2019
Persistent disparities in breast cancer surgical outcomes among hispanic and African American patients
Mets EJ, Chouairi FK, Gabrick KS, Avraham T, Alperovich M. Persistent disparities in breast cancer surgical outcomes among hispanic and African American patients. European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2019, 45: 584-590. PMID: 30683449, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2019.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAsianBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantComorbidityDiabetes MellitusFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, UniversityHumansHypertensionMammaplastyMastectomyMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyObesityPostoperative ComplicationsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSmokingTreatment OutcomeWhite PeopleConceptsAfrican American patientsAmerican patientsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyComplication ratePost-surgical complication rateHigher overall complication rateHigh rateHigher comorbidity burdenOverall complication ratePrior abdominal surgeryASA class IIIMastectomy flap necrosisRecords of patientsNipple-sparing mastectomyUniversity-affiliated hospitalCancer surgical outcomesHistory of radiationBreast cancer profilesComorbidity burdenReconstructive complicationsPrior radiationOncologic characteristicsPatient demographicsAbdominal surgeryBreast mastectomy
2015
Nipple‐sparing Mastectomy and Sub‐areolar Biopsy: To Freeze or not to Freeze? Evaluating the Role of Sub‐areolar Intraoperative Frozen Section
Alperovich M, Choi M, Karp NS, Singh B, Ayo D, Frey JD, Roses DF, Schnabel FR, Axelrod DM, Shapiro RL, Guth AA. Nipple‐sparing Mastectomy and Sub‐areolar Biopsy: To Freeze or not to Freeze? Evaluating the Role of Sub‐areolar Intraoperative Frozen Section. The Breast Journal 2015, 22: 18-23. PMID: 26510917, DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNipple-sparing mastectomyIntraoperative frozen sectionNipple-sparing mastectomiesNipple-areolar complexPermanent paraffin sectionsFrozen sectionsParaffin sectionsBreast cancer resectionRecords of patientsFrozen section resultsCancer resectionDuctal carcinomaProphylactic mastectomyResidual pathologyBreast reconstructionPermanent biopsyMastectomyBiopsyReconstructive planningSeparate proceduresResectionPatientsCarcinomaBreast