Primary breast lymphoma is a rare malignant breast tumor, accounting for <1% of all breast cancers. Among them, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is the most common histologic subtype.However, primary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is less common and more indolent than diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and primary MALT lymphoma of the breast is extremely rare. We report a case of bilateral breast cancer in a 62-year-old woman with primary MALT lymphoma in right braest and contralateral invasive breast cancer in left breast. The patient presented with a palpable right breast lump, which appeared as a noncalcified mass on mammography and an indistinct irregular hypoechoic mass with internal vascularity on breast ultrasonography. The mass was pathologically confirmed by excisional biopsy as primary MALT lymphoma. The patient underwent dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI, which additionally detected a small suspicious mass in the left breast. This was a clinically and mammographically occult breast cancer diagnosed as invasive ductal carcinoma.

Primary breast lymphoma is a rare malignant breast tumor, accounting for <1% of all breast cancers. Among them, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is the most common histologic subtype.However, primary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is less common and more indolent than diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and primary MALT lymphoma of the breast is extremely rare. We report a case of bilateral breast cancer in a 62-year-old woman with primary MALT lymphoma in right braest and contralateral invasive breast cancer in left breast. The patient presented with a palpable right breast lump, which appeared as a noncalcified mass on mammography and an indistinct irregular hypoechoic mass with internal vascularity on breast ultrasonography. The mass was pathologically confirmed by excisional biopsy as primary MALT lymphoma. The patient underwent dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI, which additionally detected a small suspicious mass in the left breast. This was a clinically and mammographically occult breast cancer diagnosed as invasive ductal carcinoma.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the effects of clinical nurses' ethical climate and ethical nursing competence on moral distress. Methods: The participants were clinical nurses who provided direct nursing care; nurses with more than one year of work experience in general hospitals were targeted. The data were collected between January 3 and 19, 2024, and analyzed using t-test, analysis of variance, Games-Howell test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression. Results: Moral distress was significantly and negatively correlated with ethical climate and ethical nursing competence. Factors affecting the moral distress of clinical nurses included having a position of charge nurse or higher, total clinical experience of more than 20 years, turnover intention from current job due to ethical issues, hospital sub factors of the ethical climate, and ethical behavior sub factors of ethical nursing competence, showing 27.0% explanatory power. Conclusion Establishing a positive ethical climate and improving ethical nursing competence providing opportunities for nurses to raise and solve ethical issues will contribute to resolving nurses' ethical conflicts and reducing moral distress.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the effects of clinical nurses' ethical climate and ethical nursing competence on moral distress. Methods: The participants were clinical nurses who provided direct nursing care; nurses with more than one year of work experience in general hospitals were targeted. The data were collected between January 3 and 19, 2024, and analyzed using t-test, analysis of variance, Games-Howell test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression. Results: Moral distress was significantly and negatively correlated with ethical climate and ethical nursing competence. Factors affecting the moral distress of clinical nurses included having a position of charge nurse or higher, total clinical experience of more than 20 years, turnover intention from current job due to ethical issues, hospital sub factors of the ethical climate, and ethical behavior sub factors of ethical nursing competence, showing 27.0% explanatory power. Conclusion Establishing a positive ethical climate and improving ethical nursing competence providing opportunities for nurses to raise and solve ethical issues will contribute to resolving nurses' ethical conflicts and reducing moral distress.

Primary breast lymphoma is a rare malignant breast tumor, accounting for <1% of all breast cancers. Among them, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is the most common histologic subtype.However, primary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is less common and more indolent than diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and primary MALT lymphoma of the breast is extremely rare. We report a case of bilateral breast cancer in a 62-year-old woman with primary MALT lymphoma in right braest and contralateral invasive breast cancer in left breast. The patient presented with a palpable right breast lump, which appeared as a noncalcified mass on mammography and an indistinct irregular hypoechoic mass with internal vascularity on breast ultrasonography. The mass was pathologically confirmed by excisional biopsy as primary MALT lymphoma. The patient underwent dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI, which additionally detected a small suspicious mass in the left breast. This was a clinically and mammographically occult breast cancer diagnosed as invasive ductal carcinoma.

Purpose: This study evaluated the postoperative quality of life (QoL) after various types of gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Materials and Methods: A multicenter prospective observational study was conducted in Korea using the Korean Quality of Life in Stomach Cancer Patients Study (KOQUSS)-40, a new QoL assessment tool focusing on postgastrectomy syndrome. Overall, 496 patients with gastric cancer were enrolled, and QoL was assessed at 5 time points: preoperatively and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery. Results: Distal gastrectomy (DG) and pylorus-preserving gastrectomy (PPG) showed significantly better outcomes than total gastrectomy (TG) and proximal gastrectomy (PG) with regard to total score, indigestion, and dysphagia. DG, PPG, and TG also showed significantly better outcomes than PG in terms of dumping syndrome and worry about cancer. Postoperative QoL did not differ significantly according to anastomosis type in DG, except for Billroth I anastomosis, which achieved better bowel habit change scores than the others. No domains differed significantly when comparing double tract reconstruction and esophagogastrostomy after PG. The total QoL score correlated significantly with postoperative body weight loss (more than 10%) and extent of resection (P<0.05 for both).Reflux as assessed by KOQUSS-40 did not correlate significantly with reflux observed on gastroscopy 1 year postoperatively (P=0.064). Conclusions Our prospective observation using KOQUSS-40 revealed that DG and PPG lead to better QoL than TG and PG. Further study is needed to compare postoperative QoL according to anastomosis type in DG and PG.

