Pubblicazioni

2018

Tailored axillary surgery with or without axillary lymph node dissection followed by radiotherapy in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer (TAXIS): study protocol for a multicenter, randomized phase-III trial.

Henke G, Knauer M, Ribi K, Hayoz S, Gérard MA, Ruhstaller T, Zwahlen DR, Muenst S, Ackerknecht M, Hawle H, Fitzal F, Gnant M, Mátrai Z, Ballardini B, Gyr A, Kurzeder C, Weber WP.

Trials. 2018 Dec 4;19(1):667.

2017

Feasibility of lymphoscintigraphy for sentinel node identification after neo-adjuvant therapy.

Corso G, Grana CM, Gilardi L, Baio SM, De Lorenzo D, Maisonneuve P, Rotmensz N, Ballardini B, Lissidini G, Ratini S, Bassi FD, Veronesi P, Galimberti V.

Ann Ital Chir. 2017;88:201-205

2016

Surgical treatment of breast lesions at a Day Centre: Experience of the European Institute of Oncology.

Ballardini B, Cavalli M, Manfredi GF, Sangalli C, Galimberti V, Intra M, Rossi EM, Seco J, Campanelli G, Veronesi P.

Breast. 2016 Apr 25;27:169-174

2014

Reply letter to "What is the clinical relevance of discordance between radioisotope alone and indocyanine green in sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer?".

Ballardini B.

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2014 Jun;40(6):784-5

Breast conservative surgery for well-differentiated ductal intraepithelial neoplasia: Risk factors for ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence.

Toesca A, Botteri E, Lazzeroni M, Vila J, Manika A, Ballardini B, Bettarini F, Guerrieri-Gonzaga A, Bonanni B, Rotmensz N, Viale G, Veronesi P, Luini A, Veronesi U, Gentilini O.

Breast. 2014 Dec;23(6):829-35

2013

The indocyanine green method is equivalent to the ⁹⁹mTc-labeled radiotracer method for identifying the sentinel node in breast cancer: a concordance and validation study.

Ballardini B, Santoro L, Sangalli C, Gentilini O, Renne G, Lissidini G, Pagani GM, Toesca A, Blundo C, del Castillo A, Peradze N, Caldarella P, Veronesi P.

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2013 Dec;39(12):1332-6

Intraoperative radiotherapy versus external radiotherapy for early breast cancer (ELIOT): a randomised controlled equivalence trial.

Veronesi U, Orecchia R, Maisonneuve P, Viale G, Rotmensz N, Sangalli C, Luini A, Veronesi P, Galimberti V, Zurrida S, Leonardi MC, Lazzari R, Cattani F, Gentilini O, Intra M, Caldarella P, Ballardini B.

Lancet Oncol. 2013 Dec;14(13):1269-77

2012

Why do women accept to undergo a nipple sparing mastectomy or to reconstruct the nipple areola complex when nipple sparing mastectomy is not possible?

Didier F, Arnaboldi P, Gandini S, Maldifassi A, Goldhirsch A, Radice D, Minotti I, Ballardini B, Luini A, Santillo B, Rietjens M, Petit JY.

Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Apr;132(3):1177-84. Epub 2012 Feb 19.

Repeating Conservative Surgery after Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Reappearance: Criteria for Selecting the Best Candidates.

Gentilini O, Botteri E, Veronesi P, Sangalli C, Del Castillo A, Ballardini B, Galimberti V, Rietjens M, Colleoni M, Luini A, Veronesi U.

Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 May 23.

2011

Immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy.

Veronesi P, Ballardini B, De Lorenzi F, Magnoni F, Lissidini G, Caldarella P, Galimberti V.

Breast. 2011 Oct;20 Suppl 3:S104-7.

2008

Nipple sparing mastectomy: An innovative skin incision for an alternative approach.

Regolo L, Ballardini B, Gallarotti E, Scoccia E, Zanini V.

Breast. 2008 Feb;17(1):8-11.

2007

The evolution of the conservative approach to breast cancer.

Luini A, Gatti G, Zurrida S, Talakhadze N, Brenelli F, Gilardi D, Paganelli G, Orecchia R, Cassano E, Viale G, Sangalli C, Ballardini B, dos Santos GR, Veronesi U.

Breast. 2007 Apr;16(2):120-9.

2006

Partial irradiation of the breast: Old challenges, new solutions

Bernier J, Viale G, Orecchia R, Ballardini B, Richetti A, Bronz L, Franzetti-Pellanda A, Intra M, Veronesi U.

Breast. 2006 Jan 23;

Early European experience with the MammoSite radiation therapy system for partial breast brachytherapy following breast conservation operation in low-risk breast cancer.

Niehoff P, Ballardini B, Polgar C, Major T, Hammer J, Richetti A, Kovacs G.

Breast. 2006 Jun;15(3):319-325.

2005

Development of axillary surgery in breast cancer.

Luini A, Gatti G, Ballardini B, Zurrida S, Galimberti V, Veronesi P, Vento AR, Monti S, Viale G, Paganelli G, Veronesi U.

Ann Oncol. 2005 Feb;16(2):259-62.

2004

Pilot study of the mechanism of action of preoperative trastuzumab in patients with primary operable breast tumors overexpressing HER2.

Gennari R, Menard S, Fagnoni F, Ponchio L, Scelsi M, Tagliabue E, Castiglioni F, Villani L, Magalotti C, Gibelli N, Oliviero B, Ballardini B, Da Prada G, Zambelli A, Costa A.

Clin. Cancer Res. 2004 Sep 1;10(17):5650-5.

