2017
Association of LN Evaluation with Survival in Women Aged 70 Years or Older With Clinically Node-Negative Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer
Chagpar AB, Hatzis C, Pusztai L, DiGiovanna MP, Moran M, Mougalian S, Sanft T, Evans S, Hofstatter E, Wilson LD, Lannin DR. Association of LN Evaluation with Survival in Women Aged 70 Years or Older With Clinically Node-Negative Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2017, 24: 3073-3081. PMID: 28766195, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-017-5936-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer-specific survivalLN evaluationPositive breast cancerOverall survivalBreast cancerHormone receptor-positive breast cancerWomen Aged 70 YearsReceptor-positive breast cancerLymph node evaluationCancer-specific survivalLower hazard rateLN surgeryBetter OSPatient ageSEER databasePatient selectionTumor characteristicsSEER dataPatientsNode evaluationHormone receptorsCancerSurvivalTreatment variablesNCDB
2001
Comparison of Intradermal and Subcutaneous Injections in Lymphatic Mapping
Kersey T, Van Eyk J, Lannin D, Chua A, Tafra L. Comparison of Intradermal and Subcutaneous Injections in Lymphatic Mapping. Journal Of Surgical Research 2001, 96: 255-259. PMID: 11266281, DOI: 10.1006/jsre.2000.6075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymph node basinSentinel nodesSC injectionInjection siteSlow transit timeNode basinLymphatic mappingBreast cancerInguinal lymph node basinsComparison of intradermalSame sentinel nodesIsosulfan blue dyeTechnetium sulfur colloidTransit timePeritumor injectionCervical lymphID injectionHigh success rateIntradermal injectionSubcutaneous injectionSulfur colloidDermal injectionClinical observationsCommon agentsSuccess rate
1999
Filtered Versus Unfiltered Technetium Sulfur Colloid in Lymphatic Mapping: A Significant Variable in a Pig Model
Tafra L, Chua A, Ng P, Aycock D, Swanson M, Lannin D. Filtered Versus Unfiltered Technetium Sulfur Colloid in Lymphatic Mapping: A Significant Variable in a Pig Model. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 1999, 6: 83-87. PMID: 10030419, DOI: 10.1007/s10434-999-0083-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnfiltered groupLymphatic mappingSentinel nodesSkin sitesUnfiltered technetium sulfur colloidMore sentinel nodesSentinel node dissectionLymph node basinSentinel node biopsyFiltered groupIntraoperative lymphatic mappingTechnetium sulfur colloidSoft tissue tumorsStandard diagnostic testTc-99Node basinNode dissectionIsosulfan blueNode biopsyPreoperative lymphoscintigraphyLymph nodesSulfur colloidTissue tumorsGamma probeInjection site