Mark Trombetta, MD

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The Allegheny General Modification of the Harvard Breast Cosmesis Scale for the Retreated Breast

Mark Trombetta, MD;Thomas B. Julian, MD;Yongbok Kim, MD;E. Day Werts, PhD;David Parda, MD

October 23rd 2009

Repeat lumpectomy and retreatment radiotherapy following ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) by either external-beam irradiation or brachytherapy in lieu of salvage mastectomy is an area of significant recent clinical interest. Multiple authors have reported their results, with encouraging numbers of patients avoiding mastectomy.[1‑4]

Managing a Small Recurrence in the Previously Irradiated Breast

Manjeet Chadha, MD;Mark Trombetta, MD;Susan Boolbol, MD;Michael P. Osborne, MD, MSurg, FRCS, FACS

October 23rd 2009

Breast cancer is the most common newly diagnosed malignancy among American women. In 2008, an estimated 182,460 new cases of invasive breast cancer, and an additional 67,770 cases of in situ cancer were diagnosed. Approximately 40,480 women will die from breast cancer each year.

Paraganglioma: A Potentially Challenging Tumor

Mark Trombetta, MD;Jan Silverman, MD;Athanasios Colonias, MD;Vincent Lee, MD;Alok Mohanty, MD;David Parda, MD

March 1st 2008

The development of metastatic disease in patients with paraganglioma is an unusual and challenging event. This case report and review describes the specific features of this disease and the multiple therapeutic options.