Publications

  1. Patel BK, Carnahan MB, Northfelt D, Anderson K, Mazza GL, Pizzitola VJ, Giurescu ME, Lorans R, Eversman WG, Sharpe RE Jr, Harper LK, Apsey H, Cronin P, Kling J, Ernst B, Palmieri J, Fraker J, Mina L, Batalini F, Pockaj B. Prospective Study of Supplemental Screening With Contrast-Enhanced Mammography in Women With Elevated Risk of Breast Cancer: Results of the Prevalence Round. J Clin Oncol. 2024 Nov 10; 42 (32):3826-3836 Epub 2024 July 26
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  2. Jogerst K, Gupta N, Kosiorek HE, Lee YS, Abujbarah S, Cronin P, Casey W, Pockaj B. Reducing Chronic Opioid Use: Long-term Impacts of Enhanced Recovery after Mastectomy Protocols. Ann Surg. 2024 May 17 [Epub ahead of print]
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  3. Patel BK, Gurudu R, Mazza G, Sharpe RE Jr, Mina L, Fraker J, Kling JM, Anderson K, Hughes D, Pockaj B. Patient-Reported Testing Burden of Screening Contrast-Enhanced Mammography. J Am Coll Radiol. 2024 May; 21 (5):789-794 Epub 2023 Nov 11
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  4. Laughlin BS, Corbin KS, Toesca DAS, Thorpe CS, Golafshar MA, Pockaj B, Cronin P, McGee LA, Halyard MY, Mutter RW, Keole SR, Park SS, Shumway DA, Vern-Gross TZ, Vallow L, Wong WW, DeWees TA, Vargas CE. Physician- and Patient-Reported Outcomes of the MC1635 Phase 3 Trial of Ultrahypofractionated Versus Moderately Hypofractionated Adjuvant Radiation Therapy After Breast-Conserving Surgery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Mar 15; 118 (4):1049-1059 Epub 2023 Oct 31
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  5. Ravi K, Manoharan TJM, Wang KC, Pockaj B, Nikkhah M. Engineered 3D ex vivo models to recapitulate the complex stromal and immune interactions within the tumor microenvironment. Biomaterials. 2024 Mar; 305:122428 Epub 2023 Dec 19
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  6. Sperduto W, McCullough A, Northfelt D, McGee L, Pockaj B, Jogerst K. Implications of a Supernumerary Nipple Breast Cancer in a BReast CAncer Sequence Variation Carrier: A Case Report. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2023 Oct; 7 (5):437-442 Epub 2023 Sept 20
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  7. Harper LK, Carnahan MB, Bhatt AA, Simmons CL, Patel BK, Downs E, Pockaj BA, Yancey K, Eversman SE, Sharpe RE. Imaging Characteristics of and Multidisciplinary Management Considerations for Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia and Flat Epithelial Atypia: Review of Current Literature. Radiographics. 2023 Oct; 43 (10):e230016
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  8. Zhang C, Gomez D, Abdulwadood I, Kosiorek H, Hammond JB, Cronin P, Reece E, Rebecca A, Casey W, Pockaj BA. Postoperative Complication Impact on Quality of Life after Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Aug 1; 237 (2):319-330 Epub 2023 May 05
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  9. Jogerst K, Zhang C, Chang YH, Abujbarah S, Ali-Mucheru M, Pockaj B, Stucky CC, Cronin P, Wasif N. Socioeconomic and racial disparities in survival for patients with stage IV cancer. Am J Surg. 2023 Jul; 226 (1):20-27 Epub 2023 Mar 11
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  10. Kandi LA, Hammond JB, Nadone H, Kosiorek HE, Rebecca AM, Casey WJ 3rd, Reece EM, Cronin PA, Pockaj BA. Patient Perspectives and Quality of Life after Breast Reconstruction and the Impact of Subsequent Revisions. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Jun; 11 (6):e4885 Epub 2023 June 12
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  11. Porter AB, Noe KH, Tazelaar HD, Saliba KL, Kary TK, Pockaj BA, Menkosky PE, Gray RJ, Rebecca AM. A Journey Toward Gender Equity in Medicine. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 May; 98 (5):657-661 Epub 2023 Apr 05
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  12. Armstrong VL, Hammond JB, Jogerst KM, Kosiorek HE, Teven C, Cronin P, Ahmad S, Rebecca A, Casey W, Pockaj B. ASO Visual Abstract: Impact of Same-Day Discharge and Enhanced Recovery on Patient Quality of Life After Mastectomy with Implant Reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 May; 30 (5):2881-2882
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  13. Armstrong VL, Hammond JB, Jogerst KM, Kosiorek HE, Teven C, Cronin P, Ahmad S, Rebecca A, Casey W, Pockaj B. The Impact of Same-Day Discharge and Enhanced Recovery on Patient Quality of Life After Mastectomy with Implant Reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 May; 30(5):2873-2880. Epub 2023 Jan 27.
