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Autor:
Leo Chen, Carol Dingee, Jessica Que, Rachel Q. Liu, Rebecca Warburton, Jin-Si Pao, Elaine McKevitt, Amy Bazzarelli, Urve Kuusk
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Surgery. 221:1167-1171
Surgical decisions for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are based on lesion sizes. This study aims to determine the accuracy of pre-operative imaging in estimating the size of DCIS.This was a retrospective review of clinicopathologic data of patients
Autor:
Leo Chen, Maja Segedi, Dave Farnell, Michael S. Bleszynski, Safia Maher, Hasrit Sidhu, Ian Gan
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Surgery. 221:813-818
Pancreatic cystic neoplasms (PCNs) are being incidentally detected at an increased rate due to increased CT and MRI usage. EUS is an emerging tool that can differentiate between benign and malignant features of pancreatic cysts. We hoped to identify
The role of FDG-PET-CT is limited in initial staging of nodal metastasis for thin cutaneous melanoma
Autor:
Mariangela R. Rivera, Jennifer Baynosa, Gabriela M. Doyle, Margaret D. De Guzman, Daniel Cheng, Charles R. St. Hill, Maris S. Jones, Christopher F. McNicoll, Daniel Kirgan
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Surgery. 221:737-740
Introduction Positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET-CT) is often used to stage nodal metastases in thin cutaneous melanoma, with limited evidence. Methods A retrospective review of patients with cutaneous malignant melanoma treated at
Autor:
Sonya P. Agnew, Michael J. Littau, Dhruv J. Patel, Corinne Bunn, Sujay Kulshrestha, Marshall S. Baker
Publikováno v:
Am J Surg
Background Few studies evaluate the relationships between surgical approach, histologic margin, and overall survival in gastrointestinal stromal tumor. We test the hypothesis that margin positive resection is associated with compromised overall survi
Autor:
Sujay Kulshrestha, Corinne Bunn, Patrick Sweigert, Michael J. Littau, Sonya P. Agnew, Marshall S. Baker, Fred A. Luchette
Publikováno v:
Am J Surg
BACKGROUND: Prior studies evaluating the impact of adjuvant or neoadjuvant radiotherapy on clinical outcomes in retroperitoneal liposarcoma have been underpowered. METHODS: We queried the National Cancer Database for patients undergoing resection of
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Surgery. 221:183-186
Background Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is effective in treating adenomas and select early rectal cancers. Our objective is to evaluate TEM in treating early rectal GISTs. Methods Patients were identified in a prospective database with pat
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Surgery. 221:1164-1166
Background Wire localized breast biopsy (WLB) is the most commonly performed procedure for the removal of non-palpable breast cancer. It is associated with patient discomfort and high re-excision rates. Intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) is an alternat
Risk of delayed intracranial hemorrhage in patients on anticoagulation with negative initial imaging
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Surgery. 221:606-608
Background Many institutions obtain a delayed head CT in patients presenting after a ground level fall while on anticoagulation. This study evaluates their risk of delayed ICH. Methods Retrospective chart review of 635 patients on anticoagulation who
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Surgery. 220:55-61
Background There is debate regarding routine repeat head computed tomography (CT) in blunt trauma patients on a pre-injury antithrombotic when the initial CT is negative for intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). Data sources Retrospective chart review and s
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Surgery. 219:851-854
Introduction After neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) for clinically node-positive breast cancer (NPBC), targeted axillary dissection (TAD) reduces the false negative rate (FNR) of axillary node sampling. Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) is indicate