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  1. Article ; Online: ASO Author Reflections: Demystifying the Drain Dilemma-Antibiotic Prophylaxis After Mastectomy with Indwelling Drains.

    Martins, Russell Seth / Sattar, Abida K

    Annals of surgical oncology

    2023  Volume 30, Issue 10, Page(s) 5976–5977

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Mastectomy/adverse effects ; Antibiotic Prophylaxis ; Breast Neoplasms/surgery ; Drainage
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 1200469-8
    ISSN 1534-4681 ; 1068-9265
    ISSN (online) 1534-4681
    ISSN 1068-9265
    DOI 10.1245/s10434-023-13908-3
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  2. Article ; Online: ASO Author Reflections: Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Mastectomy-Too Much or Too Little.

    Martins, Russell Seth / Sattar, Abida K

    Annals of surgical oncology

    2022  Volume 29, Issue 10, Page(s) 6323–6324

    MeSH term(s) Antibiotic Prophylaxis ; Breast Neoplasms/surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Mastectomy ; Nipples/surgery
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1200469-8
    ISSN 1534-4681 ; 1068-9265
    ISSN (online) 1534-4681
    ISSN 1068-9265
    DOI 10.1245/s10434-022-12340-3
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  3. Article ; Online: Breast development and disorders in children and adolescents.

    Mubarak, Fatima / Malick, Ayesha / Sattar, Abida K

    Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care

    2023  Volume 53, Issue 7, Page(s) 101441

    Abstract: Breast masses are infrequently encountered in pediatric and adolescent populations. Most breast masses in children are benign entities arising from embryological defects which can be managed once breast development is complete. Diagnostic and management ... ...

    Abstract Breast masses are infrequently encountered in pediatric and adolescent populations. Most breast masses in children are benign entities arising from embryological defects which can be managed once breast development is complete. Diagnostic and management dilemmas arise when fibroepithelial lesions of the breast are seen in clinical practice. Differentiation between a fibroadenoma and a phyllodes tumor is important to guide management. Breast cancer in children under 18 years of age is extremely rare and invasive diagnostic testing and aggressive management is only recommended when clinical suspicion of malignancy is very high. Patient and caregiver counseling plays an important role in the management of these diseases. While adult-onset breast diseases have been studied very closely, there is a dearth of literature on pediatric breast anomalies. This review aims to provide a scoping overview of the available literature on benign, fibroepithelial, and malignant lesions of the breast in pediatric and adolescent populations to help guide physicians and surgeons with decision-making regarding the diagnosis and management of pediatric breast diseases.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Breast ; Breast Diseases/diagnosis ; Breast Diseases/therapy ; Breast Diseases/pathology ; Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Breast Neoplasms/therapy ; Breast Neoplasms/pathology ; Fibroadenoma/diagnosis ; Fibroadenoma/therapy ; Fibroadenoma/pathology ; Phyllodes Tumor/diagnosis ; Phyllodes Tumor/pathology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Review ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2078029-1
    ISSN 1538-3199 ; 0045-9380 ; 1538-5442
    ISSN (online) 1538-3199
    ISSN 0045-9380 ; 1538-5442
    DOI 10.1016/j.cppeds.2023.101441
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  4. Article: Management of Breast Intraductal Papilloma Diagnosed on Core Needle Biopsy: Excision or Follow-up?

    Gillani, Mishal / Idress, Romana / Afzal, Shaista / Khan, Maria / Shahzad, Hania / Sattar, Abida K

    Cureus

    2024  Volume 16, Issue 2, Page(s) e54716

    Abstract: Introduction Management of intraductal papillomas (IDPs) diagnosed on core needle biopsy (CNB) remains controversial. We report our experience of IDPs identified on CNB, our institutional rates of upgradation to atypia/malignancy as well as radiologic/ ... ...

    Abstract Introduction Management of intraductal papillomas (IDPs) diagnosed on core needle biopsy (CNB) remains controversial. We report our experience of IDPs identified on CNB, our institutional rates of upgradation to atypia/malignancy as well as radiologic/pathologic features that may allow selection for surgery as well as those for safe observation. Methods The study is a retrospective review of patient records from 2012 to 2019, at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 21.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY). Associations between various patient factors were assessed using Pearson's chi-square test. Results This study included a total of 55 female patients with IDPs, with a mean age of 54.67 ± 15.57 years. On CNB, 69.1% (n = 38) of patients had IDP without atypia while 30.9% (n = 17) had IDP with atypia, with single IDPs being the most common lesions on excisional biopsy. Overall, of all CNB-diagnosed IDPs, only 4/55 (7.3%) demonstrated upgradation (3/4 to DCIS, 1/4 showed atypia) on excisional biopsy, and all these upgraded cases had failed to demonstrate atypia on initial CNB. Conclusion CNB-identified cases of IDPs are rarely upgraded on excision and thus routine excision in all cases may be unnecessary. Appropriate patient selection based on radiology-pathology findings should be done. Those with suspicious findings on imaging as well as those that demonstrate atypia on CNB must be excised.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2747273-5
    ISSN 2168-8184
    ISSN 2168-8184
    DOI 10.7759/cureus.54716
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  5. Article ; Online: Implementation of a clinical breast exam and referral program in a rural district of Pakistan.

