PUBLICATIONS
Lucioni M, Rossi C, Lomoro P, Ballati F, Fanizza M, Ferrari A, Garcia-Etienne CA, Boveri E, Meloni G, Sommaruga MG, Ferraris E, Lasagna A, Bonzano E, Paulli M, Sgarella A, Di Giulio G. Positive predictive value for malignancy of uncertain malignant potential (B3) breast lesions diagnosed on vacuum-assisted biopsy (VAB): is surgical excision still recommended? Eur Radiol. 2020 Aug 20. doi: 10.1007/s00330-020-07161-5.
Garcia-Etienne CA, Ferrari A, Della Valle A, Lucioni M, Ferraris E, Di Giulio G,Squillace L, Bonzano E, Lasagna A, Rizzo G, Tancredi R, Foglieni AS, Dionigi F, Grasso M, Arbustini E,Cavenaghi G, Pedrazzoli P, Filippi AR, Dionigi P, Sgarella A. Management of the axilla in patients with breast cancer and positive sentinel lymph node biopsy: An evidence-based update in a European breast center. Eur J Surg Oncol 2020 Jan;46(1):15-23. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2019.08.013.
Dionigi F, Martinelli V, Trotti E, Ferrari A, Garcia-Etienne CA, Valle AD, Grasso D, Ferraris E, Rizzo G, Praticò V, Sgarella A. “My Husband Affects Me More Than My Cancer”: Reflections on Simultaneous Intimate Partner Violence and Breast Cancer Experience in a 48-Year-Old Woman. J Cancer Educ. 2019 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s13187-019-01661-9. [Epub ahead of print].
van Dam PA, Kaufman CS, Garcia-Etienne CA, Vrancken-Peeters MJ, Mansel R. Chapter 13: Breast Cancer Surgery. In: Didier Verhoeven D, Kaufman C, Mansel R, and Siesling S. Breast cancer: Global quality care. Oxford University Press, Oct 31st, 2019;13:144-156. ISBN: 9780198839248.
Glaeser A, Sinn HP, Garcia-Etienne C, Riedel F, Hug S, Schaefgen B, Golatta M, Hennigs A, Feisst M, Sohn C, Heil J. Heterogeneous Responses of Axillary Lymph Node Metastases to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy are Common and Depend on Breast Cancer Subtype. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Dec;26(13):4381-4389. doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07915-6. [Epub ahead of print].
Dionigi F, Milani R, Garcia-Etienne CA, Praticò V, Riboni G, Della Valle A, Ferrari A, Grasso D, Lasagna A, Pedrazzoli P, Klersy C, Politi P, Sgarella A, Manna S, Conti C. The institution of a Multi-disciplinary Italian Breast Unit: Reflections of the first psychosocial research study results on distress and quality of life. Breast J 2019 Jul;25(4):678-681. doi: 10.1111/tbj.13244. Epub 2019 May 24.
Garcia-Etienne CA, Mansel RE, Tomatis M, Heil J, Biganzoli L, Ferrari A, Marotti L, Sgarella A, Ponti A; EUSOMA Working Group. Trends in axillary lymph node dissection for early-stage breast cancer in Europe: Impact of evidence on practice. Breast. 2019 Mar 11;45:89-96. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2019.03.002.
Dionigi F, Maffoni M, Ferrari A, Garcia-Etienne CA, Ricciardi A, Razzaboni E, Sgarella A, Trotti E. What about prophylactic surgery in BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers? Observations from an Italian pilot study. Breast J 2017 Nov;23(6):766-767. doi: 10.1111/tbj.12825. Epub 2017 Jun 2.
Masci G, Caruso M, Caruso F, Salvini P, Carnaghi C, Giordano L, Miserocchi V, Losurdo A, Zuradelli M, Torrisi R, Di Tommaso L, Tinterri C, Testori A, Garcia-Etienne CA, Gatzemeier W, Santoro A. Clinicopathological and Immunohistochemical Characteristics in Male Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Case Series. Oncologist 2015 Jun;20(6):586-92. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0243. Epub 2015 May 6.