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  14. Roesler AS, Malasi S, Koslosky L, Hartmayer P, Naab TJ, Carter JM, Zahrieh D, Hillman D, Leon-Ferre RA, Couch FJ, Goetz MP, Anderson KS, Pockaj BA, Barrett MT. PDJ amplicon in triple negative breast cancer. Sci Rep. 2023 Jan 12; 13 (1):618
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  15. Budhraja KK, McDonald BR, Stephens MD, Contente-Cuomo T, Markus H, Farooq M, Favaro PF, Connor S, Byron SA, Egan JB, Ernst B, McDaniel TK, Sekulic A, Tran NL, Prados MD, Borad MJ, Berens ME, Pockaj BA, LoRusso PM, Bryce A, Trent JM, Murtaza M. Genome-wide analysis of aberrant position and sequence of plasma DNA fragment ends in patients with cancer. Sci Transl Med. 2023 Jan 11; 15 (678):eabm6863
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  16. Jogerst K, Coe TM, Gupta N, Pockaj B, Fingeret A. How to teach ERAS protocols: surgical residents' perspectives and perioperative practices for breast surgery patients. Global Surg Educ. 2023; 2 (1):33 Epub 2023 Feb 07
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  17. Thorpe CS, DeWees TA, Laughlin BS, Vallow LA, Seneviratne D, Pockaj BA, Cronin PA, Halyard MY, Vern-Gross TZ, McGee LA, McLaughlin SA, Voss MM, Golafshar MA, Bulman GF, Vargas CE. Pilot/Phase II Trial of Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy to the Whole Breast Alone Before Breast Conserving Surgery. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2023 Jan-Feb; 8 (1):101111 Epub 2022 Oct 21
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  18. Zhang C, Kosiorek H, Hammond JB, Jogerst KM, Cronin P, Ahmad S, Rebecca A, Casey W, Pockaj BA. The impact of mastectomy and reconstruction technique on patient perceived quality of Life. Am J Surg. 2022 Dec; 224 (6):1450-1454 Epub 2022 Sept 13
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  19. Broida SE, Chen XT, Baum CL, Brewer JD, Block MS, Jakub JW, Pockaj BA, Foote RL, Markovic SN, Hieken TJ, Houdek MT. Merkel cell carcinoma of unknown primary: Clinical presentation and outcomes. J Surg Oncol. 2022 Nov; 126 (6):1080-1086 Epub 2022 July 09
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  20. Durgan DM, De La Cruz Ku G, Thomas M, Pockaj BA, McLaughlin SA, Casey WJ, Vijayasekaran A, Wigle D, Cheville JC, Tonneson J, Hoskin TL, Jakub JW. Chest wall resection for breast cancer: 21st century Mayo clinic experience. J Surg Oncol. 2022 Nov; 126 (6):962-969 Epub 2022 July 13
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  21. Jogerst KM, Abujbarah SM, Pockaj B. ASO Author Reflections: Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Multimodal Analgesia Following Breast Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct; 29 (10):6404-6405 Epub 2022 Aug 06
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  22. Zhang C, Kosiorek HE, Patel BK, Pockaj BA, Ahmad SB, Cronin PA. Accuracy of Posttreatment Imaging for Evaluation of Residual in Breast Disease After Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct; 29 (10):6207-6212 Epub 2022 July 13
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  23. Abujbarah SM, Jogerst K, Kosiorek HE, Ahmad S, Cronin PA, Casey W, Craner R, Rebecca A, Pockaj BA. Postoperative Hematomas in the Era of Outpatient Mastectomy: Is Ketorolac Really to Blame? Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct; 29 (10):6395-6403 Epub 2022 July 18
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  24. Abujbarah S, Jogerst K, Kosiorek HE, Ahmad S, Cronin PA, Casey W, Craner R, Rebecca A, Pockaj BA. ASO Visual Abstract: Postoperative Hematomas in the Era of Outpatient Mastectomy: Is Ketorolac Really to Blame? Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct; 29 (10):6406
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  25. Zhang C, Kosiorek HE, Patel BK, Pockaj BA, Ahmad SB, Cronin PA. ASO Visual Abstract: Accuracy of Post-Treatment Imaging in the Evaluation of Residual in Breast Disease After Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct; 29 (10):6213-6214
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  26. Hammond JB, Kandi LA, Armstrong VL, Kosiorek HE, Rebecca AM, Casey WJ 3rd, Kruger EA, Cronin PA, Pockaj BA, Teven CM. Long-term breast and nipple sensation after nipple-sparing mastectomy with implant reconstruction: Relevance to physical, psychosocial, and sexual well-being. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022 Sep; 75(9):2914-2919. Epub 2022 Jun 20.
