence of incidental malignant pathology following a hysterectomy performed for benign reasons.

Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study based on hospital records. Women who underwent hysterectomy for benign reasons at a general referral hospital between 2013 and 2021 were included. Women with obstetric hysterectomy were excluded. Measured variables: age, route of hysterectomy, type of hysterectomy, histopathological diagnosis of premalignant lesion or invasive cancer, type of cancer. Analysis: Descriptive, the prevalence of preneoplastic and neoplastic conditions was estimated for the overall period.

Results: Of 816 clinical records, 674 cases (87 %) met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed. The premenopausal population predominated. Twentysix cases of unexpected malignant disease were identified, yielding a prevalence of 3.8 %, and 13 cases of premalignant pathology (1.9 %). The most common origin was the cervix (40 %), followed by the ovary (33 %).

Conclusions: Patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign conditions should be informed about the risk of unexpected injury. The importance of performing, in our context an adequate preoperative approach to rule out cervix uteri and ovarian cancer is emphasized. Follow-up studies of patients with unanticipated cancer are required to determine their treatment and prognosis in the region.

Objectives: To determine the general state of scientific evidence published in the last 20 years on gastric signet ring cell (SRC) adenocarcinoma metastatic to the breast, and present a case.

Material and methods: The case of a patient who attended a high-complexity reference institution in Bogotá for a breast metastasis from a gastric SRC adenocarcinoma is reported. A Systematic Review of the literature was carried out, including cohort studies, reports and case series of patients with gastric SRC adenocarcinoma metastatic to the breast, which will present information on the epidemiology, clinical, radiological and histopathological characteristics, and the treatment and prognostic of this disease.

Results: There were identified 363 references, twenty-six of which met the eligibility criteria. Gastric SRC adenocarcinoma metastatic to the breast predominated in the Asian continent (75.9%). The mean age at presentation was 42.5 years. In 62% (n=18) of cases this condition manifested clinically as a breast mass. From a radiological point of view, the majority of breast lesions presented as one or several nodules with suspicious characteristics (55.2%; n=16). In the biopsy of breast lesions, positivity for cytokeratin 7 and cytokeratin 20 occurred in 41.4% (n=12) and 37.9% (n=11) of cases, respectively. Only nine patients (31%) underwent any type of breast surgery. There is a lack of information on the treatment and prognosis of gastric SRC adenocarcinoma metastatic to the breast.

Conclusions: The frequency of cases of gastric SRC adenocarcinoma metastatic to the breast published in the last 20 years is low. The general practitioner and the gynecologist could be the first medical professionals to face this rare condition, so knowing it and suspecting it is essential, especially if we take into account that the median overall survival of these patients is low.

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