Torzilli G, Procopio F, Cimino M, Donadon M, Fabbro DD, Costa G, Garcia-Etienne CA. Hepatic vein-sparing hepatectomy for multiple colorectal liver metastases at the caval confluence. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 May;22(5):1576. doi: 10.1245/s10434-014-4189-1. Epub 2014 Oct 29.
Garcia-Etienne CA, Costa A. Book chapter: Il carcinoma della mammella. Book Donne e tumori, Osservatorio Nazionale sulla salute della Donna (ONDa). 1st Ed. FrancoAngeli, November 25, 2014;1:23-56, Rome, Italy.
Torzilli G, Cimino M, Procopio F, Costa G, Donadon M, Del Fabbro D, Gatti A, Garcia-Etienne CA. Conservative hepatectomy for tumors involving the middle hepatic vein and segment 1: the liver tunnel. Ann Surg Oncol 2014 Aug;21(8):2699. doi: 10.1245/s10434-014-3675-9.
Vila P, Garcia-Etienne CA, Vavassori A, Gentilini O. Conservative Surgery for Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrence. J Surg Oncol. 2014 Jul;110(1):62-7 doi: 10.1002/jso.23629.
Torzilli G, Procopio F, Cimino M, Donadon M, Del Fabbro D, Costa G, Gatti A, Garcia-Etienne CA. Radical but conservative liver resection for large centrally located hepatocellular carcinoma: the mini upper-transversal hepatectomy. Ann Surg Oncol 2014 Jun;21(6):1852. doi: 10.1245/s10434-014-3482-3.
Heil J, Rauch G, Szabo AZ, Garcia-Etienne CA, Golatta M, Domschke C, Badiian M, Kern P, Schuetz F, Wallwiener M, Sohn C, Fries H, von Minckwitz G, Schneeweiss A, Rezai M. Breast Cancer Mastectomy Trends Between 2006 and 2010: Association with Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Immediate Breast Reconstruction, and Hospital Volume. Ann Surg Oncol 2013 Nov;20(12):3839-46.
Torrisi R, Garcia-Etienne CA, Losurdo A, Morenghi E, Di Tommaso L, Gatzemeier W, Sagona A, Fernandes B, Rossetti C, Eboli M, Rubino A, Barbieri E, Andreoli C, Orefice S, Gandini C, Rota S, Zuradelli M, Masci G, Santoro A, Tinterri C. Potential impact of the 70-gene signature in the choice of adjuvant systemic treatment for ER positive, HER2 negative tumors: A single institution experience. Breast. 2013 Aug;22(4):419-24. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2013.03.013. Epub 2013 May 3.
Garcia-Etienne CA, Tomatis M, Heil J, Danaei M, Rageth CJ, Marotti L, Rosselli Del Turco M, Ponti A. Fluctuating Mastectomy Rates Across Time and Geography. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013 Jul;20(7):2114-6. doi: 10.1245/s10434-013-2982-x.
Di Tommaso L, Fernandes B, Fiamengo B, Spaggiari P, Manara S, Garcia-Etienne CA, Masci G, Testori A, Tinterri C, Roncalli M. Sentinel lymph node examination: results of three different approaches in a single institution. Breast 2013 Mar;22(S1):S72. Poster presentation, Primary therapy of early breast cancer 13th International Conference, 13-16 March, 2013, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Torzilli G, Cimino M, Del Fabbro D, Procopio F, Donadon M, Botea F, Garcia-Etienne C, Montorsi M. Anatomical Resection of Segment 8 by Means of Ultrasound-Guided Vessel Compression. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013 Feb;20(2):474. doi: 10.1245/s10434-012-2695-6. Epub 2012 Oct 10.
Pentimalli S, Alongi F, Navarria P, Castiglioni S, Garcia-Etienne C, Mancosu P, Fogliata A, Catalano M, Lobefalo F, Scorsetti M. Phase I-II Study of Hypofractionated Simultaneous IntegratedBoost (SIB) for Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in Early Breast Cancer Patients: A Report of Feasibility and Acute Toxicity Results in the First 50 Treatments. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012 Nov;84(S3):S232-S233. Abstract, 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), October 28-31, 2012, Boston, MA, USA.