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  27. Ludwig K, Wexelman B, Chen S, Cheng G, DeSnyder S, Golesorkhi N, Greenup R, James T, Lee B, Pockaj B, Vuong B, Fluharty S, Fuentes E, Rao R, American Society of Breast Surgeons Patient Safety Quality Committee. Home Recovery After Mastectomy: Review of Literature and Strategies for Implementation American Society of Breast Surgeons Working Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Sep; 29 (9):5799-5808 Epub 2022 May 03
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  28. Hammond JB, Foley BM, Kosiorek HE, Cronin PA, Rebecca AM, Casey WJ 3rd, Kruger EA, Teven CM, Pockaj BA. Seldom one and done: Characterizing rates of reoperation with direct-to-implant breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Am J Surg. 2022 Jul; 224 (1 Pt A):141-146 Epub 2022 Apr 15
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  29. Patel BK, Pepin K, Brandt KR, Mazza GL, Pockaj BA, Chen J, Zhou Y, Northfelt DW, Anderson K, Kling JM, Vachon CM, Swanson KR, Nikkhah M, Ehman R. Association of breast cancer risk, density, and stiffness: global tissue stiffness on breast MR elastography (MRE). Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2022 Jul; 194 (1):79-89 Epub 2022 Apr 30
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  30. Morrison S, Han G, Elenwa F, Vetto J, Fowler G, Leong SP, Kashani-Sabet M, Pockaj B, Kosiorek HE, Zager JS, Messina JL, Mozzillo N, Schneebaum S, Han D, Sentinel Lymph Node Working Group. ASO Visual Abstract: Is There a Relationship Between Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs) and Regression in Melanoma? Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 May; 29 (5):2869-2870
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  31. Morrison S, Han G, Elenwa F, Vetto JT, Fowler G, Leong SP, Kashani-Sabet M, Pockaj B, Kosiorek HE, Zager JS, Messina JL, Mozzillo N, Schneebaum S, Han D, Sentinel Lymph Node Working Group. Is There a Relationship Between TILs and Regression in Melanoma? Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 May; 29 (5):2854-2866 Epub 2022 Jan 21
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  32. Morrison SL, Han G, Elenwa F, Vetto JT, Fowler G, Leong SP, Kashani-Sabet M, Pockaj BA, Kosiorek HE, Zager JS, Sondak VK, Messina JL, Mozzillo N, Schneebaum S, Han D, Sentinel Lymph Node Working Group. Is the presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes predictive of outcomes in patients with melanoma? Cancer. 2022 Apr 1; 128 (7):1418-1428 Epub 2022 Feb 01
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  33. Khan SA, Zhao F, Goldstein LJ, Cella D, Basik M, Golshan M, Julian TB, Pockaj BA, Lee CA, Razaq W, Sparano JA, Babiera GV, Dy IA, Jain S, Silverman P, Fisher CS, Tevaarwerk AJ, Wagner LI, Sledge GW. Early Local Therapy for the Primary Site in De Novo Stage IV Breast Cancer: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial (EA2108). J Clin Oncol. 2022 Mar 20; 40 (9):978-987 Epub 2022 Jan 07
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  34. Brajcich BC, Stigall K, Walsh DS, Varghese TK, Barber AE, Kralovich KA, Wescott AB, Pockaj BA, Ko CY, Laronga C. Preoperative Nutritional Optimization of the Oncology Patient: A Scoping Review. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Mar 1; 234 (3):384-394
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  35. Paul K, Razmi S, Pockaj BA, Ladani L, Stromer J. Finite Element Modeling of Quantitative Ultrasound Analysis of the Surgical Margin of Breast Tumor. Tomography. 2022 Mar 1; 8 (2):570-584 Epub 2022 Mar 01
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  36. Subramanian S, Han G, Olson N, Leong SP, Kashani-Sabet M, White RL, Zager JS, Sondak VK, Messina JL, Pockaj B, Kosiorek HE, Vetto J, Fowler G, Schneebaum S, Han D. Regression in melanoma is significantly associated with a lower regional recurrence rate and better recurrence-free survival. J Surg Oncol. 2022 Feb; 125 (2):229-238 Epub 2021 Sept 17
