2025
Preferences for Care Among African American Women Considering Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.
Shammas R, Hung A, Ramkalawan J, Mullikin A, Moore A, Greenup R, Hollenbeck S, Phillips B, Matros E, Reed S, Lee C. Preferences for Care Among African American Women Considering Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2025 PMID: 39903878, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000012003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplant reconstructionBreast reconstructionPatient valuesReconstructive optionsRisk of complicationsBreast reconstruction optionsPostmastectomy breast reconstructionPost-mastectomy reconstructionNon-white womenAcademic medical centerAfrican American womenAbdominal morbidityProphylactic mastectomyAA patientsFlap reconstructionSurgical complicationsAA womenComplication riskCommunity partnershipsAcademic centersTreatment preferencesSurgeryComplicationsPatientsMedical Center
2024
“Peace of Mind” After Mastectomy: A Scoping Review
Hamid S, Bakkila B, Schultz K, Grimshaw A, Gunderson C, Godfrey E, Lee C, Berger E, Rosenberg S, Greenup R. “Peace of Mind” After Mastectomy: A Scoping Review. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2024, 31: 5168-5179. PMID: 38717543, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15360-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsContralateral prophylactic mastectomyUnilateral mastectomyBreast-Conserving TherapyAverage-risk womenInclusion criteriaPsychosocial Well-BeingProspective cohort studyBackgroundMany womenProphylactic mastectomyScoping ReviewMethodsNine databasesWhite/Caucasian womenCohort studyStudy samplePostoperative time pointsStatistically significant resultsRelevant articlesWell-beingAnxietyResultsThe inclusion criteriaWomenMastectomySignificant resultsSurgical choiceSurgical decision
2019
Complication Profiles by Mastectomy Indication in Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction
Chouairi F, Gabrick KS, Avraham T, Markov NP, Alperovich M. Complication Profiles by Mastectomy Indication in Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30730496, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000005423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMastectomy flap necrosisTwo-stage implant breast reconstructionImplant breast reconstructionFlap necrosisBreast reconstructionHigh riskProphylactic mastectomyTherapeutic mastectomyMastectomy indicationExact testTissue expander breast reconstructionCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELYale-New Haven HospitalPermanent implant reconstructionExpander breast reconstructionTimes higher riskFisher's exact testNew Haven HospitalSignificant differencesBreast reconstruction proceduresBinary logistic regressionReconstructive complicationsBreast groupPerioperative complicationsComplication rate
2018
The quality of breast cancer quality measures.
Lane W, Rushing C, Nussbaum D, Blazer D, Greenup R. The quality of breast cancer quality measures. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: 108-108. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.30_suppl.108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast conserving surgeryContralateral prophylactic mastectomyImmediate breast reconstructionBreast cancer careBreast careCancer carePatient preferencesBreast cancer quality measuresMultivariable logistic regression modelFacility-level ratesHigh rateCancer quality measuresEarly-stage cancerLogistic regression modelsProbability of treatmentConserving surgeryEvidence-based practiceProphylactic mastectomyBreast reconstructionTreatment decisionsStage cancerAmerican CollegePatient valuesPredictive valuePatient choice
2016
Surgeons’ Perspectives of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy
Bellavance E, Peppercorn J, Kronsberg S, Greenup R, Keune J, Lynch J, Collyar D, Magder L, Tilburt J, Hlubocky F, Yao K. Surgeons’ Perspectives of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2016, 23: 2779-2787. PMID: 27169770, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5253-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAttitude of Health PersonnelComprehensionFemaleGenes, BRCA1Genes, BRCA2HumansMaleMedical OveruseMiddle AgedPatientsPractice Patterns, Physicians'Prophylactic MastectomyRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurgical OncologySurveys and QuestionnairesUnilateral Breast NeoplasmsConceptsContralateral prophylactic mastectomyOncologic benefitProphylactic mastectomyBreast cancerBenefits of CPMUnfavorable risk/benefit ratioUse of CPMRisk/benefit ratioAverage-risk patientsDeleterious BRCA mutationsProportion of surgeonsInadequate patient understandingPercent of respondentsMedian ageBRCA mutationsBreast diseaseBreast surgeonsPractice patternsRelative riskPatient understandingCommon reasonMost surgeonsMethodsA surveyPatientsSurgeons