Torzilli G, Procopio F, Donadon M, Del Fabbro D, Cimino M, Garcia-Etienne CA, Montorsi M. Upper transversal hepatectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Oct;19(11):3566. doi: 10.1245/s10434-012-2596-8.
Garcia-Etienne CA, Tomatis M, Heil J, Friedrichs K, Kreienberg R, Denk A, Kiechle M, Lorenz-Salehi F, Kimmig R, Emons G, Danaei M, Heyl V, Heindrichs U, Rageth CJ, Janni W, Marotti L, Rosselli del Turco M, Ponti A; esuomaDB Working Group. Mastectomy trends for early-stage breast cancer: A report from the EUSOMA multi-institutional European database. Eur J Cancer 2012;48(13):1947-56.
Scorsetti M, Alongi F, Fogliata A, Pentimalli S, Navarria P, Lobefalo F, Garcia-Etienne CA, Clivio A, Cozzi L, Mancosu P, Nicolini G, Vanetti E, Eboli M, Rossetti C, Rubino A, Sagona A, Arcangeli S, Gatzemeier W, Masci G, Torrisi R, Testori A, Alloisio M, Santoro A, Tinterri C. Phase I-II study of hypofractionated simultaneous integrated boost using volumetric modulated arc therapy for adjuvant radiation therapy in breast cancer patients: a report of feasibility and early toxicity results in the first 50 treatments. Radiat Oncol. 2012 Aug 28;7(1):145. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-7-145.
Garcia-Etienne CA, Tinterri C. Reply to Dr. Zucca Matthes et al. Breast 2012 Aug;21(4):614.
Garcia-Etienne CA. SenoNetwork: Expanding frontiers and reflecting patterns of breast cancer care around the world. Eur J Cancer 2012 Mar;48(S1):S11-S12. Abstract, 8th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC), March 21-24, 2012, Vienna, Austria.
Garcia-Etienne CA, Forcellini D, Sagona A, Caviggioli F, Barbieri E, Cornegliani G, Giannasi S, Tinterri C. Breast reconstruction: A quality measure for breast cancer care? Breast 2012 Feb;21(1):105-6. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2011.08.133.
Torrisi R, Garcia-Etienne CA, Losurdo A, Morenghi E, Di Tommaso L, Gatzemeier W, Sagona A, Rossetti C, Eboli M, Rubino A, Barbieri E, Andreoli C, Orefice S, Gandini C, Masci G, Santoro A, Tinterri C. Can We Predict the Benefit of the 70-Gene Signature in the Choice of Adjuvant Systemic Treatment for ER Positive, HER2 Negative Tumors in Daily Practice? A Single Institution Experience. Cancer Res December 15 2011;(71) (S24):P4-09-27. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.SABCS11-P4-09-27. Abstract, 34th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), December 6-10, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Garcia-Etienne CA, Sacchini V. Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly 2011:21(4);350-2. Commentary on: Nipple Areola Skin-Sparing Mastectomy With Immediate Transverse Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous Flap Reconstruction is an Oncologically Safe Procedure: A Single Center Study. By Kim HJ, Park EH, Lim WS, et al. Ann Surg 2010:251;493-8.
Garcia-Etienne CA, Barile M, Gentilini OD, Botteri E, Rotmensz N, Sagona A, Farante G, Galimberti V, Luini A, Veronesi P, Bonanni B. Breast-conserving surgery in BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers: Are we approaching an answer? Ann Surg Oncol. 2009;16(12):3380-7.
Chen CM, Disa JJ, Sacchini V, Pusic AL, Mehrara BJ, Garcia-Etienne CA, Cordeiro PG. Nipple-sparing mastectomy and immediate tissue expander/implant breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Dec;124(6):1772-80.
Garcia-Etienne CA, Cody III HS, Disa JJ, Cordeiro P, Sacchini V. Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Initial Experience at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a Comprehensive Review of Literature. Breast J. 2009 Jul-Aug; 15(4):440-449. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2009.00758.x.