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  37. Hammond JB, Scott DW, Kosiorek HE, Parnall TH, Gray RJ, Ernst BJ, Northfelt DW, McCullough AE, Ocal IT, Pockaj BA, Cronin PA. Characterizing Occult Nodal Disease Within a Clinically Node-Negative, Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer Population. Clin Breast Cancer. 2022 Feb; 22 (2):186-190 Epub 2021 July 25
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  38. Subramanian S, Han G, Olson N, Leong SP, Kashani-Sabet M, White RL, Zager JS, Sondak VK, Messina JL, Pockaj B, Kosiorek HE, Vetto J, Fowler G, Schneebaum S, Han D. Regression is significantly associated with outcomes for patients with melanoma. Surgery. 2021 Nov; 170 (5):1487-1494 Epub 2021 June 11
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  39. Thorpe CS, DeWees TA, Vallow LA, Pockaj BA, Cronin PA, Halyard MY, Vern-Gross TZ, McGee LA, Mclaughlin S, Golafshar MA, Bulman GF, Vargas CE. MC1732: Pilot/Phase II Trial of Hypofractionated Radiotherapy to the Whole Breast Alone Before Breast Conserving Surgery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Nov 1; 111(3S):S109. Epub 1900 Jan 01.
  40. Janeczek M, Lehrer M, Pockaj B, DiCaudo D, Ochoa S. Metastatic trichoblastic carcinoma in the setting of trichoblastomatosis and multiple facial trichoepitheliomas. JAAD Case Rep. 2021 Oct; 16:127-129 Epub 2021 Sept 01
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  41. Amirghasemi F, Adjei-Sowah E, Pockaj BA, Nikkhah M. Microengineered 3D Tumor Models for Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery in Female-Related Cancers. Ann Biomed Eng. 2021 Aug; 49 (8):1943-1972 Epub 2021 Jan 05
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  42. Hammond JB, Thomas O, Jogerst K, Kosiorek HE, Rebecca AM, Cronin PA, Casey WJ 3rd, Kruger EA, Pockaj BA, Teven CM. Same-day Discharge Is Safe and Effective After Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2021 Aug 1; 87 (2):144-149
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  43. Day RW, Chang YH, Stucky CC, Gray R, Pockaj B, Wasif N. A Predictive Model for Nodal Metastases in Patients With Appendiceal Cancers. Ann Surg. 2021 Jul 1; 274 (1):155-161
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  44. Webb C, Chang YH, Pockaj BA, Gray RJ, Stucky CC, Wasif N. Lymph node positivity and association with long-term survival for different histologies of appendiceal cancer. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Jul; 124 (1):88-96 Epub 2021 Apr 26
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  45. Paul K, Stromer J, Razmi S, Pockaj BA, Ladani L, Razmi J. Computational modeling of ultrasound c-scan imaging using transmitted signal peak density Applied Sciences-Basel. 2021 Jun; 11 (11):4924
  46. Phung TN, Webster TH, Lenkiewicz E, Malasi S, Andreozzi M, McCullough AE, Anderson KS, Pockaj BA, Wilson MA, Barrett MT. Unique evolutionary trajectories of breast cancers with distinct genomic and spatial heterogeneity. Sci Rep. 2021 May 19; 11 (1):10571
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  47. Anderson JD, Hammond JB, Kosiorek HE, Thorpe CS, Bhangoo RS, Pockaj BA, Gray RJ, Cronin PA, Rebecca AM, Casey WJ, Wong WW, Keole SR, Vern-Gross TZ, McGee LA, Halyard MY, DeWees TA, Vargas CE. Unplanned implant removal in locally advanced breast cancer. Breast J. 2021 May; 27 (5):466-471 Epub 2021 Mar 14
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  48. Hammond JB, Foley BM, James S, Rebecca AM, Teven CM, Kruger EA, Kosiorek HE, Cronin PA, Bernard RW, Pockaj BA, Casey WJ 3rd. Does Prior Breast Augmentation Affect Outcomes After Mastectomy With Reconstruction? An Analysis of Postoperative Complications and Reoperations. Ann Plast Surg. 2021 May 1; 86 (5):508-511
