Jennifer K Plichta | Scholars@Duke

Jennifer K Plichta
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Surgery 2016
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2020
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers 2018

Contact Information

DUMC 3513, Durham, NC 27710
jennifer.plichta@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Breast Surgery Fellowship, Surgery, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 2015 - 2016
- Breast Surgery Fellowship, Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital 2015 - 2016
- Breast Surgery Fellowship, Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital 2015 - 2016
- General Surgery Resident, Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center 2008 - 2015
- M.S., Loyola University Medical Center 2012
- M.D., Indiana University, School of Medicine 2008
- B.A., Depauw University 2002
Research
Selected Grants
- Genetic testing for women with high-risk breast lesions awarded by The Color Foundation 2017 - 2018
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Parrilla Castellar, Edgardo R., Jennifer K. Plichta, Richard Davis, Claudia Gonzalez-Hunt, and Laurie H. Sanders. “Somatic Mutations in LRRK2 Identify a Subset of Invasive Mammary Carcinomas Associated with High Mutation Burden.” Am J Pathol 190, no. 12 (December 2020): 2478–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.08.010.
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  - Prakash, Ipshita, Samantha M. Thomas, Rachel A. Greenup, Jennifer K. Plichta, Laura H. Rosenberger, Terry Hyslop, and Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju. “Time to surgery among women treated with neoadjuvant systemic therapy and upfront surgery for breast cancer.” Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, November 18, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-020-06012-7.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Hannah Williamson, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Lars J. Grimm, Samantha M. Thomas, Gayle DiLalla, Brittany A. Zwischenberger, E Shelley Hwang, and Ryan P. Plichta. “It's not you, It's me: The influence of patient and surgeon gender on patient satisfaction scores.” American Journal of Surgery 220, no. 5 (November 2020): 1179–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.07.036.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Yi Ren, Caitlin E. Marks, Samantha M. Thomas, Rachel A. Greenup, Laura H. Rosenberger, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Susan G. R. McDuff, E Shelley Hwang, and Jeremy Force. “Surgery for Men with Breast Cancer: Do the Same Data Still Apply?” Ann Surg Oncol 27, no. 12 (November 2020): 4720–29. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08901-z.
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  - Sergesketter, Amanda R., Samantha M. Thomas, Edgardo R. Parrilla Castellar, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Carolyn Menendez, E Shelley Hwang, and Jennifer K. Plichta. “Do Histopathology and Clinical Outcomes of Breast Atypia Vary by Race/Ethnicity?” J Surg Res 255 (November 2020): 205–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2020.05.066.
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  - Champion, Cosette D., Samantha M. Thomas, Jennifer K. Plichta, Edgardo Parrilla Castellar, Laura H. Rosenberger, Rachel A. Greenup, Terry Hyslop, E Shelley Hwang, and Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju. “Disparities at the Intersection of Race and Ethnicity: Examining Trends and Outcomes in Hispanic Women With Breast Cancer.” Jco Oncol Pract, October 7, 2020, OP2000381. https://doi.org/10.1200/OP.20.00381.
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  - Marks, Caitlin E., Yi Ren, Laura H. Rosenberger, Samantha M. Thomas, Rachel A. Greenup, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Susan McDuff, Gretchen Kimmick, E. Shelley Hwang, and Jennifer K. Plichta. “Surgical Management of the Axilla in Elderly Women With Node-Positive Breast Cancer.” J Surg Res 254 (October 2020): 275–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2020.04.036.
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  - Al-Adra, David P., Laura Hammel, John Roberts, E Steve Woodle, Deborah Levine, Didier Mandelbrot, Elizabeth Verna, et al. “Preexisting melanoma and hematological malignancies, prognosis, and timing to solid organ transplantation: A consensus expert opinion statement.” Am J Transplant, September 25, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.16324.
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  - Al-Adra, David P., Laura Hammel, John Roberts, E Steve Woodle, Deborah Levine, Didier Mandelbrot, Elizabeth Verna, et al. “Pretransplant solid organ malignancy and organ transplant candidacy: A consensus expert opinion statement.” Am J Transplant, September 24, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.16318.
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  - Tamirisa, Nina P., Yi Ren, Brittany M. Campbell, Samantha M. Thomas, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Jennifer K. Plichta, Laura H. Rosenberger, et al. “Treatment Patterns and Outcomes of Women with Breast Cancer and Supraclavicular Nodal Metastases.” Annals of Surgical Oncology, September 18, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-09024-1.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K. “ASO Author Reflections: What is the Most Appropriate Surgical Management for Men with Breast Cancer?” Ann Surg Oncol, July 27, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08951-3.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Samantha M. Thomas, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Rachel A. Greenup, Laura H. Rosenberger, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Gretchen Kimmick, Jeremy Force, Terry Hyslop, and E Shelley Hwang. “A Novel Staging System for De Novo Metastatic Breast Cancer Refines Prognostic Estimates.” Ann Surg, July 9, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000004231.
