2014
Is There a Role for Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy After Complete Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy?
Housri N, Haffty B. Is There a Role for Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy After Complete Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy? Current Breast Cancer Reports 2014, 6: 38-44. DOI: 10.1007/s12609-013-0134-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathologic complete responsePostmastectomy radiationNeoadjuvant chemotherapySmall primary tumorsAdvanced breast cancerComplete pathologic responseNode-negative diseasePostmastectomy radiation therapyInitial clinical stageTime of mastectomyMulti-institutional trialPatterns of practiceAdvanced diseasePathologic responseComplete responseClinical stagePrimary tumorBreast cancerRadiation therapyRadiation indicationsLower riskPatientsRadiation oncologistsRetrospective dataChemotherapy
2008
Are Many Community Hospitals Undertreating Breast Cancer?
Gutierrez JC, Hurley JD, Housri N, Perez EA, Byrne MM, Koniaris LG. Are Many Community Hospitals Undertreating Breast Cancer? Annals Of Surgery 2008, 248: 154-162. PMID: 18650623, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e31816c4030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiopsy, NeedleBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFloridaHealth Care SurveysHospitals, CommunityHospitals, UniversityHumansImmunohistochemistryMastectomyMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOutcome Assessment, Health CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Radiotherapy, AdjuvantRegistriesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsLong-term outcomesTeaching hospitalCommunity hospitalBreast cancerPoor long-term outcomesFlorida Cancer Data SystemHigh-volume community hospitalsLow-volume hospitalsOverall survival rateBreast-conserving surgeryHigh-volume centersSignificant independent predictorsAdjuvant therapyAdvanced diseaseMultimodality therapySurvival benefitIndependent predictorsTreatment patternsDuctal carcinomaPatient outcomesPractice patternsBetter survivalStage IIIOperative casesTreatment approachesMalignant Breast Cancer in Children: A Review of 75 Patients
Gutierrez JC, Housri N, Koniaris LG, Fischer AC, Sola JE. Malignant Breast Cancer in Children: A Review of 75 Patients. Journal Of Surgical Research 2008, 147: 182-188. PMID: 18498867, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant breast tumorsBreast tumorsPediatric patientsSarcomatous tumorsAdjuvant radiation therapyEnd Results registryAge-adjusted incidenceMalignant breast diseaseMalignant breast cancerCommon histologyAdvanced diseaseLocalized diseaseMetastatic diseaseSurgical resectionCarcinoma patientsPrimary diseaseSarcoma patientsPhyllodes tumorMalignant diseaseSubgroup analysisBreast diseaseCarcinoma groupInvasive diseaseBreast malignancyIncidence trends