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  49. Hammond JB, Kosiorek HE, Cronin PA, Rebecca AM, Casey WJ 3rd, Wong WW, Vargas CE, Vern-Gross TZ, McGee LA, Pockaj BA. Capsular contracture in the modern era: A multidisciplinary look at the incidence and risk factors after mastectomy and implant-based breast reconstruction. Am J Surg. 2021 May; 221 (5):1005-1010 Epub 2020 Sept 21
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  50. Carnahan M, Pockaj B, Pizzitola V, Giurescu M, Lorans R, Eversman W, Sharpe R, Cronin P, Patel BK. Contrast-Enhanced Mammography for Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer in Women With Breast Augmentation: Preliminary Findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 Mar 17 [Epub ahead of print]
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  51. Han D, Han G, Duque MT, Morrison S, Leong SP, Kashani-Sabet M, Vetto J, White R, Schneebaum S, Pockaj B, Mozzillo N, Sondak VK, Zager JS. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Is Prognostic in Thickest Melanoma Cases and Should Be Performed for Thick Melanomas. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Feb; 28 (2):1007-1016 Epub 2020 June 10
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  52. Webb C, Cronin P, Gupta N, Verhey J, Calderon E, Moss A, Mathur AK, Pockaj B, Wasif N, Stucky CC. Is thyroid cancer prognosis affected by solid organ transplantation? Surgery. 2021 Jan; 169 (1):58-62 Epub 2020 Aug 16
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  53. Vargas CE, Thorpe CS, Dueck AC, Tenner KS, Davidson NE, Martino S, Pisansky TM, Hwang ES, Halyard MY, Pockaj BA, Perez EA. Impact of adjuvant trastuzumab on locoregional failure rates in a randomized clinical trial: North Central Cancer Treatment Group N9831 (alliance) study. Cancer. 2020 Dec 15; 126 (24):5239-5246 Epub 2020 Sept 15
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  54. Hammond JB, Han GR, Cronin PA, Kosiorek HE, Rebecca AM, Casey WJ 3rd, Kruger EA, Teven CM, Pockaj BA. Exploring the Effect of Post-mastectomy complications on 5-year survival. Am J Surg. 2020 Dec; 220(6):1422-1427. Epub 2020 Sep 06.
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  55. Hu QL, Dworsky JQ, Beck AC, Gilbert EW, Pockaj BA, Varghese TK Jr, Maggard-Gibbons M, Ko CY, Weigel RJ, Laronga C. Perioperative Pain Management after Ambulatory Abdominal Surgery: An American College of Surgeons Systematic Review. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Nov; 231 (5):572-601.e27 Epub 2020 Aug 14
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  56. Yamashita TS, Pockaj BA, Bagaria SP, Flotte TJ, Fahy AS, de Azevedo RU, Harmsen WS, Block MS, Jakub JW. Clinical significance of SLN benign capsular nevi in patients with melanoma. J Surg Oncol. 2020 Nov; 122 (6):1043-1049 Epub 2020 July 22
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  57. Teven CM, Rosenthal AC, Pockaj BA. Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma and the obligation of insurance providers. Breast J. 2020 Oct; 26 (10):2110-2111 Epub 2020 May 20
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  58. Vranic S, Senarathne W, Stafford P, Poorman K, Pockaj BA, Gatalica Z. Biomarkers of Targeted Therapy and Immuno-Oncology in Cancers Metastatic to the Breast. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2020 Oct; 28 (9):661-668
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  59. Jogerst K, Pockaj B. ASO Author Reflections: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS(R)) Principles Extend Beyond Abdominal Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Sep; 27 (9):3446-3447 Epub 2020 Apr 12
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  60. Jogerst K, Thomas O, Kosiorek HE, Gray R, Cronin P, Casey W 3rd, Rebecca A, Craner R, Young-Fadok T, Pockaj B. Same-Day Discharge After Mastectomy: Breast Cancer Surgery in the Era of ERAS((R)). Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Sep; 27 (9):3436-3445 Epub 2020 Mar 27
