2019
Long term outcomes of sentinel lymph node biopsy for ductal carcinoma in situ
Hung P, Wang SY, Killelea BK, Mougalian SS, Evans SB, Sedghi T, Gross CP. Long term outcomes of sentinel lymph node biopsy for ductal carcinoma in situ. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2019, 3: pkz052. PMID: 32337481, PMCID: PMC7049982, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkz052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSentinel lymph node biopsyBreast-conserving surgeryBreast cancer mortalityLong-term outcomesDuctal carcinomaCancer mortalityEnd Results-Medicare datasetCompeting-risks survival analysisLymph node biopsyPopulation cohort dataNode biopsyOlder patientsSentinel lymphBreast conservationUS SurveillanceTerm outcomesSurvival analysisDCISPatientsStatistical significanceRoutine performanceBiopsySurgeryCarcinomaRecurrence
2018
Associations of preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging with subsequent mastectomy and breast cancer mortality
Wang SY, Long JB, Killelea BK, Evans SB, Roberts KB, Silber AL, Davidoff AJ, Sedghi T, Gross CP. Associations of preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging with subsequent mastectomy and breast cancer mortality. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 172: 453-461. PMID: 30099634, PMCID: PMC6193824, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4919-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-conserving surgeryBreast cancer mortalitySubsequent mastectomyCancer mortalityPre-operative MRIBreast cancerSubgroup analysisStage I/II breast cancerEnd Results-Medicare datasetPreoperative breast magnetic resonanceEarly-stage breast cancerMagnetic resonance imaging useReceipt of radiotherapyBreast magnetic resonanceClinical outcomesCox regressionResultsOur sampleImproved outcomesAdjusted ratesMRI useOlder womenLower riskMastectomyImaging useRadiotherapy