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  - Hassett, Michael J., Mark R. Somerfield, Elisha R. Baker, Fatima Cardoso, Kari J. Kansal, Dylan C. Kwait, Jennifer K. Plichta, et al. “Management of Male Breast Cancer: ASCO Guideline.” J Clin Oncol 38, no. 16 (June 1, 2020): 1849–63. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.19.03120.
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  - Fayanju, Oluwadamilola M., Yi Ren, Gita Suneja, Samantha M. Thomas, Rachel A. Greenup, Jennifer K. Plichta, Laura H. Rosenberger, Jeremy Force, Terry Hyslop, and E Shelley Hwang. “Nodal Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Predicts Receipt of Radiation Therapy After Breast Cancer Diagnosis.” Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 106, no. 2 (February 1, 2020): 377–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.10.039.
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  - Fayanju, Oluwadamilola M., Yi Ren, Rachel A. Greenup, Jennifer K. Plichta, Laura H. Rosenberger, Jeremy Force, Gita Suneja, et al. “Extent of axillary surgery in inflammatory breast cancer: a survival analysis of 3500 patients.” Breast Cancer Res Treat 180, no. 1 (February 2020): 207–17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-020-05529-1.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Yi Ren, Samantha M. Thomas, Rachel A. Greenup, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Laura H. Rosenberger, Terry Hyslop, and E Shelley Hwang. “Implications for Breast Cancer Restaging Based on the 8th Edition AJCC Staging Manual.” Ann Surg 271, no. 1 (January 2020): 169–76. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000003071.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., and Kevin S. Hughes. “ASO Author Reflections: The Pressing Need for Germline Genetic Testing.” Ann Surg Oncol 26, no. Suppl 3 (December 2019): 612–13. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07428-2.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Samantha M. Thomas, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Rachel A. Greenup, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Laura H. Rosenberger, Nina Tamirisa, Terry Hyslop, and E Shelley Hwang. “Clinical and pathological stage discordance among 433,514 breast cancer patients.” Am J Surg 218, no. 4 (October 2019): 669–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.07.016.
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  - Plichta, J. K., L. H. Rosenberger, C. A. DeChant, and E. S. Hwang. “Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Management: All or Nothing, or Something in between?” Current Breast Cancer Reports 11, no. 3 (September 15, 2019): 190–202. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12609-019-0306-2.
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  - Sergesketter, Amanda R., Samantha M. Thomas, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Carolyn S. Menendez, Laura H. Rosenberger, Rachel A. Greenup, Terry Hyslop, Edgardo R. Parrilla Castellar, E Shelley Hwang, and Jennifer K. Plichta. “The Influence of Age on the Histopathology and Prognosis of Atypical Breast Lesions.” J Surg Res 241 (September 2019): 188–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2019.03.047.
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  - Tamirisa, Nina, Hannah V. Williamson, Samantha M. Thomas, Kelly E. Westbrook, Rachel A. Greenup, Jennifer K. Plichta, Laura H. Rosenberger, Terry Hyslop, Eun-Sil Shelley Hwang, and Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju. “The impact of chemotherapy sequence on survival in node-positive invasive lobular carcinoma.” J Surg Oncol 120, no. 2 (August 2019): 132–41. https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.25492.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Molly L. Sebastian, Linda A. Smith, Carolyn S. Menendez, Anita T. Johnson, Sussan M. Bays, David M. Euhus, et al. “Germline Genetic Testing: What the Breast Surgeon Needs to Know.” Ann Surg Oncol 26, no. 7 (July 2019): 2184–90. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07341-8.
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  - Lane, Whitney O., Samantha M. Thomas, Rachel C. Blitzblau, Jennifer K. Plichta, Laura H. Rosenberger, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Terry Hyslop, E Shelley Hwang, and Rachel A. Greenup. “Surgical Resection of the Primary Tumor in Women With De Novo Stage IV Breast Cancer: Contemporary Practice Patterns and Survival Analysis.” Annals of Surgery 269, no. 3 (March 2019): 537–44. https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000002621.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K. “Breast cancer prognostic staging and internal mammary lymph node metastases: a brief overview.” Chinese Clinical Oncology, February 19, 2019. https://doi.org/10.21037/cco.2019.01.09.
