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World J Psychiatry. Jan 19, 2024; 14(1): 76-87
Published online Jan 19, 2024. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i1.76
Published online Jan 19, 2024. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i1.76
Clinicopathological features, psychological status, and prognosis of 33 patients with occult breast cancer
Hong-Mei Wang, Meng-Han Cao, Xiao-Bing Qin, Juan-Juan Tang, Zheng-Xiang Han, Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221000, Jiangsu Province, China
Ao-Yang Yu, Lu-Yao Ma, Yu-Le Yang, Graduate School, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, Jiangsu Province, China
Lin-Lin Li, Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221000, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Wang HM, Yu AY and Li LL contributed equally to this work and are co-first authors; Wang HM and Yu AY contributed to the research design and paper writing; Li LL, Ma LY, Cao MH, Yang YL, Qin XB and Tang JJ collected and analyzed the data; Wang HM and Han ZX overall supervise the study; and all authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version.
Supported by Jiangsu Provincial Health Commission’s 2020 High-Level Health Talents “Six Ones Project” Top-Notch Talent Research Project , No. LGY2020006 ; and 2021 Youth Medical Science Innovation Project of Xuzhou Health Commission , No. XWKYHT20210580 .
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University (Approval No. XYFY2022-KL321-01).
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There is no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Zheng-Xiang Han, MD, Professor, Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 99 Huaihai West Road, Quanshan District, Xuzhou 221000, Jiangsu, China. cnhzxyq@163.com
Received: November 20, 2023
Peer-review started: November 20, 2023
First decision: December 5, 2023
Revised: December 20, 2023
Accepted: December 25, 2023
Article in press: December 25, 2023
Published online: January 19, 2024
Processing time: 60 Days and 4 Hours
Peer-review started: November 20, 2023
First decision: December 5, 2023
Revised: December 20, 2023
Accepted: December 25, 2023
Article in press: December 25, 2023
Published online: January 19, 2024
Processing time: 60 Days and 4 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Occult breast cancer (OBC) has traditionally been considered to be a carcinoma of unknown primary origin with a favorable prognosis and can be treated as stage II-III breast cancer. This study aimed to investigate the clinicopathological features, psychological status and prognostic factors of patients with OBC. The authors found that radiotherapy can significantly improve patient outcomes. The psychological state of patients while they receive antitumor therapy should be paid more attention.