Publications by authors named "V P Hastings"

Breast tissue density (BTD) is known to increase the risk of breast cancer but is not routinely used in the risk assessment of the population-based High-Risk Ontario Breast Screening Program (HROBSP). This prospective, IRB-approved study assessed the feasibility and impact of incorporating breast tissue density (BTD) into the risk assessment of women referred to HROBSP who were not genetic mutation carriers. All consecutive women aged 40-69 years who met criteria for HROBSP assessment and referred to Genetics from 1 December 2020 to 31 July 2021 had their lifetime risk calculated with and without BTD using Tyrer-Cuzick model version 8 (IBISv8) to gauge overall impact.

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Objectives: The prognosis of patients presenting with stage IVB uterine serous carcinoma (USC) remains extremely poor, with a reported 5-year survival of <20%. Here were evaluate the survival impact of cytoreductive surgery and identify other prognostic factors in stage IVB USC.

Methods: A multicenter retrospective analysis of patients with stage IVB USC was conducted from 2000 to 2018.

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Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is responsible for a global pandemic that has significantly affected New York City. There is limited data about COVID-19 infection in pregnancy, especially in critically ill patients.

Case: A 30-year-old female who presented at 26 weeks gestation with acute severe respiratory distress that required intubation and intensive care unit (ICU) admission.

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•Ovarian cancer (OC) metastasizes cutaneous in up to 6% of cases.•Cutaneous metastasis to the vulva is rare; with only one prior report in the literature.•Resection of cutaneous metastasis offers symptom relief as well as a potential survival benefit.

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Metastasis to bone (BM) is an uncommon manifestation of advanced endometrial cancer (EC). The present study will review the clinicopathologic features of a cohort of patients with EC and BM. We conducted a multi-center retrospective review of patients with EC and BM.

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