Publications by Our Team

• 2024
  • Axillary ultrasonography for early-stage invasive breast cancer.
    Jiang K, Ma C, Yang Y, McKevitt E, Pao JS, Warburton R, Dingee C, Bremang JN, Deban M, Bazzarelli A.
    Am J Surg. 2024 Mar 8:S0002-9610(24)00171-5.
    
• 2023
  • Nipple margin assessment at the time of nipple-sparing mastectomy.
    Cadili L, Pao JS, McKevitt E, Dingee C, Bazzarelli A, Warburton R.
    Can J Surg. 2023 May 24;66(3):E298-E303.
    
• 2022
  • Differences in Preoperative Health-Related Quality of Life between Women Receiving Mastectomy or Breast Conserving Surgery in a Prospectively Recruited Cohort of Breast Cancer Patients.
    McKevitt E, Saleeb M, Liu G, Warburton R, Pao JS, Dingee C, Bazzarelli A, Tang K, Crump T, Sutherland JM.
    Curr Oncol. 2022 Dec 22;30(1):118-129.
    
  • Accuracy of preoperative imaging estimates: Opportunities to de-escalate surgery for early invasive breast cancer.
    Kapur H, Bazzarelli A, Warburton R, Pao JS, Dingee C, Chen L, McKevitt E.
    Am J Surg. 2022 Aug;224(2):722-727.
    
  • Excision of breast fibroepithelial lesions: when is it still necessary?-A 10-year review of a regional centre.
    Mousa-Doust D, Dingee CK, Chen L, Bazzarelli A, Kuusk U, Pao JS, Warburton R, McKevitt EC.
    Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2022 Jul;194(2):307-314.
    
  • The Breast Cancer Patient Experience of Telemedicine During COVID-19.
    Cadili L, DeGirolamo K, Ma CS, Chen L, McKevitt E, Pao JS, Dingee C, Bazzarelli A, Warburton R.
    Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Apr;29(4):2244-2252.
    
• 2021
  • De-Escalating Breast Cancer Surgery: Should We Apply Quality Indicators from Other Jurisdictions in Canada?
    Kapur H, Chen L, Warburton R, Pao JS, Dingee C, Kuusk U, Bazzarelli A, McKevitt E.
    Curr Oncol. 2021 Dec 29;29(1):144-154.
    
  • Immediate breast reconstruction in locally advanced breast cancer: is it safe?
    Taqi K, Pao JS, Chen L, Ma C, Zhang M, McKevitt E, Bazzarelli A, Dingee C, Warburton R.
    Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2021 Nov;190(2):175-182
    
  • Sentinel Node Biopsy Should Not be Routine in Older Patients with ER-Positive HER2-Negative Breast Cancer Who Are Willing and Able to Take Hormone Therapy.
    McKevitt E, Cheifetz R, DeVries K, Laws A, Warburton R, Gondara L, Lohrisch C, Nichol A.
    Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Oct;28(11):5950-5957.
    
  • Management of patients requiring reconstructive breast surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: recommendations from the BC Regional Breast Reconstruction Network.
    Bovill ES, Doherty C, Warburton R, Macadam SA, Van Laeken N, Lennox PA, Isaac KV.
    Can J Surg. 2021 Jul 23;64(4):E377-E380.
    
  • Measurements using mammography and ultrasonography underestimate the size of high-volume ductal carcinoma in situ.
    Liu RQ, Que J, Chen L, Dingee CK, Warburton R, McKevitt EC, Kuusk U, Pao JS, Bazzarelli A.
    Am J Surg. 2021 Jun;221(6):1167-1171.
    
  • Decreasing contralateral prophylactic mastectomy rates in average-risk women with unilateral breast cancer.
    Kapur H, Warburton R, Pao JS, Dingee C, Chen L, McKevitt E.
    Am J Surg. 2021 Jun;221(6):1172-1176
    
  • Upstage rate of radial scar/complex sclerosing lesion identified on core needle biopsy.
    Liu RQ, Chen L, Padilla-Thornton A, Pao JS, Warburton R, Dingee C, Bazzarelli A, McKevitt E.
    Am J Surg. 2021 Jun;221(6):1177-1181.
    
