Balancing risks of surgical complications and positive margins for patients with invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast and elevated BMI: An institutional cohort study
In this study, 23.4 % of patients experienced surgical complications, with higher rates in oncoplastic/reconstructive approaches. However, oncoplastic surgery reduced positive margins, highlighting the importance of balancing risks for optimal surgical planning.
Authors
- Kayla Switalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2391-1076)
- Michael Alvarado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7309-567X)
- Merisa Piper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9458-3782)
- Rita A. Mukhtar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8079-7846)
- Harriet Rothschild (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5311-2872)
- Souichirou Abe
- JOHN W. ROSE (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2382-5921)
- Laura J. Esserman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9202-4568)
- Robert D. Foster
- Bao-Quynh Julian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1975-1958)
- Karen Goodwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8376-3809)
- Daniel Soroudi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4022-7555)
- Israel Falade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8624-385X)
- Astrid Quirarte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9321-4808)
- Jasmine Wong
- Cheryl Ewing
- Molly Baxter
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2024-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.116073
- Primary Topic
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of California, San Francisco
- National Cancer Institute