    Martins, Russell Seth / Arif, Aiman / Yameen, Sahar / Noordin, Shanila / Masroor, Taleaa / Muhammad, Shah / Channa, Mukhtiar / Soofi, Sajid Bashir / Sattar, Abida K

    BMC health services research

    2024  Volume 24, Issue 1, Page(s) 616

    Abstract: Background: The role of clinical breast examination (CBE) for early detection of breast cancer is extremely important in lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) where access to breast imaging is limited. Our study aimed to describe the outcomes of a ... ...

    Abstract Background: The role of clinical breast examination (CBE) for early detection of breast cancer is extremely important in lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) where access to breast imaging is limited. Our study aimed to describe the outcomes of a community outreach breast education, home CBE and referral program for early recognition of breast abnormalities and improvement of breast cancer awareness in a rural district of Pakistan.
    Methods: Eight health care workers (HCW) and a gynecologist were educated on basic breast cancer knowledge and trained to create breast cancer awareness and conduct CBE in the community. They were then deployed in the Dadu district of Pakistan where they carried out home visits to perform CBE in the community. Breast cancer awareness was assessed in the community using a standardized questionnaire and standard educational intervention was performed. Clinically detectable breast lesions were identified during home CBE and women were referred to the study gynecologist to confirm the presence of clinical abnormalities. Those confirmed to have clinical abnormalities were referred for imaging. Follow-up home visits were carried out to assess reasons for non-compliance in patients who did not follow-through with the gynecologist appointment or prescribed imaging and re-enforce the need for follow-up.
    Results: Basic breast cancer knowledge of HCWs and study gynecologist improved post-intervention. HCWs conducted home CBE in 8757 women. Of these, 149 were warranted a CBE by a physician (to avoid missing an abnormality), while 20 were found to have a definitive lump by HCWs, all were referred to the study gynecologist (CBE checkpoint). Only 50% (10/20) of those with a suspected lump complied with the referral to the gynecologist, where 90% concordance was found between their CBEs. Follow-up home visits were conducted in 119/169 non-compliant patients. Major reasons for non-compliance were a lack of understanding of the risks and financial constraints. A significant improvement was observed in the community's breast cancer knowledge at the follow-up visits using the standardized post-test.
    Conclusions: Basic and focused education of HCWs can increase their knowledge and dispel myths. Hand-on structured training can enable HCWs to perform CBE. Community awareness is essential for patient compliance and for early-detection, diagnosis, and treatment.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Pakistan ; Female ; Referral and Consultation ; Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Breast Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging ; Early Detection of Cancer ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Rural Population ; Physical Examination ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-05-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2050434-2
    ISSN 1472-6963 ; 1472-6963
    ISSN (online) 1472-6963
    ISSN 1472-6963
    DOI 10.1186/s12913-024-11051-7
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  6. Article: The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and the Response in Low-to-Middle Income Countries.

    Shahzad, Hania / Mubarik, Fatima / Sattar, Abida K

    Current breast cancer reports

    2021  Volume 13, Issue 2, Page(s) 63–68

    Abstract: Purpose of review: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an unprecedented challenge to healthcare, particularly in resource-constrained low and middle-income countries (LMICs). We aim to summarize the challenges faced by LMICs in providing breast cancer care ... ...

