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 useRadiotherapyAssociations 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