2024
Clipping the Positive Lymph Node in Patients with Clinically Node Positive Breast Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Impact on Axillary Surgery in the ISPY-2 Clinical Trial
Switalla K, Boughey J, Dimitroff K, Yau C, Ladores V, Yu H, Tchou J, Golshan M, Ahrendt G, Postlewait L, Piltin M, Reyna C, Matsen C, Tuttle T, Wallace A, Arciero C, Lee M, Tseng J, Son J, Rao R, Sauder C, Naik A, Howard-McNatt M, Lancaster R, Norwood P, Esserman L, Mukhtar R. Clipping the Positive Lymph Node in Patients with Clinically Node Positive Breast Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Impact on Axillary Surgery in the ISPY-2 Clinical Trial. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2024, 31: 7249-7259. PMID: 38995451, PMCID: PMC11452431, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15792-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive lymph nodesEvent-free survivalNeoadjuvant chemotherapyAxillary surgeryClip placementLymph nodesPN+ diseasePositive nodesNode-positive breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapyOmission of axillary dissectionSentinel lymph node biopsyClinically node-positiveNeoadjuvant chemotherapy trialsPathologically node-positiveLymph node biopsySurgical management strategiesProportion of patientsMultivariate logistic regressionNode-positiveAssociated with higher oddsCN+ patientsPre-NACNode biopsyAxillary dissection
2021
Prediction of Persistent Pain Severity and Impact 12 Months After Breast Surgery Using Comprehensive Preoperative Assessment of Biopsychosocial Pain Modulators
Schreiber KL, Zinboonyahgoon N, Flowers KM, Hruschak V, Fields KG, Patton ME, Schwartz E, Azizoddin D, Soens M, King T, Partridge A, Pusic A, Golshan M, Edwards RR. Prediction of Persistent Pain Severity and Impact 12 Months After Breast Surgery Using Comprehensive Preoperative Assessment of Biopsychosocial Pain Modulators. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2021, 28: 5015-5038. PMID: 33452600, PMCID: PMC8280248, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-020-09479-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPain severitySensory disturbanceBreast surgeryProspective longitudinal observational cohort studyLongitudinal observational cohort studyHigher body mass indexComprehensive preoperative assessmentFirst postsurgical yearPost-mastectomy painObservational cohort studyBaseline sleep disturbanceFunctional impactPostsurgical yearAxillary dissectionPain modulatorsPreoperative characteristicsWorst painCohort studyPain outcomesPain processingPain QuestionnaireSurgical variablesMass indexPain impact
2015
Does “two is better than one” apply to surgeons? Comparing single-surgeon and cosurgeon bilateral mastectomy outcomes.
Nimbkar S, Mallory M, Losk K, Camuso K, Golshan M. Does “two is better than one” apply to surgeons? Comparing single-surgeon and cosurgeon bilateral mastectomy outcomes. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 35-35. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.28_suppl.35.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverall surgery timeSingle surgeonBilateral mastectomyTotal breast weightSurgery timeBreast weightCS casesTissue expander reconstructionStage of cancerAlternative operative approachAxillary dissectionAxillary procedurePostoperative complicationsComplication rateMedical chartsPatient ageOperative recordsUnilateral mastectomyExpander reconstructionBreast surgeonsSurgical timeOperative approachPatient outcomesBivariate analysisLarger study
2010
Can axillary lymph node dissection be omitted in patients with breast cancer and positive sentinel nodes?
Dominici L, Golshan M. Can axillary lymph node dissection be omitted in patients with breast cancer and positive sentinel nodes? Minerva Surgery 2010, 65: 547-54. PMID: 21081866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerSentinel lymphAxillary lymph node dissectionPositive sentinel lymph nodesCompletion axillary dissectionLymph node dissectionPositive axillary nodesPositive sentinel nodesSentinel lymph nodesStandard of careInvasive surgical managementNegative axillaAxillary dissectionAxillary lymphNode dissectionAxillary nodesLymph nodesSentinel nodesSurgical managementSurgical proceduresPatientsLymphCancerDissectionTherapeutic purposes
2003
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Lowers the Rate of Lymphedema When Compared with Standard Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
Golshan M, Martin W, Dowlatshahi K. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Lowers the Rate of Lymphedema When Compared with Standard Axillary Lymph Node Dissection. The American Surgeon 2003, 69: 209-212. PMID: 12678476, DOI: 10.1177/000313480306900306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxillary lymph node dissectionLymph node dissectionNode dissectionSentinel lymphArm circumferenceBreast cancerStandard axillary lymph node dissectionLong-term postoperative managementConventional axillary dissectionRate of lymphedemaAxillary node dissectionCent of patientsALND patientsArm edemaSLNB groupAxillary dissectionLymphedema ratePostoperative managementNonoperated sideLevel IPatientsData patientsSLNBLymphBiopsy