A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial of tissue adhesive (2-octylcyanoacrylate) versus standard wound closure in breast surgery.

Gennari R, Rotmensz N, Ballardini B, Scevola S, Perego E, Zanini V, Costa A.

Surgery. 2004 Sep;136(3):593-9.

Breast metastases from cutaneous malignant melanoma

F. Bassi, G. Gatti, E. Mauri, B. Ballardini, T. De Pas, A. Luini

Breast. 2004 Dec;13(6):533-5.

La terapia medica prima e dopo l’intervento per carcinoma mammario

Laura Orlando, Giovanna Gatti, Bettina Ballardini

Medico e Paziente, n°5 maggio 2004

Surgical technique of mammosite RTS implant for accelerated radiation delivery in breast conserving surgery.

Gennari R, Perego E, Ballardini B, dos Santos G, Costa A.

J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2004 Sep;23(3):411-5.

2003

La gestione delle donne ad alto rischio per carcinoma mammario.

B.Ballardini, A.Costa, V.Zanini

Medico e paziente n°6 giugno 2003.

2002

Axillary radiotherapy instead of axillary dissection: a randomized trial. Italian Oncological Senology Group.

Zurrida S, Orecchia R, Galimberti V, Luini A, Giannetti I, Ballardini B, Amadori A, Veronesi G, Veronesi U.

Ann Surg Oncol. 2002 Mar;9(2):156-60.

How I do it-biopsy of axillary and internal mammary sentinel node for complete nodal staging in male breast cancer.

Gennari R, Ballardini B, Costa A.

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2002 Aug;28(5):557.

2001

Effect of raloxifene on IGF-I and IGFBP-3 in postmenopausal women with breast cancer.

Torrisi R, Baglietto L, Johansson H, Veronesi G, Bonanni B, Guerrieri-Gonzaga A, Ballardini B, Decensi A.

Br J Cancer. 2001 Dec 14;85(12):1838-41.

2000

Radioguided sentinel node biopsy to avoid axillary dissection in breast cancer.

Zurrida S, Galimberti V, Orvieto E, Robertson C, Ballardini B, Cremonesi M, De Cicco C, Luini A.

Ann Surg Oncol 2000 Jan-Feb; 7(1): 28-31

1999

Effect of tamoxifen on lipoprotein(a) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in healthy women.

Decensi A, Robertson C, Ballardini B, Paggi D, Guerrieri Gonzaga A, Bonanni B, Manetti L, Johansson H, Barreca A, Bettega D, Costa A.

Eur J Cancer 1999 Apr; 35(4):596-600.

Sentinel node biopsy in the management of breast cancer.

P.Veronesi, V.Galimberti, V.Sacchini, S.Zurrida, M.Intra, S.Monti, R.Gennari, B.Ballardini e A.Luini.

In XXIII Congresso Nazionale S.I.C.O., Luigi Moggi, Eds. Monduzzi Editore, Perugia, 16-18/9 1999; pp 361-365

Prevencao do cancer de mama.

B. Bonanni, B. Ballardini, A. Guerrieri Gonzaga, A. Costa, V. Sacchini.

In Cancer de Mama, Diogenes Luis Basegio, Ed. Revinter, pp 356-363.

La patologia della mammella.

P. Veronesi, M. Intra, B. Ballardini.

In Professione Medico. Specialità Medico Chirurgiche. UTET, Torino, Vol 10, pp 239-260.

Chemioprevenzione.

A Costa, B. Ballardini, A. Decensi.

In Terapia Medica Oncologica III ed. Ed EdiSES, Napoli, pp.185-204.

Breast Cancer Prevention: un Update.

A Costa, D Serrano, B Ballardini, and A. Decensi.

In Bonadonna G Hortobagyi GN Valagussa P (Eds), Textbook of Breast Cancer, Third edition, ed. Taylor & Francis, UK, 2006. pp 363-373.

Oncologia chirurgica.

A.Costa, B. Ballardini

In Cavalli F Cognetti F Costa A Orecchia R (Eds), Fondamenti di Oncologia Clinica, ed Elsevier Italia, 2006.

Tumori della mammella

A. Costa, G. Gatti, B. Ballardini, L. Orlando

In Cavalli F Cognetti F Costa A Orecchia R (Eds), Fondamenti di Oncologia Clinica, ed Elsevier Italia, 2006.

The current status of chemoprevention of breast cancer.

Costa, D. Serrano, B. Ballardini, A. Decensi.

In What gynaecologic oncologists should know about chemotherapy. EAGC Book Series (2) 2006. pp 219-227.

La chirurgia ascellare

Alberto Luini, Bettina Ballardini, Giovanna Gatti, Francesco Sciannameo.

In Rietjens/Urban, Chirurgia della mammella estetica e ricostruttiva. Piccin. 2009 Cap 36 pp 397-400.

Breast-Conserving Surgery

Mary Morrogh, Vittorio Zanini, Lea Regolo, Bettina Ballardini, Lisa Wiechmann, Virgilio Sacchini

In Kuerer’s, Breast Surgical Oncology. McGraw-Hill. 2010 Cap 61 pp 653-668.

The Indocyanine Green Method is equivalent to the (99m)Tc-Labeled Radiotracer Method for Identifying the Sentinel Node in Breast Cancer: A Concordance and Validation Study.

Bettina Ballardini, Germana Lissidini e Paolo Veronesi.

In Fernando D Dip, Takeaki Ishizawa, Norihiro Kokudo Raul J. Rosenthal: Fluorescence Imaging for Surgeon. Concept and Applications. Springer 2015 cap 27 pp 255-266.