Garcia-Etienne CA, Barile M, Gentilini OD, Botteri E, Rotmensz N, Farante G, Luini A, Bonanni B. Conservative Management of Breast Cancer in BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers. Ann Surg Oncol 2009 Feb;16(S1):3-4. Oral presentation at Plenary Session, Society of Surgical Oncology 62nd Annual Cancer Symposium, March 4-8, 2009, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Gentilini O, Botteri E, Rotmensz N, Da Lima L, Caliskan M, Garcia-Etienne CA, Sosnovskikh I, Intra M, Mazzarol G, Musmeci S, Veronesi P, Galimberti V, Luini A, Viale G, Goldhirsch A, Veronesi U. Conservative surgery in patients with multifocal/multicentric breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2009 Feb; 113(3):577-583. doi: 10.1007/s10549-008-9959-7.
Mastectomía Profiláctica: ¿Soy candidata a esta cirugía?... ¿por qué? (Mastectomia Profilattica: Sono candidata a questo tipo di intervento?... perché?). Guida per i pazienti. Fondazione CIMA (Associazione Messicana contro il Tumore Mammario).
Jan 2009
Garcia-Etienne CA. Mastectomía Profiláctica: ¿Soy candidata a esta cirugía?… ¿por qué? (Mastectomia Profilattica: Sono candidata a questo tipo di intervento?… perché?). Guida per i pazienti. Fondazione CIMA (Associazione Messicana contro il Tumore Mammario).
Intra M, Garcia-Etienne CA, Renne G, Trifirò G, Rotmensz N, Gentilini OD, Galimberti V, Sagona A, Sangalli C, Gatti G, Luini A, Veronesi U. When sentinel lymph node is intramammary. Ann Surg Oncol. 2008 May;15(5):1304-1308.
Rodriguez-Fernandez J, Brenelli F, Caliskan M, Martella S, Rossetto F, Chifu C, Garcia-Etienne C, Rietjens M, Veronesi P. Sentinel node biopsy in patients with prior aesthetic breast surgery. Eur J Cancer 2008 Apr;6(S7):155. Abstract, 6th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC), April 15-19, 2008, Berlin, Germany.
Port ER, Garcia-Etienne CA, Park J, Fey J, Borgen PI, Cody HS. Reoperative sentinel lymph node biopsy: a new frontier in the management of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007 Aug; 14(8):2209-2214.
Veronesi P, Rodriguez-Fernandez J, Garcia-Etienne C, Intra M. Controversies in the use of sentinel nodes: Microinvasion, post-surgery and after preoperative systemic treatment. Breast 2007 Mar; 16(S1):S6. Abstract, 10th International Conference on Primary Therapy of Early Breast Cancer, March 14-17, 2007, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Sacchini V, Pinotti JA, Barros AC, Luini A, Pluchinotta A, Pinotti M, Boratto MG, Ricci MD, Ruiz CA, Nisida ACT, Veronesi P, Petit JY, Arnone P, Bassi F, Disa J, Garcia-Etienne CA, Borgen PI. Nipple-sparing mastectomy for breast cancer and risk reduction: Oncologic or technical problem? J Am Coll Surg. 2006 Nov; 203(5):704-14.
Garcia-Etienne CA, Borgen PI. Update on the indications for nipple-sparing mastectomy. J Support Oncol, 2006 May; 4(5):1-6.
Garcia-Etienne C, Park J, Fey J, Borgen PI, Cody HS, Port ER. Prior axillary surgery is not a contraindication to sentinel lymph node biopsy: Results of reoperative sentinel lymph node biopsy in 133 patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2006 Feb;13(S2):9. Oral presentation. Society of Surgical Oncology 59th Annual Cancer Symposium, March 23-26, 2006, San Diego, CA.
Arreola-Risa C, Mock C, Lojero-Wheatly L, de la Cruz O, Garcia C, Canavati-Ayub F, Jurkovich G. Low cost improvements in prehospital trauma care in a Latin American City. J Trauma, 2000 Jan; 48(1):119-24.