2022
Effect of health care disparities on procedure selection of autologous breast reconstruction in Florida.
Huayllani MT, Torres-Guzman RA, Avila FR, Advani PP, Spaulding AC, Cochuyt JJ, Nguyen MT, Lu X, Rinker BD, Forte AJ. Effect of health care disparities on procedure selection of autologous breast reconstruction in Florida. Breast Disease 2022, 41: 75-80. PMID: 34487016, DOI: 10.3233/bd-210004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutologous breast reconstructionBreast reconstructionFree flapFlap reconstructionReconstructive surgeryAutologous breast reconstructive surgeryFlorida Inpatient Discharge DatasetPatients 18 yearsBreast reconstructive surgeryMultivariate logistic regressionPedicled flap reconstructionHealth care disparitiesMann-Whitney testHispanic patientsIndependent associationAutologous reconstructionBreast cancerHigher oddsPatientsCare disparitiesPedicled flapsProcedure selectionLogistic regressionPrivate insuranceFlap
2021
Treatment Contraindications Based on Comorbidity Status in Patients With Melanoma in the United States
Boczar D, Bagaria SP, Spaulding AC, Huayllani MT, Avila FR, Guliyeva G, Lu X, Rinker BD, Forte AJ. Treatment Contraindications Based on Comorbidity Status in Patients With Melanoma in the United States. Anticancer Research 2021, 41: 2067-2070. PMID: 33813415, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.14976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseMultivariate logistic regressionComorbid conditionsTreatment contraindicationsGovernment insuranceLogistic regressionUnknown treatment statusMost patientsPatient demographicsComorbidity statusCurative treatmentMelanoma patientsCancer DatabaseIndependent associationOncological patientsMelanoma incidenceTreatment decisionsInclusion criteriaHigher oddsMelanoma treatmentTreatment statusPatientsPoor candidatesPatient treatmentPrivate insurance
2020
National Analysis of Patients With Ulcerated Melanoma in the United States
Boczar D, Sisti A, Restrepo DJ, Huayllani MT, Manrique OJ, Lu X, Spaulding AC, Bagaria SP, Parker AS, Forte AJ. National Analysis of Patients With Ulcerated Melanoma in the United States. Anticancer Research 2020, 40: 1055-1058. PMID: 32014953, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.14042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUlcerated melanomaNational Cancer DatabaseNon-white patientsNon-white raceZip codesYears of agePatient disparitiesPatient demographicsMelanoma patientsTumor characteristicsMale sexUnfavorable prognosisCancer DatabaseHigher oddsLower oddsPatientsMelanomaUlcerationFacility characteristicsLower educationOddsLow incomeEducation levelUrban countiesPresent studyPaget disease of the breast: A national retrospective analysis of the US population
Sisti A, Huayllani MT, Restrepo DJ, Boczar D, Advani P, Lu X, Spaulding AC, Ball CT, McLaughlin SA, Forte AJ. Paget disease of the breast: A national retrospective analysis of the US population. Breast Disease 2020, 39: 119-126. PMID: 32390594, DOI: 10.3233/bd-200439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabasePaget's diseaseComplete mastectomyPartial mastectomyCommon treatmentSurvival rateRegional lymph node metastasisBlack race/ethnicityHigher cancer stageNational retrospective analysisOverall survival rateLymph node metastasisLarger tumor sizeHigh tumor gradeRace/ethnicityMedian ageNode metastasisFemale patientsShorter survivalTumor sizeCancer DatabaseCancer stageTumor gradeTreatment characteristicsMetastatic cancer
2019
What Factors Define Limb Salvage or Amputation Surgery in Osteosarcoma of the Upper Extremities?
Huayllani MT, Restrepo DJ, Boczar D, Sisti A, Spaulding AC, Parker AS, Manrique OJ, Lu X, Wilke BK, Forte AJ. What Factors Define Limb Salvage or Amputation Surgery in Osteosarcoma of the Upper Extremities? Anticancer Research 2019, 39: 6807-6811. PMID: 31810946, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.13896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper extremityLimb salvageLimb amputationMultivariate logistic regression modelNational Cancer DatabaseStage IV diseaseLogistic regression modelsChi-squared testAmputation surgeryCancer DatabaseInclusion criteriaStage IVPatientsAmputationOsteosarcomaDescriptive studyExtremitiesSurgerySalvageDiseaseRegression modelsStatistical analysis