2019
Long term outcomes of sentinel lymph node biopsy for ductal carcinoma in situ
Hung P, Wang SY, Killelea BK, Mougalian SS, Evans SB, Sedghi T, Gross CP. Long term outcomes of sentinel lymph node biopsy for ductal carcinoma in situ. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2019, 3: pkz052. PMID: 32337481, PMCID: PMC7049982, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkz052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSentinel lymph node biopsyBreast-conserving surgeryBreast cancer mortalityLong-term outcomesDuctal carcinomaCancer mortalityEnd Results-Medicare datasetCompeting-risks survival analysisLymph node biopsyPopulation cohort dataNode biopsyOlder patientsSentinel lymphBreast conservationUS SurveillanceTerm outcomesSurvival analysisDCISPatientsStatistical significanceRoutine performanceBiopsySurgeryCarcinomaRecurrence
2018
Associations Between Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Complications for Patients with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Killelea BK, Long JB, Dang W, Mougalian SS, Evans SB, Gross CP, Wang SY. Associations Between Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Complications for Patients with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2018, 25: 1521-1529. PMID: 29516364, PMCID: PMC5928184, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-018-6410-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSentinel lymph node biopsyBreast-conserving surgeryLymph node biopsySLNB useNode biopsyWound infectionDuctal carcinomaUse of SLNBEnd Results-Medicare datasetIncidence of complicationsShort-term complicationsMonths of diagnosisOlder patientsSubsequent mastectomyInitial treatmentResultsOur sampleConsensus guidelinesHigh riskOlder womenComplicationsMultivariate analysisPatientsWomenDCISMastectomy
2012
Ductal carcinoma in situ, and the influence of the mode of detection, population characteristics, and other risk factors.
Virnig BA, Wang SY, Tuttle TM. Ductal carcinoma in situ, and the influence of the mode of detection, population characteristics, and other risk factors. American Society Of Clinical Oncology Educational Book 2012, 45-8. PMID: 24451706, DOI: 10.14694/edbook_am.2012.32.81.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInvasive breast cancerMajor risk factorBreast cancerRisk factorsEndocrine therapyDuctal carcinomaSentinel lymph node biopsyRate of DCISTreatment of DCISLymph node biopsyProgesterone receptor statusWhole breast irradiationRisk of overtreatmentPartial breast irradiationNormal breast tissueDCIS recurrenceHER2 positivityNode biopsyPrognostic factorsReceptor statusInvasive diseaseObservational studyTreatment decisionsDCISCancer