2018
Associations of preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging with subsequent mastectomy and breast cancer mortality
Wang SY, Long JB, Killelea BK, Evans SB, Roberts KB, Silber AL, Davidoff AJ, Sedghi T, Gross CP. Associations of preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging with subsequent mastectomy and breast cancer mortality. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 172: 453-461. PMID: 30099634, PMCID: PMC6193824, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4919-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-conserving surgeryBreast cancer mortalitySubsequent mastectomyCancer mortalityPre-operative MRIBreast cancerSubgroup analysisStage I/II breast cancerEnd Results-Medicare datasetPreoperative breast magnetic resonanceEarly-stage breast cancerMagnetic resonance imaging useReceipt of radiotherapyBreast magnetic resonanceClinical outcomesCox regressionResultsOur sampleImproved outcomesAdjusted ratesMRI useOlder womenLower riskMastectomyImaging useRadiotherapy
2012
Network Meta-analysis of Margin Threshold for Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Wang SY, Chu H, Shamliyan T, Jalal H, Kuntz KM, Kane RL, Virnig BA. Network Meta-analysis of Margin Threshold for Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2012, 104: 507-516. PMID: 22440677, PMCID: PMC3916966, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djs142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIpsilateral breast tumor recurrenceBreast-conserving surgeryRisk of IBTRNegative marginsPositive marginsDuctal carcinomaOdds ratioBreast tumor recurrenceNegative surgical marginsNetwork Meta-AnalysisMixed treatment comparisonMargin thresholdIBTR eventsDCIS patientsMargin statusSurgical marginsTumor recurrenceMeta-regression techniquesReduced riskLower riskPatientsPubMed databaseCosmetic constraintsMeta-AnalysisRadiotherapy