Annals of Surgical Oncology

October 17, 2025.

Citation: Sturz-Ellis, J.L., Vetter, C.D., Day, C.N. et al. A Systematic Review of Occult Malignancy and Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis at the Time of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy. Ann Surg Oncol (2025). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-025-18474-4

Synopsis: Across 27 studies, 5728 patients underwent contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM), with 87 occult malignancy (OM) identified.  OM in CPM is uncommon (1.55%), and when it occurs, it is predominantly pT1, luminal A, invasive ductal carcinoma with a limited nodal burden.

October 17, 2025.

Citation: Khan, A.A., Naeem, W., Ansari, M. et al. Skeletal Muscle Gauge as a Prognosticator of Survival in Resected Early-Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol (2025). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-025-18553-6

Synopsis: Skeletal muscle gauge (SMG), a composite of radiologically derived muscle volume and density, as a prognostic marker in NSCLC. SMG outperformed individual indices and was independently associated with overall survival, supporting its clinical relevance as a preoperative prognosticator.