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  - Grossmith, Samantha, Anvy Nguyen, Jiani Hu, Jennifer K. Plichta, Faina Nakhlis, Linda Cutone, Laura Dominici, et al. “Multidisciplinary Management of the Axilla in Patients with cT1-T2 N0 Breast Cancer Undergoing Primary Mastectomy: Results from a Prospective Single-Institution Series.” Ann Surg Oncol 25, no. 12 (November 2018): 3527–34. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6525-3.
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  - Fayanju, Oluwadamilola M., Yi Ren, Samantha M. Thomas, Rachel A. Greenup, Jennifer K. Plichta, Laura H. Rosenberger, Nina Tamirisa, et al. “The Clinical Significance of Breast-only and Node-only Pathologic Complete Response (pCR) After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (NACT): A Review of 20,000 Breast Cancer Patients in the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB).” Ann Surg 268, no. 4 (October 2018): 591–601. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000002953.
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  - Park, Tristen S., Samantha M. Thomas, Laura H. Rosenberger, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Jennifer K. Plichta, Rachel C. Blitzblau, Cecilia T. Ong, Terry Hyslop, E Shelley Hwang, and Rachel A. Greenup. “The Association of Extent of Axillary Surgery and Survival in Women with N2-3 Invasive Breast Cancer.” Ann Surg Oncol 25, no. 10 (October 2018): 3019–29. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6587-2.
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  - Ong, Cecilia T., Brittany M. Campbell, Samantha M. Thomas, Rachel A. Greenup, Jennifer K. Plichta, Laura H. Rosenberger, Jeremy Force, et al. “Metaplastic Breast Cancer Treatment and Outcomes in 2500 Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of a National Oncology Database.” Ann Surg Oncol 25, no. 8 (August 2018): 2249–60. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6533-3.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Brittany M. Campbell, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, and E Shelley Hwang. “Anatomy and Breast Cancer Staging: Is It Still Relevant?” Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America 27, no. 1 (January 2018): 51–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soc.2017.07.010.
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  - Ong, Cecilia T., Samantha M. Thomas, Rachel C. Blitzblau, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Tristen S. Park, Jennifer K. Plichta, Laura H. Rosenberger, Terry Hyslop, E. Shelley Hwang, and Rachel A. Greenup. “Patient Age and Tumor Subtype Predict the Extent of Axillary Surgery Among Breast Cancer Patients Eligible for the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Trial Z0011.” Ann Surg Oncol 24, no. 12 (November 2017): 3559–66. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-017-6075-0.
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  - Gamble, Charlotte, Laura J. Havrilesky, Evan R. Myers, Junzo P. Chino, Scott Hollenbeck, Jennifer K. Plichta, P. Kelly Marcom, E. Shelley Hwang, Noah D. Kauff, and Rachel A. Greenup. “Cost Effectiveness of Risk-Reducing Mastectomy versus Surveillance in BRCA Mutation Carriers with a History of Ovarian Cancer.” Ann Surg Oncol 24, no. 11 (October 2017): 3116–23. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-017-5995-z.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Xiang Gao, Huaiying Lin, Qunfeng Dong, Evelyn Toh, David E. Nelson, Richard L. Gamelli, Elizabeth A. Grice, and Katherine A. Radek. “Cutaneous Burn Injury Promotes Shifts in the Bacterial Microbiome in Autologous Donor Skin: Implications for Skin Grafting Outcomes.” Shock 48, no. 4 (October 2017): 441–48. https://doi.org/10.1097/SHK.0000000000000874.
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  - Smith, Barbara L., Rong Tang, Upahvan Rai, Jennifer K. Plichta, Amy S. Colwell, Michele A. Gadd, Michelle C. Specht, William G. Austen, and Suzanne B. Coopey. “Oncologic Safety of Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy in Women with Breast Cancer.” J Am Coll Surg 225, no. 3 (September 2017): 361–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.06.013.
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  - Cintolo-Gonzalez, Jessica A., Danielle Braun, Amanda L. Blackford, Emanuele Mazzola, Ahmet Acar, Jennifer K. Plichta, Molly Griffin, and Kevin S. Hughes. “Erratum to: Breast cancer risk models: a comprehensive overview of existing models, validation, and clinical applications.” Breast Cancer Res Treat 164, no. 3 (August 2017): 745. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-017-4349-7.
