The argument against sentinel node biopsy for malignant melanoma: Its use should be confined to patients in clinical trials

JM Thomas, EJ Patocskai - BMJ, 2000 - bmj.com
Sentinel node biopsy has been enthusiastically adopted into clinical practice without a clear
understanding of its benefit, which is often assumed rather than proved. Recently, the status …

Cellular schwannoma: a rare presacral tumour

EJ Patocskai, M Tabatabaian… - Canadian Journal of …, 2002 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Discussion In the pelvis, a schwannoma usually develops from the sympathetic system
represented by the hypogastric plexus or from the spinal nerves that form the sacral plexus. 6 …

Gastric necrosis in a patient with bulimia

EJ Patocskai, JM Thomas - The European journal of surgery, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Acute gastric dilatation leading to gastric necrosis is a rare but potentially fatal condition that
can occur in patients with bulimia and anorexia nervosa. It usually develops after a bulimic …

Epirubicin with cyclophosphamide followed by docetaxel with trastuzumab and bevacizumab as neoadjuvant therapy for HER2-positive locally advanced breast …

…, P Rastogi, CE Geyer Jr, SA Jacobs, EJ Patocskai… - Clinical breast …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The purpose of this study was to determine the cardiac safety and clinical activity
of trastuzumab and bevacizumab with docetaxel after epirubicin with cyclophosphamide (…

Sentinel node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in biopsy-proven node-positive breast cancer: the SN FNAC study

…, RJ Younan, L Provencher, E Patocskai… - Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - ascopubs.org
Purpose An increasing proportion of patients (> 30%) with node-positive breast cancer will
obtain an axillary pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). If …

[HTML][HTML] Overall survival in the OlympiA phase III trial of adjuvant olaparib in patients with germline pathogenic variants in BRCA1/2 and high-risk, early breast cancer

…, C Prady, A Eisen, C Desbiens, E Patocskai… - Annals of oncology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The randomized, double-blind OlympiA trial compared 1 year of the oral poly(adenosine
diphosphate-ribose) polymerase inhibitor, olaparib, to matching placebo as …

Chronic granulomatous mastitis: imaging, pathology and management

…, M El Khoury, J David, M Labelle, E Patocskai… - European journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to describe the clinical and radiological presentation of
chronic granulomatous mastitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the …

The role of collaborative observational practice and feedback-discourse to promote remote acquisition of technical surgical skills

…, F Mercier, A Dubrowski, E Patocskai - Journal of Surgical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Acquisition of technical skills remotely in a decentralized model requires an
efficacious way of providing feedback. The primary objective was to test the efficacy of various …

Immediate breast reconstruction using the autologous dermal flap

…, M Vasigh, S Zand, E Patocskai - Journal of Surgical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Despite the development of breast-conserving surgery in breast cancer treatment,
there still remain indications for total mastectomy. Since mastectomy has a significant …

Hand sewn anastomosis skill acquisition and in vivo transfer using 3D-printed small bowel simulator

…, F Mercier, A Dubrowski, E Patocskai - Journal of Surgical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Patocskai designed the study. A. Arutiunian designed the simulation model, which was critically
reviewed by … Patocskai. All authors gave final approbation for the article to be published. …