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This is a "connection" page, showing publications co-authored by FUNDA MERIC-BERNSTAM and GILDY BABIERA.
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  1. Influence of biospecimen variables on proteomic biomarkers in breast cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2014 Jul 15; 20(14):3870-83.
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    Score: 0.121
  2. Toward nodal staging of axillary lymph node basins through intradermal administration of fluorescent imaging agents. Biomed Opt Express. 2013 Dec 13; 5(1):183-96.
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    Score: 0.117
  3. Primary tumor extirpation in breast cancer patients who present with stage IV disease is associated with improved survival. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013 Jun; 20(6):1893-9.
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    Score: 0.110
  4. Impact of internal mammary lymph node drainage identified by preoperative lymphoscintigraphy on outcomes in patients with stage I to III breast cancer. Cancer. 2012 Dec 15; 118(24):6287-96.
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    Score: 0.105
  5. 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: 0.101
  6. Delays in primary surgical treatment are not associated with significant tumor size progression in breast cancer patients. Ann Surg. 2011 Jul; 254(1):119-24.
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    Score: 0.099
  7. Does blue dye contribute to success of sentinel node mapping for breast cancer? Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Oct; 17 Suppl 3:280-5.
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    Score: 0.094
  8. Factors affecting the decision of breast cancer patients to undergo contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2010 Aug; 3(8):1026-34.
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    Score: 0.093
  9. A phase I study to assess the feasibility and oncologic safety of axillary reverse mapping in breast cancer patients. Cancer. 2010 Jun 01; 116(11):2543-8.
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    Score: 0.092
  10. 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
  11. False negative rate of sentinel lymph node biopsy in multicentric and multifocal breast cancers may be higher in cases with large additive tumor burden. Breast J. 2009 Nov-Dec; 15(6):645-8.
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    Score: 0.087
  12. Intra-individual comparison of lymphatic drainage patterns using subareolar and peritumoral isotope injection for breast cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Jan; 17(1):220-7.
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    Score: 0.087
  13. 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
  14. 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: 0.071
  15. 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
  16. 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: 0.069
  17. 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
  18. Determinants of mastectomy in breast conservation therapy candidates. Am J Surg. 2005 Oct; 190(4):602-5.
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    Score: 0.066
  19. 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
  20. Improving local control with breast-conserving therapy: a 27-year single-institution experience. Cancer. 2005 Jul 01; 104(1):20-9.
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    Score: 0.065
  21. 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: 0.063
  22. Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. Predictors of significant histologic findings. Cancer. 2004 Nov 01; 101(9):1977-86.
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    Score: 0.062
  23. 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: 0.062
  24. 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: 0.061
  25. 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
  26. 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: 0.054
  27. 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
  28. Outcomes of Sentinel Lymph Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Mastectomy Without Axillary Therapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Mar; 24(3):652-659.
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    Score: 0.036
  29. A Cost Analysis of Preoperative Breast MRI Use for Patients with Invasive Lobular Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Jan; 23(1):23-9.
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    Score: 0.033
  30. Impact of identification of internal mammary sentinel lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2014 Jan; 21(1):60-5.
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    Score: 0.029
  31. Incidence and consequence of close margins in patients with ductal carcinoma-in situ treated with mastectomy: is further therapy warranted? Ann Surg Oncol. 2013 Dec; 20(13):4103-12.
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    Score: 0.029
  32. 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
  33. Radiation dose escalation for loco-regional recurrence of breast cancer after mastectomy. Radiat Oncol. 2013 Jan 11; 8:13.
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    Score: 0.027
  34. American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) Z0011: impact on surgeon practice patterns. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Oct; 19(10):3144-51.
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    Score: 0.027
  35. Biology, treatment, and outcome in very young and older women with DCIS. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Nov; 19(12):3777-84.
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    Score: 0.026
  36. Implications of constructed biologic subtype and its relationship to locoregional recurrence following mastectomy. Breast Cancer Res. 2012 May 23; 14(3):R82.
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    Score: 0.026
  37. Biologic features and prognosis of ductal carcinoma in situ are not adversely impacted by initial large body mass. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Jun; 133(3):1131-41.
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    Score: 0.026
  38. 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
  39. Effects of tissue handling on RNA integrity and microarray measurements from resected breast cancers. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011 Dec 21; 103(24):1871-83.
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    Score: 0.025
  40. 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
  41. Evaluation of the MD Anderson Prognostic Index for local-regional recurrence after breast conserving therapy in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Mar; 19(3):901-7.
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    Score: 0.025
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. Cytologically proven axillary lymph node metastases are eradicated in patients receiving preoperative chemotherapy with concurrent trastuzumab for HER2-positive breast cancer. Cancer. 2010 Jun 15; 116(12):2884-9.
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    Score: 0.023
  46. Present-day locoregional control in patients with t1 or t2 breast cancer with 0 and 1 to 3 positive lymph nodes after mastectomy without radiotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Nov; 17(11):2899-908.
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    Score: 0.023
  47. Margin assessment after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in invasive lobular cancer. Am J Surg. 2009 Sep; 198(3):387-91.
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    Score: 0.021
  48. 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
  49. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in invasive lobular carcinoma may not improve rates of breast conservation. Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Jun; 16(6):1606-11.
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    Score: 0.021
  50. Predictors of contralateral breast cancer in patients with unilateral breast cancer undergoing contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. Cancer. 2009 Mar 01; 115(5):962-71.
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    Score: 0.021
  51. 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
  52. 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
  53. 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
  54. Long-term outcomes in patients with mucinous, medullary, tubular, and invasive ductal carcinomas after lumpectomy. Am J Surg. 2007 Oct; 194(4):527-31.
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    Score: 0.019
  55. Low locoregional failure rates in selected breast cancer patients with tumor-positive sentinel lymph nodes who do not undergo completion axillary dissection. Cancer. 2007 Aug 15; 110(4):723-30.
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    Score: 0.019
  56. 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
  57. 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
  58. The safety of breast-conserving surgery in patients who achieve a complete pathologic response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Cancer. 2006 Sep 15; 107(6):1248-54.
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    Score: 0.018
  59. Impact of preoperative versus postoperative chemotherapy on the extent and number of surgical procedures in patients treated in randomized clinical trials for breast cancer. Ann Surg. 2006 Sep; 244(3):464-70.
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    Score: 0.018
  60. 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
  61. 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
  62. 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
  63. 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
  64. Immediate breast reconstruction can impact postmastectomy irradiation. Am J Clin Oncol. 2005 Oct; 28(5):485-94.
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    Score: 0.017
  65. 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
  66. 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
  67. 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
  68. 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
  69. Breast conservation after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Cancer. 2005 Feb 15; 103(4):689-95.
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    Score: 0.016
  70. 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
  71. 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
  72. 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
  73. 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
  74. 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
  75. 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
  76. 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
  77. 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: 0.014
  78. 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
  79. 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
  80. 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
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