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  - Cintolo-Gonzalez, Jessica A., Danielle Braun, Amanda L. Blackford, Emanuele Mazzola, Ahmet Acar, Jennifer K. Plichta, Molly Griffin, and Kevin S. Hughes. “Breast cancer risk models: a comprehensive overview of existing models, validation, and clinical applications.” Breast Cancer Res Treat 164, no. 2 (July 2017): 263–84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-017-4247-z.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Casey J. Holmes, Vanessa Nienhouse, Michelle Puszynski, Xiang Gao, Qunfeng Dong, Huaiying Lin, et al. “Cutaneous Burn Injury Modulates Urinary Antimicrobial Peptide Responses and the Urinary Microbiome.” Crit Care Med 45, no. 6 (June 2017): e543–51. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000002304.
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  - Holmes, Casey J., Jennifer K. Plichta, Richard L. Gamelli, and Katherine A. Radek. “Burn Injury Alters Epidermal Cholinergic Mediators and Increases HMGB1 and Caspase 3 in Autologous Donor Skin and Burn Margin.” Shock 47, no. 2 (February 2017): 175–83. https://doi.org/10.1097/SHK.0000000000000752.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., and Kevin Hughes. “Radiation-Induced Angiosarcoma after Breast-Cancer Treatment.” N Engl J Med 376, no. 4 (January 26, 2017): 367. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMicm1516482.
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  - Merrill, Andrea L., Rong Tang, Jennifer K. Plichta, Upahvan Rai, Suzanne B. Coopey, Maureen P. McEvoy, Kevin S. Hughes, Michelle C. Specht, Michele A. Gadd, and Barbara L. Smith. “Should New "No Ink On Tumor" Lumpectomy Margin Guidelines be Applied to Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)? A Retrospective Review Using Shaved Cavity Margins.” Ann Surg Oncol 23, no. 11 (October 2016): 3453–58. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-016-5251-y.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Upahvan Rai, Rong Tang, Suzanne B. Coopey, Julliette M. Buckley, Michele A. Gadd, Michelle C. Specht, Kevin S. Hughes, Alphonse G. Taghian, and Barbara L. Smith. “Factors Associated with Recurrence Rates and Long-Term Survival in Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Ages 40 and Younger.” Ann Surg Oncol 23, no. 10 (October 2016): 3212–20. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-016-5404-z.
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  - Plichta, J. K., M. Griffin, J. Thakuria, and K. S. Hughes. “What’s new in genetic testing for cancer susceptibility?” Oncology (United States) 30, no. 9 (September 15, 2016).
  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Molly Griffin, Joseph Thakuria, and Kevin S. Hughes. “What's New in Genetic Testing for Cancer Susceptibility?” Oncology (Williston Park) 30, no. 9 (September 15, 2016): 787–99.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Claudia B. Perez, Elizabeth He, Alexi Bloom, Gerard J. Abood, and Constantine Godellas. “Does practice make perfect? Resident experience with breast surgery influences excision adequacy.” Am J Surg 209, no. 3 (March 2015): 547–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.10.020.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Kristen Ban, Zachary Fridirici, Anjali S. Godambe, Sherri Yong, Sam Pappas, Gerard J. Abood, and Gerard V. Aranha. “Should all branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms be resected?” Am J Surg 209, no. 3 (March 2015): 478–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.10.010.
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  - Holmes, Casey J., Jennifer K. Plichta, Richard L. Gamelli, and Katherine A. Radek. “Dynamic Role of Host Stress Responses in Modulating the Cutaneous Microbiome: Implications for Wound Healing and Infection.” Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle) 4, no. 1 (January 1, 2015): 24–37. https://doi.org/10.1089/wound.2014.0546.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Jacqueline A. Brosius, Sam G. Pappas, Gerard J. Abood, and Gerard V. Aranha. “The changing spectrum of surgically treated cystic neoplasms of the pancreas.” Hpb Surg 2015 (2015): 791704. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/791704.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Steve Droho, Brenda J. Curtis, Parita Patel, Richard L. Gamelli, and Katherine A. Radek. “Local burn injury impairs epithelial permeability and antimicrobial peptide barrier function in distal unburned skin.” Crit Care Med 42, no. 6 (June 2014): e420–31. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000000309.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Jacqueline A. Brosius, Sam Pappas, Gerard Abood, and Gerard V. Aranha. “Su1838 The Changing Spectrum of Surgically Treated Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas.” Gastroenterology 146, no. 5 (May 2014): S-1049. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(14)63825-7.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Anjali S. Godambe, Zachary Fridirici, Sherri Yong, James M. Sinacore, Gerard J. Abood, and Gerard V. Aranha. “The Association between Survival and the Pathologic Features of Periampullary Tumors Varies over Time.” Hpb Surgery : A World Journal of Hepatic, Pancreatic and Biliary Surgery 2014 (January 2014): 890530. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/890530.
