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 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
2016
Preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging and contralateral breast cancer occurrence among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ
Wang SY, Long JB, Killelea BK, Evans SB, Roberts KB, Silber A, Gross CP. Preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging and contralateral breast cancer occurrence among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2016, 158: 139-148. PMID: 27287780, PMCID: PMC5554869, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3858-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral breast cancerMagnetic resonance imagingPreoperative magnetic resonance imagingDuctal carcinomaMRI usePreoperative breast magnetic resonance imagingEnd Results-Medicare datasetInvasive contralateral breast cancerOccult contralateral breast cancerResonance imagingSynchronous contralateral breast cancerImpact of MRIStage-specific incidence ratesPreoperative MRI useBreast magnetic resonance imagingBreast cancer occurrenceCBC eventsCBC ratesCumulative incidencePropensity score approachIncidence rateInvasive diseaseBreast cancerCancer occurrenceOlder women