2015
Nipple‐sparing Mastectomy and Sub‐areolar Biopsy: To Freeze or not to Freeze? Evaluating the Role of Sub‐areolar Intraoperative Frozen Section
Alperovich M, Choi M, Karp NS, Singh B, Ayo D, Frey JD, Roses DF, Schnabel FR, Axelrod DM, Shapiro RL, Guth AA. Nipple‐sparing Mastectomy and Sub‐areolar Biopsy: To Freeze or not to Freeze? Evaluating the Role of Sub‐areolar Intraoperative Frozen Section. The Breast Journal 2015, 22: 18-23. PMID: 26510917, DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNipple-sparing mastectomyIntraoperative frozen sectionNipple-sparing mastectomiesNipple-areolar complexPermanent paraffin sectionsFrozen sectionsParaffin sectionsBreast cancer resectionRecords of patientsFrozen section resultsCancer resectionDuctal carcinomaProphylactic mastectomyResidual pathologyBreast reconstructionPermanent biopsyMastectomyBiopsyReconstructive planningSeparate proceduresResectionPatientsCarcinomaBreastLocal Therapy Decision-Making and Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Young Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Rosenberg SM, Sepucha K, Ruddy KJ, Tamimi RM, Gelber S, Meyer ME, Schapira L, Come SE, Borges VF, Golshan M, Winer EP, Partridge AH. Local Therapy Decision-Making and Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Young Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2015, 22: 3809-3815. PMID: 25930247, PMCID: PMC4598267, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-015-4572-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnxietyBody Mass IndexBreast NeoplasmsDecision MakingDirective CounselingFearFemaleGenes, BRCA1Genes, BRCA2Genetic TestingHumansLymphatic MetastasisMastectomy, SegmentalMutationNeoplasm StagingParityPatient ParticipationProphylactic Surgical ProceduresReceptor, ErbB-2RecurrenceTumor BurdenYoung AdultConceptsBreast-conserving surgeryContralateral prophylactic mastectomyEarly-stage breast cancerUnilateral mastectomyBreast cancerYoung womenProphylactic mastectomyUnilateral stage ILarger tumor sizeOngoing cohort studyGood psychosocial supportResultsMedian ageClinical characteristicsCohort studyHER2 positivityNodal involvementLocal therapyLower BMITumor sizeBRCA mutationsPatient-driven decisionSurgical decisionMethodsAs partMultinomial logistic regressionStage IGrowing Use of Mastectomy for Ductal Carcinoma-In Situ of the Breast Among Young Women in the United States
Rutter CE, Park HS, Killelea BK, Evans SB. Growing Use of Mastectomy for Ductal Carcinoma-In Situ of the Breast Among Young Women in the United States. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2015, 22: 2378-2386. PMID: 25564175, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-4334-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral prophylactic mastectomyUse of mastectomyYounger patientsHigh-risk histopathologic featuresNational Cancer Data BaseGreater medical comorbidityRate of mastectomyYounger patient ageBreast conservation therapyMultivariable logistic regressionHigh tumor gradeProportion of womenBackgroundDuctal carcinomaPreinvasive formExtensive diseaseMastectomy ratesMedical comorbiditiesPatient ageConservation therapyDuctal carcinomaHistopathologic featuresExcellent outcomesProphylactic mastectomySurgical choiceTumor grade
2014
Management of Positive Sub‐areolar/Nipple Duct Margins in Nipple‐Sparing Mastectomies
Camp M, Coopey S, Tang R, Colwell A, Specht M, Greenup R, Gadd M, Brachtel E, Austen W, Smith B. Management of Positive Sub‐areolar/Nipple Duct Margins in Nipple‐Sparing Mastectomies. The Breast Journal 2014, 20: 402-407. PMID: 24890641, DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNipple-sparing mastectomyNipple-areola complexPositive marginsNAC specimensCancer-bearing breastsResidual invasive cancerRetrospective chart reviewInvasive lobular carcinomaResidual DCISChart reviewResidual malignancyDuctal carcinomaInvasive cancerLobular carcinomaProphylactic mastectomyDuctal tissueAreola complexTreatment informationMastectomyCarcinomaTissue removalNippleFuture studiesDCISMalignancy
2013
Perceptions, knowledge, and satisfaction with contralateral prophylactic mastectomy among young women with breast cancer: a cross-sectional survey.
