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Research outputs from the Breast Surgery team at the RD&E.
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Utilization of Raman spectroscopy to identify breast cancer from the water content in surgical samples containing blue dye
(Wiley, 2020-12-16)Breast conserving surgery (BCS) for breast cancer aims for optimal oncological results with minimal tissue excision. Positive margins due to insufficient resection results in significant numbers of patients requiring ... -
Breast Angiosarcoma Surveillance Study: UK national audit of management and outcomes of angiosarcoma of the breast and chest wall
(Wiley, 2021-04-30)BACKGROUND: Breast angiosarcomas are rare tumours of vascular origin. Secondary angiosarcoma occurs following radiotherapy for breast cancer. Angiosarcomas have high recurrence and poor survival rates. This is concerning ... -
Biological and synthetic mesh assisted breast reconstruction procedures: Joint guidelines from the Association of Breast Surgery and the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.
(Elsevier, 2021-05-25)These guidelines have been produced with the involvement of the Association of Breast Surgery and the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Recommendations have been derived after a review ... -
Oncoplastic breast surgery: A guide to good practice.
(Elsevier, 2021-05-11)Oncoplastic Breast Surgery has become standard of care in the management of Breast. Cancer Patents. These guidelines written by an Expert Advisory Group; convened by the Association of Breast Surgery (ABS) and the British ... -
Extramammary Borderline Phyllodes Tumor Presenting as an Umbilical Mass.
(SAGE, 2020-12-21)Phyllodes tumors (PTs) represent a spectrum of rare, fibroepithelial neoplasms of the breast, which can be subcategorized as benign, borderline, or malignant based on their histological appearance. Accessory breast tissue ... -
Significantly reducing implant loss rates in immediate implant-based breast reconstruction: A protocol and completed audit of quality assurance
(Elsevier Science, 2020-06)Introduction: Immediate implant-based breast reconstruction (IBR) rates have increased considerably with the advent of acellular dermal matrices. Implant loss is a significant complication and is costly to patients and the ... -
Trainee experience of 'out of hours' surgical working in the UK: A cross-sectional analysis.
(Elsevier, 2019-11)Changes to working practices and increasing service demand have contributed to low morale amongst UK surgical trainees, with pressures particularly acute 'out of hours' (OOH). Surgeons may be expected to be 'on call' for ... -
Obesity impacts the regulation of miR-10b and its targets in primary breast tumors
(BioMed Central, 2019-01)Obesity increases breast cancer (BC) risk in post-menopausal women by mostly unknown molecular mechanisms which may partly be regulated by microRNAs (miRNAs). We isolated RNA from paired benign and malignant biopsies from ... -
Selecting pH cut-offs for the safe verification of nasogastric feeding tube placement: a decision analytical modelling approach
(BMJ, 2017-11-04)Objectives The existing British National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) safety guideline recommends testing the pH of nasogastric (NG) tube aspirates. Feeding is considered safe if a pH of 5.5 or lower has been observed; ... -
The significance of sentinel lymph node micrometastasis in breast cancer: Comparing outcomes with and without axillary clearance.
(Elsevier, 2016-09-23)Management of micrometastasis in the sentinel node is a controversial topic. Most of the guidelines don't recommend further axillary treatment if micrometastasis are the only finding in the sentinel node. However, some ... -
Breast cancer and other breast lumps
(Sage, 2016-03-11)Each year, breast lumps are the feature of concern for many thousands of patients presenting to primary care. Due to the major publicity regarding breast cancer, many patients present promptly, concerned that the lump is ...
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