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  61. Han D, Han G, Morrison S, Leong SP, Kashani-Sabet M, Vetto J, White R, Schneebaum S, Pockaj B, Mozzillo N, Sondak VK, Zager JS. Factors predicting survival in thick melanoma: Do all thick melanomas have the same prognosis? Surgery. 2020 Sep; 168 (3):518-526 Epub 2020 July 12
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  62. Hammond JB, Parnall TH, Scott DW, Kosiorek HE, Pockaj BA, Ernst BJ, Northfelt DW, McCullough AE, Ocal IT, Cronin PA. Gauging the efficacy of neoadjuvant endocrine therapy in breast cancer patients with known axillary disease. J Surg Oncol. 2020 Sep; 122 (4):619-622 Epub 2020 June 07
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  63. Webb C, Gupta N, Kosiorek H, Cronin PA, Pockaj BA, Gray RJ. The effects of body mass index on operative time and outcomes in nipple-sparing mastectomy. Am J Surg. 2020 Aug; 220 (2):395-400 Epub 2019 Dec 17
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  64. Phung TN, Lenkiewicz E, Malasi S, Sharma A, Anderson KS, Wilson MA, Pockaj BA, Barrett MT. Unique genomic and neoepitope landscapes across tumors: a study across time, tissues, and space within a single lynch syndrome patient. Sci Rep. 2020 Jul 22; 10 (1):12190 Epub 2020 July 22
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  65. Hilal T, Mi L, Ertz-Archambault NM, Almquist DR, Anderson KS, Gray RJ, Pockaj BA, Northfelt DW. Change in 21-gene Recurrence Score result after exposure to neo-adjuvant endocrine therapy in patients with operable breast cancer. Breast J. 2020 Jul; 26 (7):1449-1451 Epub 2019 Dec 26
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  66. St Cyr TL, Pockaj BA, Northfelt DW, Craig FE, Clemens MW, Mahabir RC. Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma: Current Understanding and Recommendations for Management. Plast Surg (Oakv). 2020 May; 28 (2):117-126 Epub 2020 May 21
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  67. Ertz-Archambault NM, Rogoff LB, Kosiorek HE, Ernst BJ, Anderson KS, Pockaj BA, Gray RJ, Northfelt DW. Depomedroxyprogesterone acetate therapy for hot flashes in survivors of breast cancer: no unfavorable impact on recurrence and survival. Support Care Cancer. 2020 May; 28 (5):2139-2143 Epub 2019 Aug 11
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  68. Calderon E, Day RW, Stucky CC, Gray RJ, Pockaj BA, Chang YH, Wasif N. Comparative Effectiveness of Pylorus-Preserving Versus Standard Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Clinical Practice. Pancreas. 2020 Apr; 49 (4):568-573
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  69. Bellomo D, Arias-Mejias SM, Ramana C, Heim JB, Quattrocchi E, Sominidi-Damodaran S, Bridges AG, Lehman JS, Hieken TJ, Jakub JW, Pittelkow MR, DiCaudo DJ, Pockaj BA, Sluzevich JC, Cappel MA, Bagaria SP, Perniciaro C, Tjien-Fooh FJ, van Vliet MH, Dwarkasing J, Meves A. Model Combining Tumor Molecular and Clinicopathologic Risk Factors Predicts Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in Primary Cutaneous Melanoma. JCO Precis Oncol. 2020; 4:319-334 Epub 2020 Apr 14
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  70. Webb C, Day R, Velazco CS, Pockaj BA, Gray RJ, Stucky CC, Young-Fadok T, Wasif N. Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program is Associated with Improved Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Jan; 27 (1):303-312 Epub 2019 Oct 11
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  71. Calderon E, Webb C, Kosiorek HE, Richard J Gray MD, Cronin P, Anderson K, Northfelt D, McCullough A, Ocal IT, Pockaj B. Are we choosing wisely in elderly females with breast cancer? Am J Surg. 2019 Dec; 218 (6):1229-1233 Epub 2019 Aug 10