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  - Wood, Stephen, Ravi Pithadia, Tooba Rehman, Lijuan Zhang, Jennifer Plichta, Katherine A. Radek, Christopher Forsyth, Ali Keshavarzian, and Sasha H. Shafikhani. “Chronic alcohol exposure renders epithelial cells vulnerable to bacterial infection.” Plos One 8, no. 1 (2013): e54646. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054646.
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  - Curtis, Brenda J., Jennifer K. Plichta, Hanz Blatt, Steven Droho, Tina M. Griffin, and Katherine A. Radek. “Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor stimulation impairs epidermal permeability barrier function and recovery and modulates cornified envelope proteins.” Life Sci 91, no. 21–22 (November 27, 2012): 1070–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2012.08.020.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., and Katherine A. Radek. “Sugar-coating wound repair: a review of FGF-10 and dermatan sulfate in wound healing and their potential application in burn wounds.” J Burn Care Res 33, no. 3 (May 2012): 299–310. https://doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0b013e318240540a.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Vanessa Nienhouse, and Katherine A. Radek. “Integrating "omics" Technologies to Conceptualize Dynamic Antimicrobial Peptide Responses.” Front Immunol 3 (2012): 284. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2012.00284.
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  - Choi, Mi-Ran, Katie J. Stanton-Maxey, Jennifer K. Stanley, Carly S. Levin, Rizia Bardhan, Demir Akin, Sunil Badve, et al. “A cellular Trojan Horse for delivery of therapeutic nanoparticles into tumors.” Nano Lett 7, no. 12 (December 2007): 3759–65. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl072209h.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Casey J. Holmes, Richard L. Gamelli, and Katherine A. Radek. “Local Burn Injury Promotes Defects in the Epidermal Lipid and Antimicrobial Peptide Barriers in Human Autograft Skin and Burn Margin: Implications for Burn Wound Healing and Graft Survival.” J Burn Care Res 38, no. 1 (n.d.): e212–26. https://doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0000000000000357.
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- Book Sections
  - Nguyen, A., J. K. Plichta, J. Cintolo-Gonzalez, K. Kartal, M. E. Griffin, and K. Hughes. “Genetic risk prediction in breast cancer.” In Changing Paradigms in the Management of Breast Cancer, 217–32, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60336-0_15.
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  - Nguyen, A., J. Cintolo-Gonzalez, J. K. Plichta, and K. S. Hughes. “Risk assessment for breast cancer.” In Managing BRCA Mutation Carriers, 1–14, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59198-8_1.
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- Conference Papers
  - Castellar, Edgardo Parrilla, and Jennifer Plichta. “TP53 Mutation Class is Associated with Outcomes and Genomic Landscapes of Endocrine Therapy Resistance.” In Modern Pathology, 33:231–32. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2020.
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  - Castellar, Edgardo Parrilla, and Jennifer Plichta. “TP53 Mutation Class is Associated with Outcomes and Genomic Landscapes of Endocrine Therapy Resistance.” In Laboratory Investigation, 100:231–32. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2020.
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  - Rosenberg, Shoshana M., Laura H. Hendrix, Kristin L. Schreiber, Alastair M. Thompson, Isabelle Bedrosian, Kevin S. Hughes, Thomas Lynch, et al. “Abstract P1-21-07: The Patient-reported Outcomes after Routine Treatment of Atypical Lesions (PORTAL) study: Pain, psychosocial wellbeing, and quality of life among women undergoing guideline concordant care for DCIS vs. active surveillance for in situ and atypical lesions.” In Poster Session Abstracts. American Association for Cancer Research, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs19-p1-21-07.
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  - Sammons, Sarah, Yi Ren, Jeremy Force, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Laura H. Rosenberger, Jennifer K. Plichta, Gretchen Kimmick, et al. “Abstract P3-08-10: Characterization of oncotype DX recurrence score and chemotherapy utilization patterns in young women (≤40) with early stage ER+/HER-, lymph node negative breast cancer.” In Poster Session Abstracts. American Association for Cancer Research, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs19-p3-08-10.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Samantha M. Thomas, Rebecca Vernon, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Laura H. Rosenberger, Terry Hyslop, E Shelley Hwang, and Rachel A. Greenup. “Breast cancer tumor histopathology, stage at presentation, and treatment in the extremes of age.” In Breast Cancer Res Treat, 180:227–35, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-020-05542-4.
