Virginia F. Borges, MD, MMSc

Articles by Virginia F. Borges, MD, MMSc

A 35-Year-Old Woman With a Change in HER2 Expression Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Invasive Breast Cancer

ByEricson Stoen, MD,Peter Kabos, MD,Kelly C. Borden, MD,Regina J. Brown, MD,Virginia F. Borges, MD, MMSc,Jennifer R. Diamond, MD

June 15th 2018

A 35-year-old woman noticed a mass in her right breast and underwent a diagnostic workup, including a mammogram that revealed a 2.4-cm mass and ultrasound that showed two adjacent masses, as well as enlarged axillary lymph nodes.

Don’t Be Fooled by DCIS

ByRegina J. Brown, MD,Sharon Sams, MD, MPH,Dulcy E. Wolverton, MD,Tae Chong, MD,Virginia F. Borges, MD, MMSc,Rachel Rabinovitch, MD,Colleen D. Murphy, MD

July 15th 2017

A 46-year-old woman had a routine screening mammogram that showed new calcifications in the posterior left breast. A diagnostic mammogram showed several small punctate calcifications, and a 6-month interval follow-up was recommended.

Breast Cancer Following Radiation for Hodgkin Lymphoma: Clinical Scenarios and Risk-Reducing Strategies

ByLinda Overholser, MD, MPH,Elena Shagisultanova, MD, PhD,Rachel Rabinovitch, MD,Nicole Kounalakis, MD,Jennifer Diamond, MD,Christina A. Finlayson, MD,Christine M. Fisher, MD, MPH,Peter Kabos, MD,Anthony D. Elias, MD,Virginia F. Borges, MD, MMSc,Jose Mayordomo, MD, PhD

December 15th 2016

We review available strategies for screening and risk reduction through chemoprevention or risk-reducing surgery, as well as challenges for management of breast cancer in patients with prior exposure to radiation for Hodgkin lymphoma.

A 40-Year-Old Woman With a New Triple-Negative Breast Mass, Shown on Biopsy to Be Metaplastic Carcinoma

ByRegina J. Brown, MD,Colleen D. Murphy, MD,Gwen H. Lisella, MD,Arlene L. Libby, MD,Uchenna O. Njiaju, MD,Rachel Rabinovitch, MD,Virginia F. Borges, MD, MMSc

July 16th 2016

A 40-year-old woman noted a large mass in her right breast. A diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound confirmed a 3.4-cm mass with associated microcalcifications.

Multiple Hepatic Lesions in a Patient With a History of DCIS

ByJagar Jasem, MD, MPH,Basel Altoos, BS,Christine M. Fisher, MD, MPH,Anthony D. Elias, MD,Nicole Kounalakis, MD,Virginia F. Borges, MD, MMSc,Peter Kabos, MD

September 15th 2015

An asymptomatic 45-year-old woman presented for a screening mammogram and was noted to have a soft-tissue opacity with calcifications in the left breast. Ultrasound revealed a highly suspicious mass.

Management of Young Breast Cancer Patients With de Novo Genetic Mutations

ByChristine M. Fisher, MD, MPH,Catherine E. Klein, MD,Laxmi A. Kondapalli, MD, MSCE,Anthony D. Elias, MD,Virginia F. Borges, MD, MMSc

October 15th 2014

A 24-year-old woman presents to her primary care provider with a mass in her left breast. Examination confirms a 2.2-cm mass in the upper outer quadrant, with a single mobile axillary node that is firm to palpation.

Management of the Patient With Postpartum Breast Cancer

ByVirginia F. Borges, MD, MMSc

September 15th 2014

Postpartum breast cancer represents a high-risk, under-recognized subset of young women’s breast cancer. The lack of clear identity for postpartum breast cancer is due in part to both the “dual effect” that pregnancy has on the incidence of breast cancer diagnosis.

Diagnosis of Invasive Lobular Carcinoma in a Young Woman Presenting With Pleomorphic Lobular Carcinoma in Situ on Core Biopsy

ByNicole Kounalakis, MD,Jennifer Diamond, MD,Kyle Rusthoven, MD,Wendy Horn, MD,Sonali Jindal, MD,Josh Wisell, MD,Catherine E. Klein, MD,Anthony D. Elias, MD,Christina A. Finlayson, MD,Virginia F. Borges, MD, MMSc

April 15th 2011

A 40-year-old premenopausal woman with a new diagnosis of invasive lobular carcinoma occurring in a background of lobular carcinoma in situ presents to a multidisciplinary second opinion clinic.

Early-Stage BRCA2-Linked Breast Cancer Diagnosed in the First Trimester of Pregnancy Associated With a Hypercoagulable State

ByJennifer R. Diamond, MD,Christina A. Finlayson, MD,Christiane Thienelt, MD,Peter Kabos, MD,Laura Hardesty, MD,Linda Barbour, MD, MSPH,Catherine E. Klein, MD,Rachel Rabinovitch, MD,Anthony D. Elias, MD,Virginia F. Borges, MD, MMSc

August 17th 2009

This feature examines the case of a patient with newly diagnosed breast cancer in the setting of a first-trimester pregnancy presenting to our multidisciplinary breast cancer clinic.

A Young Woman With a Small ER-Positive Breast Cancer, a Micrometastatic Axillary Lymph Node, and an Intermediate Oncotype DX Recurrence Score

ByDaniel W. Bowles, MD,Rachel Rabinovitch, MD,Virginia F. Borges, MD, MMSc,Alexander Urquhart, MD,Meenakshi Singh, MD,Christina A. Finlayson, MD,Anthony D. Elias, MD

September 1st 2007

patient is a 39-year-old premenopausal woman who presents with a new diagnosis of breast cancer to our multidisciplinary second opinion clinic.

A Woman With Primary Breast Cancer and a Solitary Sternal Metastasis

ByAlexander Menter, MD,Alexander Urquhart, MD,Virginia F. Borges, MD, MMSc,Rachel Rabinovitch, MD,Meenakshi Singh, MD,William Robinson, MD, PhD,Paul Seligman, MD,Christina A. Finlayson, MD,Anthony D. Elias, MD

August 1st 2006

The patient presented to her primary care physician 3 months prior with an inverted left nipple and a palpable lump that was highly suggestive of neoplasm on mammogram. An ultrasound-guided core biopsy revealed an infiltrating solid-type ductal carcinoma in situ. The estimated size of the mass was approximately 1 cm. She had no symptoms suggestive of metastatic disease.

Latest Updated Articles

Management of the Patient With Postpartum Breast Cancer
Published: September 15th 2014 | Updated:
Diagnosis of Invasive Lobular Carcinoma in a Young Woman Presenting With Pleomorphic Lobular Carcinoma in Situ on Core Biopsy
Published: April 15th 2011 | Updated:
Management of Young Breast Cancer Patients With de Novo Genetic Mutations
Published: October 15th 2014 | Updated:
Multiple Hepatic Lesions in a Patient With a History of DCIS
Published: September 15th 2015 | Updated:
Early-Stage BRCA2-Linked Breast Cancer Diagnosed in the First Trimester of Pregnancy Associated With a Hypercoagulable State
Published: August 17th 2009 | Updated:
A Young Woman With a Small ER-Positive Breast Cancer, a Micrometastatic Axillary Lymph Node, and an Intermediate Oncotype DX Recurrence Score
Published: September 1st 2007 | Updated: