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Scientific Session Awards Abstracts presented at the Society’s annual meeting will be considered for the following awards: • The George Peters Award recognizes the best presentation by a breast fellow. In addition to a plaque, the winner receives $1,000. The winner is selected by the Society’s Publications Committee. The award was established in 2004 by the Society to honor Dr. George N. Peters, who was instrumental in bringing together the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, The American Society of Breast Surgeons, the American Society of Breast Disease, and the Society of Surgical Oncology to develop educational objectives for breast fellowships. The educational objectives were first used to award Komen Interdisciplinary Breast Fellowships. Subsequently the curriculum was used for the breast fellowship credentialing process that has led to the development of a nationwide matching program for breast fellowships. • The Scientific Presentation Award recognizes an outstanding presentation by a resident or fellow. The winner of this award is also determined by the Publications Committee. In addition to a plaque, the winner receives $500. • All presenters are eligible for the Scientific Impact Award. The recipient of the award, selected by audience vote, is honored with a plaque. All awards are supported by The American Society of Breast Surgeons Foundation. i This supplement was not sponsored by outside commercial interests. It was funded entirely by the publisher. ii Publications Committee Chair Judy C. Boughey, MD Preya Ananthakrishnan, MD Charles Balch, MD Sarah Blair, MD Monet W. Bowling, MD David R. Brenin, MD Steven L. Chen, MD Hiram S. Cody, MD Brian Czerniecki, MD Jill R. Dietz, MD Mehra Golshan, MD E. Shelley Hwang, MD Rosa Hwang, MD Michael Koretz, MD Sharon Lum, MD Aye Moe Thu Ma, MD Jane Mendez, MD Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD Barbara A. Pockaj, MD Roshni Rao, MD Carol Scott-Conner, MD Irene L. Wapnir, MD Jan H. Wong, MD iii THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BREAST SURGEONS 2014 Annual Meeting OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS, Volume XV Table of Contents Oral Presentations Increasing Mastectomy Rates: The Role of the Health-Care Milieu. A Comparative Analysis Between Canada & the United States Andrea M. Covelli, Nancy Baxter, Marg Fitch, Frances C. Wright .......................................................................... 1 Prospective Randomized Trial of Drain Antisepsis to Reduce Bacterial Colonization of Surgical Drains After Mastectomy With Immediate Expander/Implant Reconstruction Amy C. Degnim, Rushin Brahmbhatt, Tanya L. Hoskin, Anne W. Peled, Judy C. Boughey, Tina J. Hieken, Steven R. Jacobson, Valerie Lemaine, James W. Jakub, Chetan Irwin, Robert D. Foster, Hani Sbitany, Michel Saint-Cyr, Margie D. Loprinzi, Erin Duralde, Sheri A. Ramaker, Robin Chin, Jeffrey S. Scow, Robin Patel, Karla Ballman, Larry Baddour, Laura J. Esserman ........................................................................................................................... 2 Axillary Lymph Node Dissection vs Axillary Radiotherapy: A Detailed Analysis of Morbidity Mila Donker, Emiel Rutgers, Cornelis van de Velde, Robert Mansel, A. Helen Westenberg, Lorenzo Orzalesi, Leen Slaets, Jan Bogaerts, Geertjan van Tienhoven ................................................................................................. 2 Prospective Multicenter Trial Results of Excision Followed by Radiofrequency Ablation to Extend Intraoperative Margins Kristalyn Gallagher, Sheldon Feldman, Julie Barone, Marilee K. McGinness, Daniela Ochoa, Julie E. Lang, Joshua M. Mammen, Robert Barone, Rebecca Viscusi, Jeanette Lee, Laura Adkins, Matthew Hardee, Sohelia Korourian, V. Suzanne Klimberg .............................................................................................................................. 3 Reasons for Re-Excision After Lumpectomy for Breast Cancer Can Be Identified in the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) MasterySM Program Jeffrey Landercasper, Eric B. Whitacre, Amy C. Degnim, Mohammed Al-Hamadani, Sharon Grutman ................. 