Ada Ala
19 Papers
53 Citations
Ada Ala is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breast cancer & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 14 publications.
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Papers
Reliability of whole sentinel lymph node analysis by one-step nucleic acid amplification for intraoperative diagnosis of breast cancer metastases.
Isabella Castellano,Luigia Macrì,Cristina Deambrogio,Davide Balmativola,Riccardo Bussone,Ada Ala,Claudio Coluccia,Anna Sapino +7 more
TL;DR: Intraoperative OSNA assay performed on the whole SLN gave objective and reproducible results that were useful for directing decisions regarding axillary dissection and for accurately defining the SLN stage.
Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) to deliver nodal irradiation in breast cancer patients
Giuseppe Carlo Iorio,Pierfrancesco Franco,E. Gallio,Stefania Martini,Francesca Arcadipane,Sara Bartoncini,Nadia Rondi,Francesca Romana Giglioli,Ada Ala,Mario Airoldi,Michela Donadio,Corrado De Sanctis,Isabella Castellano,Umberto Ricardi +13 more
TL;DR: VMAT proved to be a feasible, safe and effective strategy to deliver RNI in breast cancer patients after either BCS or mastectomy with promising dosimetric results and a mild toxicity profile.
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Preoperative MRI evaluation of lesion-nipple distance in breast cancer patients: thresholds for predicting occult nipple-areola complex involvement
Giovanna Mariscotti,Manuela Durando,Nehmat Houssami,Claudio Berzovini,F Esposito,M. Fasciano,Pier Paolo Campanino,Davide Bosco,Riccardo Bussone,Ada Ala,Isabella Castellano,Anna Sapino,Laura Bergamasco,Paolo Fonio,Giovanni Gandini +14 more
TL;DR: MRI is a useful tool for identifying NAC+ patients; a 10-mm cut-off for LND assists selection of patients for NSM, although intraoperative retroareolar tissue examination remains mandatory.
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Impact of axillary nodal metastases on lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node identification rate in patients with early stage breast cancer. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging
Ettore Pelosi,Ada Ala,Marilena Bellò,Anastasios Douroukas,Giuseppe Migliaretti,E. Berardengo,Teresio Varetto,Riccardo Bussone,Gianni Bisi +8 more
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Preoperative breast cancer staging with multi-modality imaging and surgical outcomes.
Giovanna Mariscotti,Manuela Durando,Alberto Tagliafico,Pier Paolo Campanino,Davide Bosco,Cristina Casella,Riccardo Bussone,Ada Ala,Isabella Castellano,Anna Sapino,Laura Bergamasco,Paolo Fonio,Nehmat Houssami +12 more
TL;DR: Patients who had larger tumors and multifocal disease were more frequently staged by adding DBT and/or MRI to conventional imaging (mammography and US) which was associated with more extensive surgical treatment but lower reoperation rates.
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