2024
American College of Surgeons Operative Standards and Breast Cancer Outcomes
Taylor C, Wang T, Baskin A, Sinco B, Hughes T, Boffa D, Boughey J, Dossett L. American College of Surgeons Operative Standards and Breast Cancer Outcomes. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2446345. PMID: 39565622, PMCID: PMC11579798, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.46345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican College of SurgeonsSentinel lymph node biopsyAxillary lymph node dissectionInvasive breast cancerLymph node yieldNodal positivity rateShort-term oncological outcomesBreast cancerCohort studyNational Cancer DatabaseNodal yieldAmerican CollegeFacility-level variationNodal upstaging rateCohort study of womenUpstaging rateOncological outcomesNode yieldHospital registry dataPotential associationStudy of womenAxillary surgeryCollege of SurgeonsMain OutcomesPoisson regression
2014
Learning Curve to Lymph Node Resection in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Cancer
Dhamija A, Rosen J, Dhamija A, Rothberg BE, Kim A, Detterbeck F, Boffa D. Learning Curve to Lymph Node Resection in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Cancer. Innovations Technology And Techniques In Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgery 2014, 9: 286-291. DOI: 10.1177/155698451400900405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLymph node yieldComplete resectionInvasive esophagectomyNode yieldSurgeon experienceMinimally Invasive EsophagectomyLymph node resectionSingle-surgeon seriesHigh-grade dysplasiaNode resectionComplete lymphadenectomyLymph nodesSurgical marginsOncologic efficacyRetrospective reviewNegative marginsOncologic aspectsEsophageal cancerInstitutional databaseInvasive approachLate subgroupsOpen approachMultivariate analysisResectionSafe alternative