  • COVID-19 and breast cancer at a Regional Breast Centre: our flexible approach during the pandemic.
    Cadili L, DeGirolamo K, McKevitt E, Brown CJ, Prabhakar C, Pao JS, Dingee C, Bazzarelli A, Warburton R.
    Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2021 Apr;186(2):519-525.
    
• 2020
  • Development and Prospective Validation of a Risk Calculator That Predicts a Low Risk Cohort for Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia Upstaging to Malignancy: Evidence for a Watch and Wait Strategy of a High-Risk Lesion.
    Lustig DB, Guo M, Liu C, Warburton R, Dingee CK, Pao JS, Kuusk U, Chen L, McKevitt EC.
    Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Nov;27(12):4622-4627
    
  • Nodal staging affects adjuvant treatment choices in elderly patients with clinically node-negative, estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.
    Laws A, Cheifetz R, Warburton R, McGahan CE, Pao JS, Kuusk U, Dingee C, Quan ML, McKevitt E.
    Curr Oncol. 2020 Oct;27(5):250-256.
    
  • Phyllodes tumours of the breast: Outcomes and recurrence after excision.
    Wen B, Mousadoust D, Warburton R, Pao JS, Dingee C, Chen L, McKevitt E.
    Am J Surg. 2020 May;219(5):790-794.
    
  • Access to surgery following centralization of breast cancer surgical consultations.
    Cha J, McKevitt E, Pao JS, Dingee C, Bazzarelli A, Warburton R.
    Am J Surg. 2020 May;219(5):831-835.
    
  • Pure flat epithelial atypia identified on core needle biopsy does not require excision.
    Liu C, Dingee CK, Warburton R, Pao JS, Kuusk U, Bazzarelli A, Sidhu R, McKevitt EC.
    Eur J Surg Oncol. 2020 Feb;46(2):235-239.
    
• 2019
  • ASO Author Reflections: Trimming the Fat: Improving Access to Immediate Breast Reconstructive Surgery by Streamlining Operating Room Resources.
    Bovill ES, McKevitt EC.
    Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Dec;26(Suppl 3):729-730.
    
  • Risk of malignancy in papillary neoplasms of the breast.
    Liu C, Sidhu R, Ostry A, Warburton R, Pao JS, Dingee C, Kuusk U, McKevitt E.
    Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Nov;178(1):87-94.
    
  • Immediate Reconstruction Swing Room Scheduling Reduces Wait Times to Surgery and Increases Breast Reconstruction Rates.
    McKevitt E, Kuusk U, Dingee C, Warburton R, Pao JS, Van Laeken NY, Bovill ES.
    Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 May;26(5):1276-1283.
    
  • Is microductectomy still necessary to diagnose breast cancer: a 10-year study on the effectiveness of duct excision and galactography.
    Lustig DB, Warburton R, Dingee CK, Kuusk U, Pao JS, McKevitt EC.
    Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Apr;174(3):703-709.
    
• 2018
  • Number of nodes in sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer: Are surgeons still biased?
    Percy DB, Pao JS, McKevitt E, Dingee C, Kuusk U, Warburton R.
    J Surg Oncol. 2018 Jun;117(7):1487-1492.
    
  • Discussion of “Oncoplastic reduction mammaplasty, an effective and safe method of breast conservation”.
    McKevitt E.
    Am J Surg. 2018 May;215(5):916
    
  • Patient navigation reduces time to care for patients with breast symptoms and abnormal screening mammograms.
    McKevitt E, Dingee C, Warburton R, Pao JS, Brown CJ, Wilson C, Kuusk U.
    Am J Surg. 2018 May;215(5):805-811.
    
• 2017
  • Reduced Time to Breast Cancer Diagnosis with Coordination of Radiological and Clinical Care.
    McKevitt EC, Dingee CK, Leung SP, Brown CJ, Van Laeken NY, Lee R, Kuusk U.
    Cureus. 2017 Dec 7;9(12):e1919.
    
  • Coordination of radiologic and clinical care reduces the wait time to breast cancer diagnosis.
    McKevitt EC, Dingee CK, Warburton R, Pao JS, Brown CJ, Wilson C, Kuusk U.
    Curr Oncol. 2017 Oct;24(5):e388-e393.
    

Last updated: March 2024