2013
Does removal of DCIS decrease the incidence of invasive breast cancer?
Killelea B, Christy C, Horowitz N, Tsangaris T, Dixon M, Chagpar A, Grube B, Lannin D. Does removal of DCIS decrease the incidence of invasive breast cancer? Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 2-2. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.26_suppl.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-grade DCISInvasive cancerDCIS componentSEER dataInvasive tumorsHigh-grade invasive cancerLow-grade DCISNon-calcified DCISProportion of DCISPure invasive tumorsInvasive breast cancerPresence of necrosisGrade of DCISLow-grade cancerPresence of calcificationLow gradeDCIS extentMicropapillary histologyGrade DCISPure DCISRetrospective reviewBreast cancerDCISBreast screeningCancer decreases
2009
Association between HER2/neu overexpression and calcifications in breast cancer
Christy C, Rishi M, Schwartz J, Grube B, Bossuyt V, Philpotts L, DiGiovanna M, Tavassoli F, Lannin D. Association between HER2/neu overexpression and calcifications in breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: 579-579. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeu overexpressionBreast cancerReceptor negativityInvasive tumorsNeu positivityMammographic calcificationsHER2/neu overexpressionHormone receptor negativityProgesterone receptor negativityHormone receptor statusInvasive breast cancerMultivariate logistic regressionPresence of necrosisImportant tumor markerHistologic calcificationLymphovascular invasionNodal statusReceptor statusRetrospective reviewTumor sizeInvasive cancerHistologic characteristicsTumor gradeClinical usefulnessHistologic examination