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  - Rosenberger, Laura H., Yi Ren, Samantha M. Thomas, Rachel A. Greenup, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, E Shelley Hwang, and Jennifer K. Plichta. “Axillary lymph node dissection in node-positive breast cancer: are ten nodes adequate and when is enough, enough?” In Breast Cancer Res Treat, 179:661–70, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-019-05500-9.
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  - Champion, Cosette D., Yi Ren, Samantha M. Thomas, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Laura H. Rosenberger, Rachel A. Greenup, Carolyn S. Menendez, E Shelley Hwang, and Jennifer K. Plichta. “DCIS with Microinvasion: Is It In Situ or Invasive Disease?” In Ann Surg Oncol, 26:3124–32, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07556-9.
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  - Rosenberger, Laura H., Samantha M. Thomas, Jennifer K. Plichta, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Terry Hyslop, Rachel A. Greenup, and E Shelley Hwang. “Decreasing rates of axillary lymph node dissections over time: Implications for surgical resident exposure and operative skills development.” In Am J Surg, 218:786–91, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.07.013.
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  - Thornton, M. J., H. V. Williamson, K. E. Westbrook, R. A. Greenup, J. K. Plichta, L. H. Rosenberger, A. M. Gupta, T. Hyslop, E. S. Hwang, and O. M. Fayanju. “Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy Versus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Node-Positive Invasive Lobular Carcinoma.” In Ann Surg Oncol, 26:3166–77, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07564-9.
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  - Trotter, Kathryn, Jennifer Plichta, E Shelley Hwang, and Hannah Reynolds. “Anxiety scores of women with an increased risk of breast cancer participating in facilitated group visits.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 26:137–38. SPRINGER, 2019.
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  - Force, J., J. Plichta, I. Stashko, G. Kimmick, K. Westbrook, S. Sammons, S. Hwang, et al. “Abstract P3-08-07: Distinct biological signatures describe differences in BRCA mutated subgroups.” In Poster Session Abstracts. American Association for Cancer Research, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-p3-08-07.
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  - Bloom, Diane L., Brittany M. Chapman, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Kandace P. McGuire, Clara N. Lee, Kevin Weinfurt, Donald L. Rosenstein, Jennifer K. Plichta, Julie C. Jacobson Vann, and E Shelley Hwang. “Reframing the conversation about contralateral prophylactic mastectomy: Preparing women for postsurgical realities.” In Psychooncology, 28:394–400, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4955.
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  - Gupta, A. M., H. V. Williamson, R. A. Greenup, S. M. Thomas, O. M. Fayanju, J. K. Plichta, L. H. Rosenberger, and E. Hwang. “The Role of Tumor Phenotype and Histology in the Surgical Treatment of Early Stage Breast Cancer.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 26:S90–91. SPRINGER, 2019.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Hannah Vernia, Lars J. Grimm, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Samantha M. Thomas, Shelley Hwang, and Ryan P. Plichta. “It’s Not You, It’s Me: The Influence of Surgeon Gender on Patient Satisfaction Scores.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 227:e31–e31. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.08.082.
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  - Tamirisa, Nina, Samantha M. Thomas, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Rachel A. Greenup, Laura H. Rosenberger, Terry Hyslop, E Shelley Hwang, and Jennifer K. Plichta. “Axillary Nodal Evaluation in Elderly Breast Cancer Patients: Potential Effects on Treatment Decisions and Survival.” In Ann Surg Oncol, 25:2890–98, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6595-2.
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  - Lane, Whitney, Samantha Thomas, Jennifer Plichta, Laura Rosenberger, Oluwadamilola Fayanju, Terry Hyslop, E Shelley Hwang, and Rachel Greenup. “Extent of axillary surgery in women with Stage IV breast cancer.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 25:291–92. SPRINGER, 2018.
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  - Force, Jeremy Meyer, Sarah Abbott, Gloria Broadwater, Ilona Stashko, Kelly E. Westbrook, Gretchen Genevieve Kimmick, Sarah LeNoir Sammons, et al. “Immune profiling of BRCA-mutated breast cancers.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36:585–585. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2018. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.585.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer Kay, Samantha M. Thomas, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Oluwadamilola Motunrayo Fayanju, Rachel Adams Greenup, Laura Horst Rosenberger, Gretchen Genevieve Kimmick, Terry Hyslop, and Eun-Sil Shelley Hwang. “Restaging de novo metastatic breast cancer to refine prognostic estimates.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36:e13083–e13083. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2018. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.e13083.
