2013
Are Breast Cancer Subtypes Prognostic for Nodal Involvement and Associated with Clinicopathologic Features at Presentation in Early-Stage Breast Cancer?
Jones T, Neboori H, Wu H, Yang Q, Haffty BG, Evans S, Higgins S, Moran MS. Are Breast Cancer Subtypes Prognostic for Nodal Involvement and Associated with Clinicopathologic Features at Presentation in Early-Stage Breast Cancer? Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2013, 20: 2866-2872. PMID: 23661183, PMCID: PMC5731457, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-013-2994-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNodal involvementClinicopathologic featuresSignificant associationStage I/II diseaseCancer subtypesDistant metastasis-free survivalEarly-stage breast cancerResultsThe study cohortAxillary node involvementBreast-conserving surgeryMetastasis-free survivalUseful prognostic variableBreast cancer subtypesAvailable tissue blocksNode involvementNode positivityNodal metastasisPathological reviewStudy cohortT stageTumor characteristicsTumor histologyTumor sizeProgesterone receptorSurgical assessment
2008
Long‐term outcomes and clinicopathologic differences of African‐American versus white patients treated with breast conservation therapy for early‐stage breast cancer
Moran MS, Yang Q, Harris LN, Jones B, Tuck DP, Haffty BG. Long‐term outcomes and clinicopathologic differences of African‐American versus white patients treated with breast conservation therapy for early‐stage breast cancer. Cancer 2008, 113: 2565-2574. PMID: 18816610, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma, MucinousAdultAntineoplastic AgentsBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, LobularCohort StudiesCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMastectomyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRadiotherapy DosageSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeWhite PeopleConceptsBreast conservation therapyLymph node recurrenceAA patientsWhite patientsAA womenNode recurrenceConservation therapyClinicopathologic differencesEarly-stage breast cancerChemotherapy/radiotherapyEarly-stage diseaseSurgical margin statusLong-term outcomesP53 expression statusBreast recurrenceOverall survivalIndependent predictorsLocal recurrenceLymph nodesMargin statusClinicopathologic featuresDistant metastasisN classificationMore estrogenBreast cancer