Purpose: This study evaluated the postoperative quality of life (QoL) after various types of gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Materials and Methods: A multicenter prospective observational study was conducted in Korea using the Korean Quality of Life in Stomach Cancer Patients Study (KOQUSS)-40, a new QoL assessment tool focusing on postgastrectomy syndrome. Overall, 496 patients with gastric cancer were enrolled, and QoL was assessed at 5 time points: preoperatively and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery. Results: Distal gastrectomy (DG) and pylorus-preserving gastrectomy (PPG) showed significantly better outcomes than total gastrectomy (TG) and proximal gastrectomy (PG) with regard to total score, indigestion, and dysphagia. DG, PPG, and TG also showed significantly better outcomes than PG in terms of dumping syndrome and worry about cancer. Postoperative QoL did not differ significantly according to anastomosis type in DG, except for Billroth I anastomosis, which achieved better bowel habit change scores than the others. No domains differed significantly when comparing double tract reconstruction and esophagogastrostomy after PG. The total QoL score correlated significantly with postoperative body weight loss (more than 10%) and extent of resection (P<0.05 for both).Reflux as assessed by KOQUSS-40 did not correlate significantly with reflux observed on gastroscopy 1 year postoperatively (P=0.064). Conclusions Our prospective observation using KOQUSS-40 revealed that DG and PPG lead to better QoL than TG and PG. Further study is needed to compare postoperative QoL according to anastomosis type in DG and PG.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the effects of clinical nurses' ethical climate and ethical nursing competence on moral distress. Methods: The participants were clinical nurses who provided direct nursing care; nurses with more than one year of work experience in general hospitals were targeted. The data were collected between January 3 and 19, 2024, and analyzed using t-test, analysis of variance, Games-Howell test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression. Results: Moral distress was significantly and negatively correlated with ethical climate and ethical nursing competence. Factors affecting the moral distress of clinical nurses included having a position of charge nurse or higher, total clinical experience of more than 20 years, turnover intention from current job due to ethical issues, hospital sub factors of the ethical climate, and ethical behavior sub factors of ethical nursing competence, showing 27.0% explanatory power. Conclusion Establishing a positive ethical climate and improving ethical nursing competence providing opportunities for nurses to raise and solve ethical issues will contribute to resolving nurses' ethical conflicts and reducing moral distress.

Purpose: This study evaluated the postoperative quality of life (QoL) after various types of gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Materials and Methods: A multicenter prospective observational study was conducted in Korea using the Korean Quality of Life in Stomach Cancer Patients Study (KOQUSS)-40, a new QoL assessment tool focusing on postgastrectomy syndrome. Overall, 496 patients with gastric cancer were enrolled, and QoL was assessed at 5 time points: preoperatively and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery. Results: Distal gastrectomy (DG) and pylorus-preserving gastrectomy (PPG) showed significantly better outcomes than total gastrectomy (TG) and proximal gastrectomy (PG) with regard to total score, indigestion, and dysphagia. DG, PPG, and TG also showed significantly better outcomes than PG in terms of dumping syndrome and worry about cancer. Postoperative QoL did not differ significantly according to anastomosis type in DG, except for Billroth I anastomosis, which achieved better bowel habit change scores than the others. No domains differed significantly when comparing double tract reconstruction and esophagogastrostomy after PG. The total QoL score correlated significantly with postoperative body weight loss (more than 10%) and extent of resection (P<0.05 for both).Reflux as assessed by KOQUSS-40 did not correlate significantly with reflux observed on gastroscopy 1 year postoperatively (P=0.064). Conclusions Our prospective observation using KOQUSS-40 revealed that DG and PPG lead to better QoL than TG and PG. Further study is needed to compare postoperative QoL according to anastomosis type in DG and PG.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the effects of clinical nurses' ethical climate and ethical nursing competence on moral distress. Methods: The participants were clinical nurses who provided direct nursing care; nurses with more than one year of work experience in general hospitals were targeted. The data were collected between January 3 and 19, 2024, and analyzed using t-test, analysis of variance, Games-Howell test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression. Results: Moral distress was significantly and negatively correlated with ethical climate and ethical nursing competence. Factors affecting the moral distress of clinical nurses included having a position of charge nurse or higher, total clinical experience of more than 20 years, turnover intention from current job due to ethical issues, hospital sub factors of the ethical climate, and ethical behavior sub factors of ethical nursing competence, showing 27.0% explanatory power. Conclusion Establishing a positive ethical climate and improving ethical nursing competence providing opportunities for nurses to raise and solve ethical issues will contribute to resolving nurses' ethical conflicts and reducing moral distress.