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This is a "connection" page, showing publications co-authored by FUNDA MERIC-BERNSTAM and MERRICK I ROSS.
Connection Strength

1.690
  1. Sentinel lymph node surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy is accurate and reduces the need for axillary dissection in breast cancer patients. Ann Surg. 2009 Oct; 250(4):558-66.
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    Score: 0.088
  2. Metastases to the breast from nonbreast solid neoplasms: presentation and determinants of survival. Cancer. 2007 Aug 15; 110(4):731-7.
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    Score: 0.076
  3. Role for intraoperative margin assessment in patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007 Apr; 14(4):1458-71.
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    Score: 0.073
  4. Use of lymphoscintigraphy defines lymphatic drainage patterns before sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer. J Am Coll Surg. 2006 Jul; 203(1):64-72.
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    Score: 0.069
  5. Validation of a breast cancer nomogram for predicting nonsentinel lymph node metastases after a positive sentinel node biopsy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2006 Mar; 13(3):310-20.
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    Score: 0.068
  6. Predictors of systemic recurrence and disease-specific survival after ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence. Cancer. 2005 Aug 01; 104(3):479-90.
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    Score: 0.066
  7. Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. Predictors of significant histologic findings. Cancer. 2004 Nov 01; 101(9):1977-86.
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    Score: 0.062
  8. Clinicopathologic factors predicting involvement of nonsentinel axillary nodes in women with breast cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2003 Apr; 10(3):248-54.
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    Score: 0.056
  9. Positive surgical margins and ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence predict disease-specific survival after breast-conserving therapy. Cancer. 2003 Feb 15; 97(4):926-33.
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    Score: 0.055
  10. Long-term complications associated with breast-conservation surgery and radiotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2002 Jul; 9(6):543-9.
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    Score: 0.053
  11. Predictors of locoregional recurrence among patients with early-stage breast cancer treated with breast-conserving therapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2002 Apr; 9(3):256-65.
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    Score: 0.052
  12. Breast cancer on the world wide web: cross sectional survey of quality of information and popularity of websites. BMJ. 2002 Mar 09; 324(7337):577-81.
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    Score: 0.052
  13. Radiofrequency ablation of early-stage invasive breast tumors: an overview. Cancer J. 2002 Mar-Apr; 8(2):177-80.
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    Score: 0.052
  14. Impact of chemotherapy sequencing on local-regional failure risk in breast cancer patients undergoing breast-conserving therapy. Ann Surg. 2013 Feb; 257(2):173-9.
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    Score: 0.028
  15. Incorporation of sentinel lymph node metastasis size into a nomogram predicting nonsentinel lymph node involvement in breast cancer patients with a positive sentinel lymph node. Ann Surg. 2012 Jan; 255(1):109-15.
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    Score: 0.026
  16. Prospective evaluation of the nipple-areola complex sparing mastectomy for risk reduction and for early-stage breast cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Apr; 19(4):1137-44.
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    Score: 0.025
  17. Multidisciplinary considerations in the implementation of the findings from the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) Z0011 study: a practice-changing trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Sep; 18(9):2407-12.
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    Score: 0.025
  18. Classification of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrences after breast conservation therapy can predict patient prognosis and facilitate treatment planning. Ann Surg. 2011 Mar; 253(3):572-9.
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    Score: 0.024
  19. Sentinel lymph node dissection is technically feasible in older breast cancer patients. Clin Breast Cancer. 2010 Dec 01; 10(6):477-82.
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    Score: 0.024
  20. Local, regional, and systemic recurrence rates in patients undergoing skin-sparing mastectomy compared with conventional mastectomy. Cancer. 2011 Mar 01; 117(5):916-24.
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    Score: 0.024
  21. Histologic changes associated with false-negative sentinel lymph nodes after preoperative chemotherapy in patients with confirmed lymph node-positive breast cancer before treatment. Cancer. 2010 Jun 15; 116(12):2878-83.
