Persistant Organics Pollutants in Breast Cancer. (METAPOP)

Persistant Organics Pollutants (POP) accumulate in the adipose tissue (AT) and could modulate tumor progression as part of the microenvironment. The investigators tested the hypothesis that POPs exposure may be associated with breast cancer metastasis analyzing the concentrations of 46 POPs in both adipose tissue and serum samples from breast tumor patients (benign, malignant with and without lymph node metastasis)

The investigators set up a longitudinal prospective monocentric cohort study in the gynecologic-oncologic surgery department of European Hospital Georges-Pompidou, with patients undergoing partial or total mastectomies, lymph node biopsies or axillary lymph node removal and sampling of the adipocytic tumour microenvironment to measure POPs using gas chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry. The objective is to analyze the concentrations of 46 POPs including polychlorinated dibenzo(p)dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybromodiphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polybromobiphenyls (PBBs) in both adipose tissue (AT) and serum samples from breast tumor patients (benign, malignant with and without lymph node metastasis).

Analyzing the concentrations of 46 POPs in both adipose tissue and serum samples from breast tumor patients (benign, malignant with and without lymph node metastasis).

Metastatic lymph node status based of persistant organic pollutants level measured by by gas chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry.

Correlation between 1) the concentrations of 46 persistant organic pollutants (including polychlorinated dibenzo(p)dioxin and furan, PCBs, polybromodiphenyl ethers and polybromobiphenyls measured by by gas chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry on double sector instruments (JEOL MS 700D and 800D) after electron impact ionization (70 eV), operating at 10000 resolutions (10% valley) and in the single ion monitoring (SIM) acquisition mode) in both adipose tissue and serum samples and 2) breast cancer status (with and without lymph node metastasis)

Pro metastatic genes messenger ribonucleic acid (mARN) expression in the tumor based of metastatic lymph node status and persistant pollutants level.

Correlation between the mRNA levels of metastatic biomarkers measured by quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction amplification (PCR) in tumors (based of metastatic lymph node status) and the levels of persistant organic pollutants measured by gas chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry. List of genes measured : Epithelial-to-mesenchymal (ECadherin, SNAIL, SLUG), matrix metalloproteases, metabolism, vascular endothelial grown factor, stem-cell properties, hormon receptor, inflammatory genes, xenobiotic receptor Aryl Hydrocarbon receptor (AhR).

Inclusion Criteria: Patient with breast tumor: benign or malignant Tumor size at least 1cm or palpable tumor Undergoing a breast surgery in European Georges Pompidou hospital Understanding the protocol and who signed a written consent Exclusion Criteria: patients unable to give informed consent Dementia Guardianship