4 Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Provides No Survival Benefit in Young Women With Estrogen Receptor Negative Breast Cancer Catherine Pesce, Erik Liederbach, Chi Wang, Brittany Lapin, David J. Winchester, Katharine Yao ...................... 5 A Phase II Trial Exploring the Success of Cryoablation Therapy in the Treatment of Invasive Breast Carcinoma: Results From ACOSOG (Alliance) Z1072 Rache Simmons, Karla Ballman, Charles Cox, Ned Carp,Jennifer Sabol, Rosa Hwang, Deanna Attai, Michael Sabel, David Nathanson, Andrew Kenler, Linsey Gold, Cary Kaufman, Linda Han, Aaron Bleznak, J. Stanley Smith, Dennis Holmes, Lorraine Tafra, Marla Dudak, Susan Weinberg, Michael Kinney,Bruno Fornage, Carisa Le-Petross, Syed Hoda, Thomas Buchholz, Janice Cormier, Wendy Lindeman, Linda McCall, Mark Watson, Bettye Green, Kelly Hunt ................................................................................................................... 6 Initial Experience With Genomic Profiling of Breast Cancers Edgar D. Staren, Maurie Markman, Donald Braun, Bradford Tan, Kim D. Kramer, Roxana Geana ..................... 7 Metachronous Contralateral Breast Cancer Is Associated With Survival Only When Advanced Stage and/or Estrogen Receptor-Negative: A SEER-Based Study Courtney Vito, Carolyn Behrendt, Steven L. Chen .................................................................................................... 7 iv Total Skin-Sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction: An Evolution of Technique Over 986 Cases Frederick Wang, Anne W. Peled, Elisabeth Garwood, Hani Sbitany, Robert D. Foster, Michael Alvarado, Cheryl Ewing, Shelley Hwang, Laura J. Esserman ................................................................................................... 9 "Quickshot" Presentations A National Snapshot of Satisfaction With Breast Cancer Procedures Dunya M. Atisha, Charles E. Cox, Christel N. Rushing, Greg P. Samsa, Andrea L. Pusic, Amy P. Abernethy ...... 10 Breast Imaging Second Opinions at a Tertiary Care Center: Impact on Clinical and Surgical Management Kjirsten Carlson, Tara L. Spivey, Peter Jokich, Thomas Witt, Imke Janssen, Andrea Madrigrano ....................... 11 The Impact of Extranodal Extension of Lymph Node Metastasis on Breast Cancer Outcomes Audrey Choi, Samuel Rodriguez, Matthew Surrusco, Sharon Lum, Maheswari Senthil ......................................... 12 Is Breast Surgery for Metastatic Breast Cancer Safe? An Analysis of the NSQIP Database Erin D. 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Edwards, George Stukenborg, David Brenin, Anneke Schroen.............................................................. 16 Screening Mammography Following Autologous Breast Reconstruction: An Unnecessary Effort? Mary E. Freyvogel, Shilpa Padia, Kelsey Larson, Jill Dietz, Stephen Grobmyer, Stephanie Valente ........................ 16 ACOSOG Z0011 Trial Results Led to Marked Changes in Surgical Treatment of the Axilla Among Patients With Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Study Nicole Hodgson, Sylvie D. Cornacchi, Marko Simunovic, Lehana Thabane, Mary Ann O’Brien, Susan Reid, Barbara Heller, Peter J. Lovrics ............................................................................................................................. 17 Chemosensitivity and Endocrine Sensitivity Predicted by MammaPrint and BluePrint in the Prospective Neoadjuvant Breast Registry Symphony Trial (NBRST) Pat Whitworth, Mark Gittleman, Stephanie Akbari, Lisette Stork-Sloots, Femke De Snoo, Jessica Gibson, Peter Beitsch ........................................................................................................................................................... 18 Posters T1aN1 Breast Cancers Predict Worse Survival Over T1bn1 Cancers Shoko E. Abe, Yimei Han, Lejla Hadzikadic-Gusic, Kendall Carpenter, Terry Sarantou, Teresa Flippo-Morton, Richard L. 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