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Analysis of Prognostic Factors from 9387 Merkel Cell Carcinoma Cases Forms the Basis for the New 8th Edition AJCC Staging System by Harms, Kelly L., Healy, Mark A., Nghiem, Paul, Sober, Arthur J., Johnson, Timothy M., Bichakjian, Christopher K., Wong, Sandra L.

“…Background The first consensus Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) staging system was published in 2010. New information on the clinical course prompts review of MCC…”
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High Rate of Positive Circumferential Resection Margin in Colon Cancer: A National Appraisal and Call for Action by Healy, Mark A., Peacock, Oliver, Hu, Chung-Yuan, Bednarski, Brian K., Tillman, Matthew M., Messick, Craig, Kaur, Harmeet, Chang, George J.

“…To identify rates of positive circumferential resection margin (CRM) for colon cancer surgery in the US. CRM is one of the most important determinants of local…”
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The accuracy of chemotherapy ascertainment among colorectal cancer patients in the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results registry program by Healy, Mark A, Morris, Arden M, Abrahamse, Paul, Ward, Kevin C, Kato, Ikuko, Veenstra, Christine M

“…Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) public research database does not include chemotherapy data due to concerns for incomplete ascertainment. To…”
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Milestones for the Final Mile: Interspecialty Distinctions in Primary Palliative Care Skills Training by Harris, John A., MD, MSc, Herrel, Lindsey A., MD, MS, Healy, Mark A., MD, Wancata, Lauren, MD, Perumalswami, Chithra R., MD

“…Abstract Context Primary palliative care (PPC) skills are useful in a wide variety of medical and surgical specialties and the expectations of PPC skill…”
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Multimodal cancer care in poor prognosis cancers: Resection drives long-term outcomes by Healy, Mark A., Yin, Huiying, Wong, Sandra L.

“…Background and Objectives Hospitals with high complex oncologic surgical volume have improved short‐term outcomes. However, for long‐term outcomes, the…”
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Variation in Primary Site Resection Practices for Advanced Colon Cancer: A Study Using the National Cancer Data Base by Healy, Mark A., MD, Pradarelli, Jason C., MS, Krell, Robert, MD, Regenbogen, Scott E., MD, MPH, Suwanabol, Pasithorn A., MD

“…Abstract Introduction Treatment of metastatic colon cancer may be driven as much by practice patterns as by features of disease. To optimize management, there…”
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Long-term Trends in Primary Sites of Gastric Adenocarcinoma in Japan and the United States by Honda, Michitaka, Wong, Sandra L, Healy, Mark A, Nakajima, Toshifusa, Watanabe, Masayuki, Fukuma, Shingo, Fukuhara, Shunichi, Ayanian, John Z

“…The incidence and characteristics of gastric cancer have been shown to vary widely across Western and Eastern countries. Our study had two aims: to evaluate…”
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Colon cancer operations at high- and low-mortality hospitals by Healy, Mark A., MD, MS, Grenda, Tyler R., MD, MS, Suwanabol, Pasithorn A., MD, Yin, Huiying, MS, Birkmeyer, John D., MD, Wong, Sandra L., MD, MS

“…Background There is wide variation in mortality across hospitals for cancer operations. While higher rates of mortality are commonly ascribed to high-risk…”
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Surgical Treatment Options for Stage IV Melanoma by Wei, Iris H., MD, Healy, Mark A., MD, Wong, Sandra L., MD, MS

“…Melanomas have unique tumor biology and unpredictable patterns of metastasis. Metastatic melanoma is classified based on the location of metastasis. Surgical…”
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Hospital and Payer Costs Associated With Surgical Complications by Healy, Mark A, Mullard, Andrew J, Campbell, Jr, Darrell A, Dimick, Justin B

“…Increased costs of surgical complications have been borne mostly by third-party payers. However, numerous policy changes aimed at incentivizing high-quality…”
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence Risk in the Context of Emerging Therapies by Healy, Mark A., Choti, Michael A.

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Long-term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Clinical Stage I Gastric Cancer: The LOC-1 Study by Honda, Michitaka, Hiki, Naoki, Kinoshita, Takahiro, Yabusaki, Hiroshi, Abe, Takayuki, Nunobe, Souya, Terada, Mitsumi, Matsuki, Atsushi, Sunagawa, Hideki, Aizawa, Masaki, Healy, Mark A, Iwasaki, Manabu, Furukawa, Toshi A

“…BACKGROUND:Clinical trials comparing laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) versus traditional open gastrectomy (OG) have been planned, their surgical outcomes reported…”
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Variation in Medicare Expenditures for Treating Perioperative Complications: The Cost of Rescue by Pradarelli, Jason C, Healy, Mark A, Osborne, Nicholas H, Ghaferi, Amir A, Dimick, Justin B, Nathan, Hari

“…Treating surgical complications presents a major challenge for hospitals striving to deliver high-quality care while reducing costs. Costs associated with…”
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Screening high‐risk populations for colon and rectal cancers by Healy, Mark A., Thirumurthi, Selvi, You, Y. Nancy

“…Currently, colorectal cancers accounted for the second‐highest number of cancer deaths in the US. Hereditary syndromes, strong family history, and inflammatory…”
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Surgeon Variation in Complications With Minimally Invasive and Open Colectomy: Results From the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative by Healy, Mark A, Regenbogen, Scott E, Kanters, Arielle E, Suwanabol, Pasithorn A, Varban, Oliver A, Campbell, Jr, Darrell A, Dimick, Justin B, Byrn, John C

“…Minimally invasive colectomy (MIC) is an increasingly common surgical procedure. Although case series and controlled prospective trials have found the…”
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Use of Positron Emission Tomography to Detect Recurrence and Associations With Survival in Patients With Lung and Esophageal Cancers by Healy, Mark A, Yin, Huiying, Reddy, Rishindra M, Wong, Sandra L

“…Positron emission tomography (PET) scans are often used in cancer patients for staging, restaging, and monitoring for treatment response. These scans are also…”
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Lymph Node Ratio Is Less Prognostic in Melanoma When Minimum Node Retrieval Thresholds Are Not Met by Healy, Mark A., Reynolds, Evan, Banerjee, Mousumi, Wong, Sandra L.

“…Background Lymph node ratio (LNR), positive nodes divided by nodes examined, has been proposed for prognostication in melanoma to mitigate problems with low…”
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Economic Impact of Surgical Complications on Hospitals-Reply by Healy, Mark A, Dimick, Justin B

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The association of venous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis timing on venous thromboembolism after major vascular surgery by Sutzko, Danielle C., Georgoff, Patrick E., Obi, Andrea T., Healy, Mark A., Osborne, Nicholas H.

“…Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is reported to occur in up to 33% of patients undergoing major vascular surgery. Despite this high incidence, patients…”
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Insurance Status and Hospital Payer Mix Are Linked With Variation in Metastatic Site Resection in Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancers by Healy, Mark A, Pradarelli, Jason C, Krell, Robert W, Regenbogen, Scott E, Suwanabol, Pasithorn A

“…BACKGROUND:Despite substantially improved survival with metastatic site resection in colorectal cancers, uptake of aggressive surgical approaches remains low…”
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