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Mashup Score: 14
Background In 2016, SSO Choosing Wisely guidelines recommended against routine sentinel lymph node (SLN) surgery in women ≥ 70 with HR+ cN0 breast cancer. Following this, we identified a group of women at low-risk of nodal positivity where SLN may be omitted (grade 1, cT1mi-T1c, or grade 2, cT1mi-T1b). This study evaluates the impact of these changes on our practice. Methods Retrospective chart…
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Mashup Score: 0
Background For patients undergoing rectal cancer surgery, we evaluated whether suboptimal preoperative surgeon evaluation of resection margins is a latent condition factor—a factor that is common, unrecognized, and may increase the risk of certain adverse events, including local tumour recurrence, positive surgical margin, nontherapeutic surgery, and in-hospital mortality. Methods In this…
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Mashup Score: 0Optimal Lymph Node Staging System in Evaluating Prognosis of Gallbladder Carcinoma: A Multi-institutional Study - Annals of Surgical Oncology - 2 year(s) ago
Background Lymph node (LN) involvement is a critical prognostic factor in patients with gallbladder carcinoma (GBC). Controversy exists regarding optimal categorization of nodal metastasis status, including anatomical location of positive nodes (AJCC 7th N staging), number of metastatic lymph nodes (NMLN), log odds of metastatic LNs (LODDS), and lymph node ratio (LNR). Methods Patients who…
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Mashup Score: 2Improvement in Breast Reconstruction Disparities following Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act - Annals of Surgical Oncology - 2 year(s) ago
Background Under the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion effective 1 January 2014 aimed to increase access to health care. We sought to determine the association of Medicaid expansion with disparities in utilization of breast reconstruction. Methods Non-Hispanic Black (NHB) and White (NHW) breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomy +/− reconstruction between 2010 and 2017 were selected from…
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Mashup Score: 4Circulating Hybrid Cells: A Novel Liquid Biomarker of Treatment Response in Gastrointestinal Cancers - Annals of Surgical Oncology - 2 year(s) ago
Background Real-time monitoring of treatment response with a liquid biomarker has potential to inform treatment decisions for patients with rectal adenocarcinoma (RAC), esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), and colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM). Circulating hybrid cells (CHCs), which have both immune and tumor cell phenotypes, are detectable in the peripheral blood of patients with gastrointestinal…
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Mashup Score: 10
Background Data on long-term actual survival in patients with surgically resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate the actual 5-year disease-specific survival (DSS) and post-recurrence survival (PRS) in patients who underwent pancreatectomy for PDAC. Methods Data from patients who underwent upfront surgical resection for PDAC between 2009…
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Mashup Score: 0
Background Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and administration of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) have shown their efficacy in multiple malignancies and also could offer a prognostic benefit for patients with advanced ovarian cancer. Methods A prospective, single-center, parallel-group, randomized phase 3 clinical trial analyzed patients with a diagnosis of carcinomatosis from…
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Mashup Score: 2Is Medicaid Expansion Narrowing Gaps in Surgical Disparities for Low-Income Breast Cancer Patients? - Annals of Surgical Oncology - 2 year(s) ago
Background The objective of this study is to understand the effect of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on patterns of surgical care among low-income breast cancer patients. Emerging literature suggests cancer patients in Medicaid expansion states are presenting with earlier stages of disease. However, less is known regarding the implications of Medicaid expansion on patterns…
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Mashup Score: 0
Background In 2016, the Society of Surgical Oncology released a Choosing Wisely guideline recommending sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) omission in females ≥70 years of age with early-stage, hormone-positive, clinically node-negative invasive breast cancer. This study investigated the impact of this guideline on SLNB and radiotherapy rates, in addition to assessing temporal trends of nodal…
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Background The National Accreditation Program of Breast Centers (NAPBC) certifies institutions that provide quality breast care. Whereas low socioeconomic status (SES) has a negative impact on patient outcomes, it is unknown whether an institution’s patient SES mix is associated with meeting NAPBC standards. Methods All institutions submitting at least 100 breast cancer patients to the National…
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