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  - Tamirisa, Nina Prabha, Hannah Vernia, Samantha M. Thomas, Kelly E. Westbrook, Rachel Adams Greenup, Jennifer Kay Plichta, Laura Horst Rosenberger, Terry Hyslop, Eun-Sil Shelley Hwang, and Oluwadamilola Motunrayo Fayanju. “The impact of chemotherapy sequence on survival in node-positive invasive lobular carcinoma.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36:587–587. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2018. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.587.
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  - Trotter, Kathryn, and Jennifer K. Plichta. “Meeting the needs of women at high risk for breast cancer: Facilitated group visits.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36:e18508–e18508. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2018. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.e18508.
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  - Plichta, J. K., S. M. Thomas, R. A. Greenup, O. M. Fayanju, L. H. Rosenberger, N. Tamirisa, T. Hyslop, and E. S. Hwang. “Clinical and Pathologic Stage Discordance is Associated with Breast Cancer Prognosis.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 25:S94–S94. SPRINGER, 2018.
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  - Thomas, S. M., O. M. Fayanju, J. K. Plichta, L. H. Rosenberger, J. Force, T. Hyslop, E. S. Hwang, and R. A. Greenup. “Treatment Patterns and Outcomes for Breast Cancer with Isolated Supraclavicular Metastases.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 25:S26–S26. SPRINGER, 2018.
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  - Campbell, Brittany Morgan, Samantha Marie Thomas, Cecilia Tuongquang Ong, Rachel Adams Greenup, Jennifer Kay Plichta, Laura Horst Rosenberger, Jeremy Meyer Force, Terry Hyslop, Eun-Sil Shelley Hwang, and Oluwadamilola Motunrayo Fayanju. “The epidemiology of metaplastic breast cancer: A review of 2,500 cases from the national cancer database.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 35:1570–1570. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2017. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.1570.
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  - Ong, Cecilia Tuongquang, Samantha Marie Thomas, Brittany Morgan Campbell, Rachel Adams Greenup, Jennifer Kay Plichta, Laura Horst Rosenberger, Jeremy Meyer Force, Terry Hyslop, Eun-Sil Shelley Hwang, and Oluwadamilola Motunrayo Fayanju. “A population-based analysis of treatment and outcomes in 2,500 metaplastic breast cancer patients.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 35:532–532. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2017. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.532.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer Kay, Samantha Marie Thomas, Oluwadamilola Motunrayo Fayanju, Laura Horst Rosenberger, Tristen Sinae Park, Terry Hyslop, Rachel Adams Greenup, and Eun-Sil Shelley Hwang. “Temporal associations between prognostic indicators and overall survival after breast cancer.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 35:e18144–e18144. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2017. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e18144.
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  - Lane, Whitney, Samantha M. Thomas, Jennifer K. Plichta, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Laura H. Rosenberger, Terry Hyslop, E Shelley Hwang, and Rachel A. Greenup. “Surgical resection of the primary tumor in women with stage IV breast cancer: Contemporary practice patterns and survival analysis.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 24:46–46. SPRINGER, 2017.
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  - Nguyen, Anvy, Jennifer Plichta, Faina Nakhlis, Linda Cutone, Laura Dominici, Mehra Golshan, Margaret Duggan, et al. “Multidisciplinary management of the axilla in patients with cT1-2N0 breast cancer undergoing mastectomy: results from a prospective single institution series.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 24:160–160. SPRINGER, 2017.
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  - Ong, Cecilia, Samantha Thomas, Laura Rosenberger, Tristen Park, Jennifer Plichta, Oluwadamilola Fayanju, Terry Hyslop, E Shelley Hwang, and Rachel Greenup. “Patient age and tumor subtype predicts adherence to ACOSOG Z0011 recommendations: Analysis of national practice patterns.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 24:164–65. SPRINGER, 2017.
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  - Park, Tristen, Samantha Thomas, Laura Rosenberger, Oluwadamilola Fayanju, Jennifer Plichta, Cecilia Ong, Terry Hyslop, E Shelley Hwang, and Rachel Greenup. “The Impact of Axillary Surgery on Women with N2-N3 Invasive Breast Cancer.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 24:162–63. SPRINGER, 2017.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer, Sylvia Reyes, Elizabeth Frank, Mithat Gonen, Amy Voci, Camilla Boafo, Shelley Hwang, et al. “Factors Associated With the Decision to Pursue Elective Surgery Among Women Enrolled in TBCRC013: A Prospective Registry of Surgery in Patients Presenting With Stage IV Breast Cancer.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 23:131–33. SPRINGER, 2016.