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    Score: 0.023
  22. A prospective study comparing touch imprint cytology, frozen section analysis, and rapid cytokeratin immunostain for intraoperative evaluation of axillary sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer. Cancer. 2009 Apr 01; 115(7):1555-62.
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    Score: 0.021
  23. Lymphovascular invasion and lobular histology are associated with increased incidence of isolated tumor cells in sentinel lymph nodes from early-stage breast cancer patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2008 Dec; 15(12):3369-77.
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    Score: 0.020
  24. How many sentinel lymph nodes are enough during sentinel lymph node dissection for breast cancer? Cancer. 2008 Jul 01; 113(1):30-7.
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    Score: 0.020
  25. Factors predicting additional disease in the axilla in patients with positive sentinel lymph nodes after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Cancer. 2008 Jun 15; 112(12):2646-54.
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    Score: 0.020
  26. Role of primary tumor characteristics in predicting positive sentinel lymph nodes in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ or microinvasive breast cancer. Am J Surg. 2008 Jul; 196(1):81-7.
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    Score: 0.020
  27. Decision analysis to assess the efficacy of routine sentinel lymphadenectomy in patients undergoing prophylactic mastectomy. Cancer. 2007 Dec 01; 110(11):2542-50.
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    Score: 0.019
  28. Feasibility and accuracy of sentinel lymph node biopsy after preoperative chemotherapy in breast cancer patients with documented axillary metastases. Cancer. 2007 Apr 01; 109(7):1255-63.
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    Score: 0.018
  29. Is intraoperative touch imprint cytology of sentinel lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer cost effective? Cancer. 2006 Nov 15; 107(10):2328-36.
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    Score: 0.018
  30. Selective use of sentinel lymph node surgery during prophylactic mastectomy. Cancer. 2006 Oct 01; 107(7):1440-7.
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    Score: 0.018
  31. Breast cancer in the very elderly: treatment patterns and complications in a tertiary cancer center. Am J Surg. 2006 Oct; 192(4):541-4.
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    Score: 0.018
  32. Comparative analysis of sentinel lymph node operation in male and female breast cancer patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2006 Oct; 203(4):475-80.
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    Score: 0.018
  33. Polymorphisms and haplotypes of the NBS1 gene are associated with risk of sporadic breast cancer in non-Hispanic white women View in: PubMed
Score: 0.017
  • Effect of primary tumor extirpation in breast cancer patients who present with stage IV disease and an intact primary tumor. Ann Surg Oncol. 2006 Jun; 13(6):776-82.
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    Score: 0.017
  • Accuracy of physical examination, ultrasonography, and mammography in predicting residual pathologic tumor size in patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Ann Surg. 2006 Feb; 243(2):257-64.
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    Score: 0.017
  • Impact of concurrent proliferative high-risk lesions on the risk of ipsilateral breast carcinoma recurrence and contralateral breast carcinoma development in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ treated with breast-conserving therapy. Cancer. 2006 Jan 01; 106(1):42-50.
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    Score: 0.017
  • Incidence and prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery and treated according to clinical pathways. Ann Surg. 2006 Jan; 243(1):96-101.
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    Score: 0.017
  • Sentinel lymph node dissection provides axillary control equal to complete axillary node dissection in breast cancer patients with lobular histology and a negative sentinel node. Am J Surg. 2005 Oct; 190(4):598-601.
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    Score: 0.017
  • Incidence of anaphylactoid reactions to isosulfan blue dye during breast carcinoma lymphatic mapping in patients treated with preoperative prophylaxis: results of a surgical prospective clinical practice protocol. Cancer. 2005 Aug 15; 104(4):692-9.
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    Score: 0.016
  • Clinical outcome of patients with lymph node-negative breast carcinoma who have sentinel lymph node micrometastases detected by immunohistochemistry. Cancer. 2005 Apr 15; 103(8):1581-6.
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    Score: 0.016
  • Predictors of invasive breast cancer in patients with an initial diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ: a guide to selective use of sentinel lymph node biopsy in management of ductal carcinoma in situ. J Am Coll Surg. 2005 Apr; 200(4):516-26.