    Abstract Purpose of review: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an unprecedented challenge to healthcare, particularly in resource-constrained low and middle-income countries (LMICs). We aim to summarize the challenges faced by LMICs in providing breast cancer care during the pandemic and their response during this crisis.
    Recent findings: Conversion of oncology centers into COVID-19 isolation centers and lack of LMIC applicable guidelines for breast cancer treatment worsened the challenge for providers. Few LMICs changed their management framework, taking steps like triaging patients, prioritizing care, therapeutic spacing, and a shift to telehealth.
    Summary: Modified protocols where available have served LMICs well for resource allocation; however, effectiveness of these cannot be determined due to lack of outcomes reporting. This pandemic has underscored the importance of flexibility, prompt intervention, good communication, and reassessment to address unexpected healthcare challenges and has been a learning lesson to help tailor guidelines early in the future.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2493862-2
    ISSN 1943-4596 ; 1943-4588
    ISSN (online) 1943-4596
    ISSN 1943-4588
    DOI 10.1007/s12609-021-00409-z
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  7. Article: Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Aspiration for the Treatment of Breast Abscess at a Tertiary Care Center in the Developing World.

    Afzal, Shaista / Bashir, Ahmad / Shahzad, Hania / Masroor, Imrana / Sattar, Abida K

    Cureus

    2022  Volume 14, Issue 10, Page(s) e30865

    Abstract: Purpose: Percutaneous ultrasound (US)-guided aspiration is the first line of management for breast abscess. Our study aimed to look at the success of US-guided percutaneous drainage in managing breast abscesses at a tertiary care center and additionally ...

    Abstract Purpose: Percutaneous ultrasound (US)-guided aspiration is the first line of management for breast abscess. Our study aimed to look at the success of US-guided percutaneous drainage in managing breast abscesses at a tertiary care center and additionally to look for any correlation between US features and failure rate.  Methods: A retrospective review of the radiology database at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan was done to identify 54 patients through non-probability convenience sampling who underwent a US-guided percutaneous aspiration with laboratory confirmation of abscess. A treatment course was observed for the development of complications or failure of treatment. A chi-square test was performed to correlate US features and patient characteristics with outcomes of treatment (p<0.05). Fisher's exact test was applied to evaluate the success of aspiration in small versus large abscesses, and in lactating versus non-lactating patients.  Results: 75% of all women were successfully able to avoid surgery. Specifically, 80.6% of all lactating women and 66.7 % of non-lactating women with breast abscesses were successfully managed with US-guided percutaneous aspiration. Across a variety of parameters measured, including pathological and etiological factors, as well as features on imaging, no significant association was established between the variables and the failure of the intervention.
    Conclusion: Low morbidity and high patient satisfaction rates make percutaneous aspiration preferable to surgical intervention as a first-line treatment of breast abscess. Early use of antibiotics is recommended as an adjunct to drainage.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2747273-5
    ISSN 2168-8184
    ISSN 2168-8184
    DOI 10.7759/cureus.30865
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  8. Article ; Online: Practice Patterns of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy: A Survey of Members of the American Society of Breast Surgeons.

    Sattar, Abida K / Shahzad, Hania / Masroor, Taleaa / Martins, Russell Seth / Zahid, Nida / Amersi, Farin F

    Annals of surgical oncology

    2022  Volume 29, Issue 10, Page(s) 6314–6322

    Abstract: Background: Surgical site infections after breast surgery range from 1 to 16%. Both the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) and the American Association of Plastic Surgeons guidelines lack clarity on postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) ... ...

    Abstract Background: Surgical site infections after breast surgery range from 1 to 16%. Both the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) and the American Association of Plastic Surgeons guidelines lack clarity on postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) after mastectomy. We surveyed the ASBrS membership to understand their practice patterns of AP after mastectomy and familiarity with ASBrS guidelines.
    Methods: A self-designed, 19-question survey was emailed to all 2934 ASBrS members. Information was obtained on the participants' training, familiarity with ASBrS guidelines, and practices of prescribing perioperative AP after mastectomy with/without reconstruction and with indwelling drains.
    Results: In total, 556 (19%) responses were analyzed. Half were fellowship-trained breast surgeons/surgical oncologists (50.2%), with 55.6% having practiced for > 15 years and 66.9% in community/private practice. Only 53.6% reported familiarity with ASBrS guidelines for perioperative AP. Most (> 90%) surgeons reported "always" placing drains after mastectomy and "always" prescribing preoperative AP. Postoperatively, preference for continuing AP in cases with drains in place varied by procedure: 7.7% when no reconstruction, 29.1% when autologous-only, and 52.5% when implant reconstruction. Academic surgeons were less likely than surgeons in community/private practice to continue postoperative AP, whether for the duration of indwelling drains (5.1% versus 9.4%) or even till 7 days postoperatively (0.6% versus 3.2%) (p < 0.05).
    Conclusions: Surgeons uniformly adhere to ASBrS guidelines for preoperative AP. However, there is wide variation in AP postoperatively in patients with/without reconstruction and with indwelling drains. Our results highlight the need for high-quality evidence based on which guidelines must be updated, and the need to familiarize surgeons with current guidelines.
    MeSH term(s) Antibiotic Prophylaxis ; Breast Neoplasms/surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Mammaplasty/methods ; Mastectomy/adverse effects ; Mastectomy/methods ; Practice Patterns, Physicians' ; Surgeons ; United States
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1200469-8
    ISSN 1534-4681 ; 1068-9265
    ISSN (online) 1534-4681
    ISSN 1068-9265
    DOI 10.1245/s10434-022-12223-7
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  9. Article ; Online: Challenges and opportunities in the establishment of a hereditary breast cancer clinic at an academic medical center in a low-middle income country.