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  72. Landercasper J, Borgert AJ, Fayanju OM, Cody H 3rd, Feldman S, Greenberg C, Linebarger J, Pockaj B, Wilke L. Correction to: Factors Associated with Reoperation in Breast-Conserving Surgery for Cancer: A Prospective Study of American Society of Breast Surgeon Members. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Dec; 26 (Suppl 3):891
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  73. Hangge PT, Jogerst K, Mohsen A, Kosiorek H, Cronin PA, Stucky CH, Wasif N, Gray RJ, Rebecca AM, Casey WJ 3rd, Pockaj BA. Making an informed choice: Which breast reconstruction type has the lowest complication rate? Am J Surg. 2019 Dec; 218 (6):1040-1045 Epub 2019 Sept 27
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  74. Landercasper J, Borgert AJ, Fayanju OM, Cody H 3rd, Feldman S, Greenberg C, Linebarger J, Pockaj B, Wilke L. Factors Associated with Reoperation in Breast-Conserving Surgery for Cancer: A Prospective Study of American Society of Breast Surgeon Members. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Oct; 26 (10):3321-3336 Epub 2019 July 24
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  75. McDonald BR, Contente-Cuomo T, Sammut SJ, Odenheimer-Bergman A, Ernst B, Perdigones N, Chin SF, Farooq M, Mejia R, Cronin PA, Anderson KS, Kosiorek HE, Northfelt DW, McCullough AE, Patel BK, Weitzel JN, Slavin TP, Caldas C, Pockaj BA, Murtaza M. Personalized circulating tumor DNA analysis to detect residual disease after neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer. Sci Transl Med. 2019 Aug 7; 11 (504)
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  76. Thomas DC, Han G, Leong SP, Kashani-Sabet M, Vetto J, Pockaj B, White RL, Faries MB, Schneebaum S, Mozzillo N, Charney KJ, Sondak VK, Messina JL, Zager JS, Han D. Recurrence of Melanoma After a Negative Sentinel Node Biopsy: Predictors and Impact of Recurrence Site on Survival. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Jul; 26 (7):2254-2262 Epub 2019 Apr 22
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  77. Wasif N, Neville M, Gray R, Cronin P, Pockaj BA. Competing Risk of Death in Elderly Patients with Newly Diagnosed Stage I Breast Cancer. J Am Coll Surg. 2019 Jul; 229 (1):30-36.e1 Epub 2019 Mar 29
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  78. Truong DD, Kratz A, Park JG, Barrientos ES, Saini H, Nguyen T, Pockaj B, Mouneimne G, LaBaer J, Nikkhah M. A Human Organotypic Microfluidic Tumor Model Permits Investigation of the Interplay between Patient-Derived Fibroblasts and Breast Cancer Cells. Cancer Res. 2019 Jun 15; 79 (12):3139-3151 Epub 2019 Apr 16
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  79. Sheaffer WW, Gray RJ, Wasif N, Stucky CC, Cronin PA, Kosiorek HE, Basu A, Pizzitola VJ, Patel B, Giurescu ME, Lorans R, McCullough AE, Ocal IT, Pockaj BA. Predictive factors of upstaging DCIS to invasive carcinoma in BCT vs mastectomy. Am J Surg. 2019 Jun; 217 (6):1025-1029 Epub 2019 Feb 23
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  80. Klemen ND, Han G, Leong SP, Kashani-Sabet M, Vetto J, White R, Schneebaum S, Pockaj B, Mozzillo N, Charney K, Hoekstra H, Sondak VK, Messina JL, Zager JS, Han D. Completion lymphadenectomy for a positive sentinel node biopsy in melanoma patients is not associated with a survival benefit. J Surg Oncol. 2019 Jun; 119 (8):1053-1059 Epub 2019 Mar 18
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  81. Hanna AN, Sinnamon AJ, Roses RE, Kelz RR, Elder DE, Xu X, Pockaj BA, Zager JS, Fraker DL, Karakousis GC. Relationship between age and likelihood of lymph node metastases in patients with intermediate thickness melanoma (1.01-4.00 mm): A National Cancer Database study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Feb; 80 (2):433-440 Epub 2018 Aug 27
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