The Impact of Autologous Breast Reconstruction on Body Mass Index Patterns in Breast Cancer Patients
Cho E, Shammas R, Glener A, Greenup R, Hwang E, Hollenbeck S. The Impact of Autologous Breast Reconstruction on Body Mass Index Patterns in Breast Cancer Patients. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2017, 140: 1121-1131. PMID: 29176410, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000003841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass index (BMI) changeAutologous breast reconstructionBody mass index increaseBreast cancer patientsBody mass index (BMI) patternsBreast reconstructionCancer patientsMultivariable regressionNormal baseline body mass indexBaseline body mass indexImmediate autologous breast reconstructionCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELHigh-risk patientsPropensity-matched pairsBody mass indexRisk of recurrenceWeight management strategiesBaseline obesityAdjuvant therapyTotal patientsMass indexTherapeutic mastectomyMastectomy patientsAutologous reconstructionAuthors' institutionAssociation Between Targeted HER-2 Therapy and Breast Reconstruction Outcomes: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis
Shammas R, Cho E, Glener A, Poveromo L, Mundy L, Greenup R, Blackwell K, Hollenbeck S. Association Between Targeted HER-2 Therapy and Breast Reconstruction Outcomes: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2017, 225: 731-739.e1. PMID: 28985927, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.08.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative wound breakdownBreast reconstructionReconstructive complicationsWound breakdownReconstructive operationsPropensity score-matched pairsMastectomy skin flap necrosisDuke University Medical CenterAdministration of trastuzumabPrimary study outcomeSkin flap necrosisLarger tumor sizePost-mastectomy reconstructionBreast reconstruction outcomesOccurrence of hematomaUniversity Medical CenterPertuzumab therapyChemotherapy regimenNeoadjuvant chemotherapyOperative interventionFlap thrombosisTrastuzumab therapySurgical outcomesTumor sizeFlap necrosis