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  - Plichta, J. K., S. B. Coopey, P De Moura Queiroz, M. C. Specht, B. L. Smith, M. A. Gadd, E. Mazzola, et al. “The Utility of Screening MRI for Women Diagnosed with Atypical Breast Lesions.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 23:S71–S71. SPRINGER, 2016.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Adrienne N. Cobb, Gerard J. Abood, Constantine Godellas, and Claudia B. Perez. “Abstract P1-10-04: Post-operative imaging after atypical ductal hyperplasia excision: The findings and costs.” In Poster Session Abstracts. American Association for Cancer Research, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs14-p1-10-04.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Anai Kothari, Matthew Zapf, Paul Kuo, Constantine Godellas, and Gerard Abood. “Hospital Selection and Breast Cancer Patients: Who Goes Where.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 22:90–91. SPRINGER, 2015.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Gerard Abood, Eileen O’Halloran, Sam Pappas, and Gerard V. Aranha. “Pancreaticogastrostomy Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy Is Associated With Low Re-Operation and Pancreatic Fistula Rates.” In Gastroenterology, 148:S1166–S1166. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2015.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Alexandra Ellingson, Eileen B. O’Halloran, Sam Pappas, Gerard J. Abood, and Gerard V. Aranha. “Quality of life after pancreaticoduodenectomy with pancreaticogastrostomy: patient perspectives over time.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 219:e107–e107. Elsevier BV, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.07.671.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Jacqueline A. Brosius, Sam Pappas, Gerard Abood, and Gerard V. Aranha. “The Changing Spectrum of Surgically Treated Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas.” In Gastroenterology, 146:S1049–S1049. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2014.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Zachary C. Fridirici, Anjali S. Godambe, Sherri Yong, Sam Pappas, Gerard Abood, and Gerard V. Aranha. “Should All Branch-Duct IPMN's Be Resected?” In Gastroenterology, 146:S1092–93. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2014.
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  - Holmes, C. J., T. Griffin, J. Plichta, R. Gamelli, and K. Radek. “LOCAL BURN INJURY PROMOTES CHOLINERGIC DYSREGULATION IN HUMAN EPIDERMIS.” In Wound Repair and Regeneration, 22:A45–A45. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2014.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Karla Bernardi, Eileen Bock, Michael G. Hurtuk, and Gerard V. Aranha. “Quality of life after pancreaticoduodenectomy: what are the long-term effects?” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 217:S111–12. Elsevier BV, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.07.258.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Eileen Bock, Michael G. Hurtuk, Gerard Abood, and Gerard V. Aranha. “Endoscopic and Surgical Alternatives to Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Distal Pancreatectomy.” In Gastroenterology, 144:S1083–S1083. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2013.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer, Kristen Ban, Claudia Perez, and Constantine Godellas. “Accurately Predicting a Negative Axilla After Positive Sentinel Node Biopsy.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 20:94–94. SPRINGER, 2013.
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  - Plichta, J. K., I. Fields, C. Godellas, and C. B. Perez. “Post-operative Surveillance of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 20:S52–S52. SPRINGER, 2013.
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  - Plichta, J. K., S. Lapetino, N. Rumas, P. Rajan, C. Godellas, and C. Perez. “Flat epithelial atypia diagnosed on breast core biopsy: what next?” In Cancer Research, Vol. 72. AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, 2012.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer Kay, Natalia Rumas, Constantine V. Godellas, and Claudia Beth Perez. “Does atypical ductal hyperplasia require 6 months of postoperative surveillance?” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 30:60–60. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2012. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2012.30.27_suppl.60.
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  - Plichta, J. K., R. P. Plichta, R. L. Gamelli, and K. A. Radek. “Local burn injury modulates global cutaneous barrier function.” In Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 132:S94–S94. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2012.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Anjali S. Godambe, Zachary C. Fridirici, Sherri Yong, Margo Shoup, and Gerard V. Aranha. “The Association Between Survival and the Pathologic Features of Peri-Ampullary Tumors Varies Over Time.” In Gastroenterology, 142:S1062–S1062. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2012.
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  - Plichta, Jennifer K., Natalia Rumas, Constantine Godellas, and Claudia B. Perez. “Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia of the Breast: Does Size of Core Needle Biopsy Matter?” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 19:95–95. SPRINGER, 2012.
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  - Plichta, J. K., S. Droho, R. L. Gamelli, and K. A. Radek. “Cutaneous antimicrobial barrier function is diminished in burn wounds following psychological stress.” In Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 131:S139–S139. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2011.
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