Contemporary treatment of keloids: A 10-year institutional experience with medical management, surgical excision, and radiation therapy
Akinbiyi T, Kozak GM, Davis HD, Barrette LX, Rios-Diaz AJ, Maxwell R, Tilahun ED, Jones JA, Broach RB, Butler PD. Contemporary treatment of keloids: A 10-year institutional experience with medical management, surgical excision, and radiation therapy. The American Journal Of Surgery 2020, 221: 689-696. PMID: 32878694, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.07.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical excisionMedical managementRadiation therapyKeloid treatmentPostoperative steroidsMedian ageRT groupMore complicationsSingle centerRecurrence rateFemale sexMale genderHigh radiation dosesInstitutional experienceRecurrenceContemporary treatmentLogistic regressionComplicationsExcisionDecade-long experiencePatientsRadiation dosesCosmesisTherapyTreatmentPost-mastectomy breast reconstruction: reducing the disparity through educational outreach to the underserved
Familusi O, Rios-Diaz AJ, Tilahun ED, Cunning JR, Broach RB, Brooks AD, Guerra CE, Butler PD. Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction: reducing the disparity through educational outreach to the underserved. Supportive Care In Cancer 2020, 29: 1055-1063. PMID: 32592032, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-020-05589-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer careCancer careBreast reconstructionUnderserved populationsBreast reconstruction optionsEducational symposiumBreast cancer conceptsMedian ageSurgical managementBreast healthCancer screeningHealth literacyPatient testimonialsConclusionThis studyReconstruction optionsGreater Philadelphia areaEthnic disparitiesSurvey scoresCancer conceptsCareUnderserved communitiesCommunity awarenessPhysiciansCommunity outreachEducational outreach