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    Score: 0.016
  • Lower and central tumor location correlates with lymphoscintigraphy drainage to the internal mammary lymph nodes in breast carcinoma. Cancer. 2005 Apr 01; 103(7):1323-9.
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    Score: 0.016
  • Paget's disease of the breast: there is a role for breast-conserving therapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2005 May; 12(5):391-7.
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    Score: 0.016
  • Breast conservation after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Cancer. 2005 Feb 15; 103(4):689-95.
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    Score: 0.016
  • Lymphatic drainage patterns on early versus delayed breast lymphoscintigraphy performed after injection of filtered Tc-99m sulfur colloid in breast cancer patients undergoing sentinel lymph node biopsy. Clin Nucl Med. 2005 Jan; 30(1):11-5.
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    Score: 0.016
  • The effect of ethnicity on immediate reconstruction rates after mastectomy for breast cancer. Cancer. 2004 Oct 01; 101(7):1514-23.
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    Score: 0.015
  • Intramammary lymph node metastases are an independent predictor of poor outcome in patients with breast carcinoma. Cancer. 2004 Sep 15; 101(6):1330-7.
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    Score: 0.015
  • Effective local control and long-term survival in patients with T4 locally advanced breast cancer treated with breast conservation therapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2004 Sep; 11(9):854-60.
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    Score: 0.015
  • Feasibility of breast-conserving surgery for patients with breast carcinoma associated with nipple discharge. Cancer. 2004 Aug 01; 101(3):508-17.
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    Score: 0.015
  • Factors predictive of having four or more positive axillary lymph nodes in patients with positive sentinel lymph nodes: implications for selection of radiation fields. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Jul 15; 59(4):1074-9.
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    Score: 0.015
  • Breast conservation after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: the MD Anderson cancer center experience. J Clin Oncol. 2004 Jun 15; 22(12):2303-12.
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    Score: 0.015
  • Physician recommendations regarding tamoxifen and patient utilization of tamoxifen after surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ. Cancer. 2004 Mar 01; 100(5):942-9.
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    Score: 0.015
  • Potential applicability of balloon catheter-based accelerated partial breast irradiation after conservative surgery for breast carcinoma. Cancer. 2004 Feb 01; 100(3):490-8.
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    Score: 0.015
  • Anaphylactoid reactions to isosulfan blue dye during breast cancer lymphatic mapping in patients given preoperative prophylaxis. J Clin Oncol. 2004 Feb 01; 22(3):567-8.
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    Score: 0.015
  • Impact of clinicopathological factors on sensitivity of axillary ultrasonography in the detection of axillary nodal metastases in patients with breast cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2003 Nov; 10(9):1025-30.
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    Score: 0.015
  • Intraoperative margin assessment reduces reexcision rates in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ treated with breast-conserving surgery. Am J Surg. 2003 Oct; 186(4):371-7.
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    Score: 0.014
  • Chest wall recurrence after mastectomy does not always portend a dismal outcome. Ann Surg Oncol. 2003 Jul; 10(6):628-34.
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    Score: 0.014
  • Histologic localization of sentinel lymph node metastases in breast cancer. Am J Surg Pathol. 2003 Mar; 27(3):385-9.
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    Score: 0.014
  • Surgical decision making and factors determining a diagnosis of breast carcinoma in women presenting with nipple discharge. J Am Coll Surg. 2003 Mar; 196(3):354-64.
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    Score: 0.014
  • Classifying local disease recurrences after breast conservation therapy based on location and histology: new primary tumors have more favorable outcomes than true local disease recurrences. Cancer. 2002 Nov 15; 95(10):2059-67.
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    Score: 0.014
  • Breast-conservation therapy in early-stage breast cancer patients with a positive family history. Ann Surg Oncol. 2002 Nov; 9(9):912-9.
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    Score: 0.014
  • Treatment and outcome of patients with intracystic papillary carcinoma of the breast. Am J Surg. 2002 Oct; 184(4):364-8.
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    Score: 0.013
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