Breast Cancer Screening Among Medically Underserved Women in New Mexico: Potential for Lower Recall Rates with Digital Breast Tomosynthesis.

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) may decrease recall rates (RRs) and improve positive predictive values (PPVs) and cancer detection rates (CDRs) versus full-field digital mammography (FFDM). The value of DBT has not been assessed in New Mexico's rural and minority population. Objectives of this study were to compare RRs, CDRs, and PPVs using FFDM+DBT versus FFDM in screening mammograms at the University of New Mexico between 2013 and 2016 and to qualitatively evaluate patient decision-making regarding DBT.

Persistent nipple discharge after nipple-sparing mastectomy secondary to unincorporated AlloDerm: a case report.

Background: Rates of nipple-sparing mastectomies have increased over the past decade. In 2017, acellular dermal matrix was used in 56% of breast reconstructive procedures, with complication rates similar to operations without AlloDerm. Although persistent nipple discharge after nipple-sparing mastectomy is a rare event, it has been described in the literature.

Resection of giant pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia: Expectant observation and avoidance of complex breast surgery.

Introduction: Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH) is a benign tumor of the breast that can achieve large, or even giant, dimensions. Resection of giant tumors can pose cosmetic challenges.

Case Presentation: We report the prospective cosmetic outcome of a 31-year old female with a 21-cm PASH tumor of the right breast using simple excision through an inframammary approach.

Using Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk models for risk-adjusting cardiac surgery results.

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (STS NCD) has become the national benchmark for cardiac surgery reporting. Several important aspects of its risk-adjustment reporting are discussed, with special emphasis on using the reported individual STS risk scores for analysis and evaluation: (1) Different risk models are used in different STS NCD versions. (2) STS calibrates risk scores annually to make the annual predicted rates equal the observed rates.