Rosenberg SM, Tracy MS, Meyer ME, Sepucha K, Gelber S, Hirshfield-Bartek J, Troyan S, Morrow M, Schapira L, Come SE, Winer EP, Partridge AH. Perceptions, knowledge, and satisfaction with contralateral prophylactic mastectomy among young women with breast cancer: a cross-sectional survey. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2013, 159: 373-81. PMID: 24042365, PMCID: PMC3968260, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-6-201309170-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral prophylactic mastectomyContralateral breast cancerBreast cancerCross-sectional surveyYoung womenProphylactic mastectomyBilateral breast cancerBreast cancer worryAge 40 yearsCommunity medical centerBRCA2 mutation carriersSusan G. KomenBilateral mastectomyUnaffected breastCancer worryMedical CenterMutation carriersMost womenCancerEvidence-based decisionsMastectomyRecall biasWomenRiskActual riskTrends and clinical implications of preoperative breast MRI in Medicare beneficiaries with breast cancer
Killelea BK, Long JB, Chagpar AB, Ma X, Soulos PR, Ross JS, Gross CP. Trends and clinical implications of preoperative breast MRI in Medicare beneficiaries with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2013, 141: 155-163. PMID: 23942872, PMCID: PMC3893026, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2656-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative breast magnetic resonance imagingBreast magnetic resonance imagingBreast-conserving surgeryMagnetic resonance imagingBreast cancerSurgical approachBilateral cancerMRI useOlder womenAssociation of MRIEnd Results-Medicare databasePreoperative MRI useContralateral prophylactic mastectomyType of surgeryCohort of womenBilateral mastectomyUnilateral mastectomyProphylactic mastectomyMastectomyMedicare beneficiariesSurgeryResonance imagingClinical implicationsCancerInvasive surgery
2011
P4-11-10: Perceptions, Knowledge and Satisfaction with Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy among Young Women with Breast Cancer.
Tracy M, Meyer M, Sepucha K, Gelber S, Hirshfield-Bartek J, Troyan S, Morrow M, Schapira L, Come S, Winer E, Partridge A. P4-11-10: Perceptions, Knowledge and Satisfaction with Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy among Young Women with Breast Cancer. Cancer Research 2011, 71: p4-11-10-p4-11-10. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs11-p4-11-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContralateral prophylactic mastectomyContralateral breast cancerBreast cancerBilateral mastectomyYoung womenProphylactic mastectomyBenefits of CPMEarly breast cancerBilateral breast cancerSurgical treatment decisionsLongitudinal cohort studyBreast cancer treatmentPercent of womenCohort studyContralateral diseaseMedian ageProphylactic indicationsPatient preferencesTreatment decisionsMutation carriersAge 40MastectomyCancerCancer ResCancer treatment
2010
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy May Not Be Necessary in All Patients Undergoing Prophylactic Mastectomy But Should Be Considered in Patients with Inflammatory Breast Cancer and/or Extensive Ipsilateral Axillary Disease
Nasser S, Smith S, Chagpar A. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy May Not Be Necessary in All Patients Undergoing Prophylactic Mastectomy But Should Be Considered in Patients with Inflammatory Breast Cancer and/or Extensive Ipsilateral Axillary Disease. Journal Of Surgical Research 2010, 158: 263-264. DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.11.260.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Identifying and Counseling Women at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer
Rhodes DJ. Identifying and Counseling Women at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2002, 77: 355-361. PMID: 11936931, DOI: 10.4065/77.4.355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerRisk factorsBreast cancer prevention clinical trialsCancer prevention clinical trialsPossible risk factorsPrevention clinical trialsRisk reductionRisk assessment toolLifestyle modificationProphylactic mastectomyClose surveillanceClinical trialsFamily historyCounseling womenNumerical risk estimatesCancerRisk estimatesIndividual riskSuch womenWomenRiskAbsence of consensusComplex family historiesAssessment toolOptions
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