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| Andrew J SpillaneSummaryAffiliation: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Country: Australia Publications
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High-resolution lymphoscintigraphy is essential for recognition of the significance of internal mammary nodes in breast cancerA J Spillane
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ann Oncol 20:977-84. 2009..Controversy relates to the technique of lymphatic mapping, safety of IMN SNB, the significance of positive IMN, and potential to impact survival...- Proposed quality standards for regional lymph node dissections in patients with melanomaAndrew J Spillane
Melanoma Institute of Australia, and University of Sydney, North Sydney, Australia
Ann Surg 249:473-80. 2009..The experience of the Sydney Melanoma Unit (SMU) is documented to offer quality assurance (QA) standards and an acceptable range for lymph node yield for regional lymph node dissection (RLND) in melanoma patients... - Defining lower limb lymphedema after inguinal or ilio-inguinal dissection in patients with melanoma using classification and regression tree analysisAndrew J Spillane
Sydney Melanoma Unit at the Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Ann Surg 248:286-93. 2008..This study aims to objectively define the criteria for assessing the presence of lymphedema and to report the prevalence of lymphedema after inguinal and ilio-inguinal (inguinal and pelvic) lymph node dissection for metastatic melanoma... - Minimal access breast surgery: a single breast incision for breast conservation surgery and sentinel lymph node biopsyA J Spillane
The University of Sydney, Northern Clinical School, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Eur J Surg Oncol 35:380-6. 2009..The aims of this study are to describe the MABS approach and to evaluate its safety and efficacy in cases undergoing BCS and SNB (axillary or IMN) for treatment of breast cancer... - Quality assurance parameters and predictors of outcome for ilioinguinal and inguinal dissection in a contemporary melanoma patient populationAndrew J Spillane
Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ann Surg Oncol 18:2521-8. 2011..This study was designed to provide LN retrieval parameters for inguinal and ilioinguinal LN dissections, and secondarily, to analyze known predictors for survival outcomes, including LN ratio, i.e., involved/total number LN removed... - Sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with thin primary cutaneous melanomaRajmohan Murali
Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ann Surg 255:128-33. 2012.... - Keystone flap reconstruction of primary melanoma excision defects of the leg-the end of the skin graft?Marc D Moncrieff
Sydney Melanoma Unit, 1A Eden Street, North Sydney, NSW, 2060, Australia
Ann Surg Oncol 15:2867-73. 2008..During the last 4 years, the keystone-design fasciocutaneous island flap has become the principal form of reconstruction in our unit for primary melanoma defects of the leg distal to the knee where primary closure is not possible... - Lymph node ratio provides prognostic information in addition to american joint committee on cancer N stage in patients with melanoma, even if quality of surgery is standardizedAndrew J Spillane
Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ann Surg 253:109-15. 2011.... - Survivorship care after breast cancer treatment--experiences and preferences of Australian womenMeagan E Brennan
The Patricia Ritchie Centre for Cancer Care and Research, Mater Hospital, Rocklands Road, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia
Breast 20:271-7. 2011..Communication between multidisciplinary team members was perceived as an ongoing problem and there was enthusiasm for a patient-held written survivorship care plan to address this, and to meet information needs... - Experience of sentinel node biopsy alone in early breast cancer without further axillary dissection in patients with negative sentinel nodeNaresh K Soni
Sydney Breast Cancer Institute, Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
ANZ J Surg 75:292-9. 2005..Patients choosing SNB alone must understand that the long-term results of the randomized controlled trial are still pending for level I evidence of long-term efficacy... - Survivorship care after breast cancer: follow-up practices of Australian health professionals and attitudes to a survivorship care planMeagan E Brennan
Patricia Ritchie Centre for Cancer Care and Research, Mater Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 6:116-25. 2010..This study explored the follow-up practices of health professionals and their attitudes to alternative models such as shared care and the use of a survivorship care plan... - The aromatase inhibitors in early breast cancer: who, when, and why?Ilona C Nordman
Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
Med J Aust 183:24-7. 2005..Aromatase inhibitors are associated with more hot flushes than placebo, but with fewer hot flushes, less endometrial toxicity and venous thromboembolism, and more arthralgia, myalgia and bone fracture than tamoxifen... - The breast physician: an example of specialisation in general practiceMeagan E Brennan
NSW Breast Cancer Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Med J Aust 187:111-4. 2007..The training and credentialling of breast physicians has recently been formalised by the Australasian Society of Breast Physicians with the introduction of a training program and fellowship in breast medicine...