2015
Surgery of the primary tumor in de novo metastatic breast cancer: To do or not to do?
Criscitiello C, Giuliano M, Curigliano G, De Laurentiis M, Arpino G, Carlomagno N, De Placido S, Golshan M, Santangelo M. Surgery of the primary tumor in de novo metastatic breast cancer: To do or not to do? European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2015, 41: 1288-1292. PMID: 26238477, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2015.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo metastatic breast cancerNovo metastatic breast cancerMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancer patientsBreast cancerSurvival benefitCancer patientsPrimary tumorRetrospective non-randomized clinical studyDe novo metastatic diseasePrimary metastatic breast cancerNon-randomized clinical studyTumor-related symptomsPrimary tumor excisionSelection of patientsWound issuesBiologic therapyMetastatic diseaseSystemic therapyDistant metastasisEpidemiological burdenInitial diagnosisSurgical excisionPatient preferencesTumor excision
2014
Standardizing coordination between surgical oncology and reconstructive surgery for breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction.
Golshan M, Hergrueter C, Camuso K, Lin N, Cutone L, Hirshfield-Bartek J, Roberts P, Runkle W, Kadish S, Losk K, Bunnell C. Standardizing coordination between surgical oncology and reconstructive surgery for breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 110-110. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.32.30_suppl.110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgery consultImmediate reconstructionInitial consultBreast cancer patientsPre-operative testingOptimal clinical outcomesOperating room availabilityDefinitive surgerySurgical consultClinical outcomesCancer CenterStandard referralCancer patientsPatient preferencesPatient referralPatient satisfactionCare coordinationReferral templatesSurgical oncologyBreast cancerReconstructive surgeryMastectomySurgical teamPatientsConsults