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ASO Visual Abstract: The Predictive Utility of MammaPrint and BluePrint in Identifying Patients with Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Who are Most Likely to have Nodal Downstaging and a Pathologic Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Peter Blumencranz MD, Mehran Habibi MD, Steve Shivers PhD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2024)

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A Prospective, Single Arm, Multi-site, Clinical Evaluation of a Nonradioactive Surgical Guidance Technology for the Location of Nonpalpable Breast Lesions during Excision

This study was a multicenter evaluation of the SAVI SCOUT^® breast localization and surgical guidance system using micro-impulse radar technology for the removal of nonpalpable breast lesions. The study was design...

Charles E. Cox MD, Scott Russell MS, Vanessa Prowler MD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2016)

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Pilot Study of a New Nonradioactive Surgical Guidance Technology for Locating Nonpalpable Breast Lesions

The current technique for locating nonpalpable breast lesions is wire localization (WL). Radioactive seed localization and intraoperative ultrasound were developed to improve difficulties with WL. The SAVI SC...

Charles E. Cox MD, Norbert Garcia-Henriquez MD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2016)

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Clinical Outcomes of Breast-Conserving Surgery in Patients Using a Modified Method for Cavity Margin Assessment

This study describes a modified intraoperative method for cavity margin (CM) assessment in place of lumpectomy margin assessment in patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery (BCS).

Kai Chen, Yunjie Zeng MD, Haixia Jia MD, WeiJuan Jia MD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2012)

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Axillary Recurrence Rate Following Negative Sentinel Node Biopsy for Invasive Breast Cancer: Long-Term Follow-Up

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy has replaced axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) as the definitive nodal staging procedure for breast cancer. SLN biopsy has been proven to cause less morbidity and be more c...

John V. Kiluk MD, Quan P. Ly MD, Tammi Meade BS… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2011)

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Consequences of Axillary Ultrasound in Patients with T2 or Greater Invasive Breast Cancers

Axillary ultrasound (AUS) with needle biopsy is used to detect metastasis in patients with invasive breast cancers. Our hypothesis is that preoperative AUS significantly reduces sentinel node biopsy (SLNB) use...

M. Catherine Lee MD, Jennifer Eatrides BS, Alec Chau MD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2011)

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Frozen Section and Imprint Cytology in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer

Recent trends toward conservative surgery for breast cancer and increasing detection of smaller invasive malignancies have shifted the traditional surgical approach from mastectomy to lumpectomy, and from comp...

Santo V. Nicosia MD, Charles E. Cox MD in Radioguided Surgery (2008)

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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients with Breast Cancer

The term “sentinel node” was first used by Gould et al. in 1960 to describe the first node in the drainage pathway of a malignant tumor (1). In 1977, Cabanas proposed that sentinel lymph nodes could be removed an...

Charles E. Cox MD, John M. Cox MD, Giuliano Mariani MD… in Radioguided Surgery (2008)

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Sentinel Node Biopsy Before Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Determining Axillary Status and Treatment Prognosis in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

Treatment of locally advanced breast cancer with neoadjuvant chemotherapy assesses an in vivo tumor response while increasing breast conservation. Axillary clearance of nodal disease after treatment defines pr...

Charles E. Cox MD, John M. Cox MD, Laura B. White BS… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2006)

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Surgical Complications Associated With Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Results From a Prospective International Cooperative Group Trial

American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0010 is a prospective multicenter trial designed to evaluate the prognostic significance of micrometastases in the sentinel lymph nodes and bone marrow aspirates of...

Lee Gravatt Wilke MD, Linda M. McCall MS… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2006)

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Novel techniques in sentinel lymph node map** and localization of nonpalpable breast lesions: The moffit experience

The concept of lymphatic map** has helped to redefine the clinical significance of lymph nodes with respect to breast cancer. The combination technique using both blue dye and radiocolloid is the most effect...

Charles E. Cox MD, Ben Furman MD, Elisabeth L. Dupont MD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2004)

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Radioactive Seed Localization Breast Biopsy and Lumpectomy: Can Specimen Radiographs Be Eliminated?

Background: Wire localization (WL) is the current standard for surgical diagnosis of nonpalpable breast lesions. Many disadvantages inherent to WL are solved with radioactive seed localiz...

Charles E. Cox MD, Ben Furman MD, Nicholas Stowell… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2003)

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Utility of Internal Mammary Lymph Node Removal When Noted by Intraoperative Gamma Probe Detection

Background: Lymphatic map** LM for breast cancer has made internal mammary node IMN detection practical and dependable. This study demonstrates the necessity of IMN removal when suggested by intraoperative radi...

Elisabeth Dupont MD, Charles E. Cox MD, Keoni Nguyen BS… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2001)

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Randomized Prospective Evaluation of a Novel Technique for Biopsy or Lumpectomy of Nonpalpable Breast Lesions: Radioactive Seed Versus Wire Localization

Background: Standard wire localization (WL) and excision of nonpalpable breast lesions has several shortcomings.

Richard J. Gray MD, Christopher Salud BA, Keoni Nguyen BS… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2001)

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Sentinel Node Biopsy in Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Patients

Background: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) map** is an effective and accurate method of evaluating the regional lymph nodes in breast cancer patients. The SLN is the first node that receives lymphatic drainage from ...

Solange Pendas MD, Emilia Dauway MD, Rosemary Giuliano MD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2000)

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Implementation of New Surgical Technology: Outcome Measures for Lymphatic Map** of Breast Carcinoma

Background: Recent advances in technology and the subsequent development of minimally invasive surgical techniques have heralded a new era in the surgical treatment of breast cancer. The dilemma of how to train s...

Charles E. Cox MD, Siddharth S. Bass MD, David Boulware MS… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (1999)

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Microstaging of Breast Cancer Patients Using Cytokeratin Staining of the Sentinel Lymph Node

Background: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) map** is an effective and accurate method of axillary nodal evaluation for metastatic disease. Cytokeratin (CK) immunohistochemical (IHC) staining of the SLN has found micr...

Robert H. Schreiber MD, Solange Pendas MD, Ni Ni Ku MD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (1999)