    Ehsan, Lubaina / Waheed, Muhammad Talha / Akbar, Fizza / Siddiqui, Zahraa / Sattar, Abida K / Kirmani, Salman

    Journal of genetic counseling

    2022  Volume 31, Issue 4, Page(s) 998–1002

    Abstract: It is now standard of care to offer genetic testing to patients at risk of hereditary breast cancer and make management decisions based on these results. Although great strides have been made in ensuring access to genetic testing and genetic counseling ... ...

    Abstract It is now standard of care to offer genetic testing to patients at risk of hereditary breast cancer and make management decisions based on these results. Although great strides have been made in ensuring access to genetic testing and genetic counseling by establishing hereditary breast cancer clinics in well-resourced countries, these are essentially non-existent in low-middle income countries like Pakistan. We established a hereditary breast cancer clinic involving a multidisciplinary team, including a medical geneticist and a genetic counselor. Our efforts were based on consensus guidelines and included educating medical providers about the importance of genetic testing in breast cancer care and the mandatory presence of a genetics team member at the weekly Breast Tumor Board meeting. This resulted in an increase in the number of referrals of breast cancer patients for genetic testing. In this report, we describe the challenges we faced in setting up such a system in Pakistan and the measures to overcome them. There is a need to establish such hereditary breast cancer clinics, which can also be replicated at other centers in low-resource settings, to improve standardized assessment and management of the patients with hereditary breast cancer according to consensus guidelines.
    MeSH term(s) Academic Medical Centers ; Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Breast Neoplasms/genetics ; Female ; Genetic Counseling ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease ; Genetic Testing ; Humans
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-31
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1117799-8
    ISSN 1573-3599 ; 1059-7700
    ISSN (online) 1573-3599
    ISSN 1059-7700
    DOI 10.1002/jgc4.1555
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  10. Article ; Online: Clinicopathologic Features Predictive of Distant Metastasis in Patients Diagnosed With Invasive Breast Cancer.

    Ali, Basim / Mubarik, Fatima / Zahid, Nida / Sattar, Abida K

    JCO global oncology

    2020  Volume 6, Page(s) 1346–1351

    Abstract: Purpose: National Comprehensive Cancer Network and European Society for Medical Oncology guidelines suggest screening for distant metastasis (M1) in symptomatic patients or those with locally advanced breast cancer. These guidelines are based on studies ...

    Abstract Purpose: National Comprehensive Cancer Network and European Society for Medical Oncology guidelines suggest screening for distant metastasis (M1) in symptomatic patients or those with locally advanced breast cancer. These guidelines are based on studies that often used pathologic staging for analysis. Physician variability in screening for M1 has also resulted in overuse of diagnostic tests. We sought to identify clinicopathologic features at diagnosis that could guide testing for metastatic disease.
    Methods: Patients diagnosed with invasive breast cancer between January 2014 and December 2015 were identified from our institutional database. Demographic and clinical variables were collected, including receptor profiles and clinical TNM staging. Rates of upstaging for each clinical stage and rates of concordance of pathologic and clinical staging were analyzed. Univariate analysis and multivariate regression analysis (
    Results: A total of 370 patients met the inclusion criteria. Seventy patients (18.9%) had metastatic disease at diagnosis. The rate of upstaging for stages I, IIA, IIB, and III were 0%, 5.6%, 18.8%, and 36.6%, respectively. Advancing clinical stage, tumor size, and nodal status resulted in a significantly higher rate (
    Conclusion: Advancing clinical stage, tumor size, and nodal status at diagnosis were predictive of upstaging to M1 disease in patients with breast cancer. Distant metastatic workup should be considered in patients with clinical stage IIB disease or higher.
    MeSH term(s) Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Breast Neoplasms/pathology ; Female ; Humans ; Neoplasm Staging ; Retrospective Studies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2687-8941
    ISSN (online) 2687-8941
    DOI 10.1200/GO.20.00257
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