A Comprehensive Assessment of Radial Scars on Core Needle Biopsy in Patients with or without Breast Cancer: Upgrade Rate and Implications on Management.

Background: Radial scars/radial sclerosing lesions (RS) are benign breast lesions identified on core needle biopsy (CNB) which can upgrade to malignancy at excision. There is limited data on RS detection and upgrade rates with more sensitive imaging such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and none during their detection for breast cancer workup and its implication on patient treatment decisions.

Methods: A retrospective institutional study of RS diagnosed on CNB between January 2008 and December 2017 was conducted.

Shaves off the Cavity or Specimen in Lumpectomy for Breast Cancer.

Introduction: Re-excision for positive margins (margins where tumor is positive) after breast conserving surgery (BCS) is common and burdensome for breast cancer patients. Routine shave margins can reduce positive margins and re-excision rates. Cavity shaving margin (CSM) removes margins from the lumpectomy cavity edges, whereas specimen shave margin (SSM) requires ex vivo removal of margins from the resected specimen.

Presenting for Duty: Lessons From A Specialty Surgery Division at the Pandemic Epicenter.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had catastrophic repercussions across the world and here in the United States. The healthcare system in New York City, the epicenter, has faced significant disruptions due to the sheer volume of cases and critical care needs of severely ill patients. For surgical specialty services, the postponement of all elective surgeries, redeployment of faculty and staff, and cancellation of outpatient clinics became a rapid reality.

Coexisting DCIS and phyllodes breast tumors in Young Chinese women: Case series.

Introduction: Breast cystosarcoma phyllodes tumors are rare and can be benign or malignant. All sub-divisions of phyllodes tumor-benign, borderline and malignant, can harbor carcinomas, although the incidence is extremely rare.

Methods: We present two nonconsecutive cases of coexisting ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and phyllodes breast tumors in young patients.

A case report of parotid mammary analogue secretory carcinoma and reviews.

Introduction: Mammary analog secretory carcinoma (MASC) is a new diagnosis of head and neck tumors first reported in 2010. It was often misdiagnosed as salivary acinic cell carcinoma (AciCC). We present a patient with an asymptomatic parotid tumor that underwent deep lobe parotidectomy and postoperative radiation therapy.

Sebaceous lymphadenoma requiring superficial parotidectomy.

An 82-year-old woman presented with a painless, progressively enlarging right neck mass of 2 years' duration. CT with contrast showed a 5.0 cm confluence of nodes just inferior to the right parotid gland.

Restenosis rates following vertebral artery origin stenting: does stent type make a difference?

Objectives: To compare our experience with sirolimus and paclitaxel-eluting stents (drug-eluting stents [DES]) and non-drug-eluting stents (NDES) for treatment of vertebral artery (VA) origin stenosis and review the literature.

Methods: A retrospective review of our prospectively collected database was performed. Clinical and radiologic follow up was obtained by reviewing office records and radiology.