Dave Lal, MD, MPH

Publications

• Management of Pediatric Breast Masses for the Pediatric Surgeon: Expert Consensus Recommendations From the APSA Cancer Committee.

  (Schwartz D, Tracy ET, Naik-Mathuria B, Glick RD, Polites SF, Mattei P, Rodeberg D, Espinoza AF, Mansfield SA, Lal DR, Kotagal M, Lautz T, Aldrink J, Rich BS.) J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Feb;60(2):161916 PMID: 39384492 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85205802124 10/10/2024

• A Comparison of Commonly Utilized Diagnostic Biopsy Techniques for Pediatric Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review by the APSA Cancer Committee.

  (Teke M, Rich BS, Walther A, Schwartz D, McDuffie LA, Butera G, Roach JP, Rothstein DH, Lal DR, Riehle K, Espinoza A, Cost N, Tracy E, Rodeberg D, Lautz T, Aldrink JH, Brown EG.) J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Feb;60(2):161893 PMID: 39317569 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85204493468 09/25/2024

• Evaluation of Image-Defined Risk Factor (IDRF) Assessment in Patients With Intermediate-risk Neuroblastoma: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Study ANBL0531

  (Brown EG, Adkins ES, Mattei P, Hoffer FA, Wootton-Gorges SL, London WB, Naranjo A, Schmidt ML, Hogarty MD, Irwin MS, Cohn SL, Park JR, Maris JM, Bagatell R, Twist CJ, Nuchtern JG, Davidoff AM, Newman EA, Lal DR.) Journal of Pediatric Surgery. January 2025;60(1) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85204648641 01/01/2025

• Evaluation of Image-Defined Risk Factor (IDRF) Assessment in Patients With Intermediate-risk Neuroblastoma: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Study ANBL0531.

  (Brown EG, Adkins ES, Mattei P, Hoffer FA, Wootton-Gorges SL, London WB, Naranjo A, Schmidt ML, Hogarty MD, Irwin MS, Cohn SL, Park JR, Maris JM, Bagatell R, Twist CJ, Nuchtern JG, Davidoff AM, Newman EA, Lal DR.) J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jan;60(1):161896 PMID: 39317567 PMCID: PMC11745918 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85204648641 09/25/2024

• Esophagitis, treatment outcomes, and long-term follow-up in children with esophageal atresia.

  (Bashir A, Krasaelap A, Lal DR, Gourlay DM, Pan AY, Jan N, McCord S, Lerner DG.) J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 Dec;79(6):1116-1123 PMID: 39415542 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206851548 10/17/2024

• Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in High-Risk Pediatric Trauma Patients.

  (Witte AB, Van Arendonk K, Bergner C, Bantchev M, Falcone RA Jr, Moody S, Hartman HA, Evans E, Thakkar R, Patterson KN, Minneci PC, Mak GZ, Slidell MB, Johnson M, Landman MP, Markel TA, Leys CM, Cherney Stafford L, Draper J, Foley DS, Downard C, Skaggs TM, Lal DR, Gourlay D, Ehrlich PF.) JAMA Surg. 2024 Oct 01;159(10):1149-1156 PMID: 39083300 PMCID: PMC11292570 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200647500 07/31/2024

• Modern surgical strategies in pediatric neuroblastoma: Evolving approaches and treatment principles.

  (Williams KM, Shah NR, Chukkapalli S, King S, Grant CN, Brown EG, Avanzini S, Lal DR, Sarnacki S, Newman EA.) Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Sep 23:e31317 PMID: 39313754 09/24/2024

• Management of undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative study.

  (Kastenberg ZJ, Short SS, Riehle KJ, Utria A, Lautz TB, Ott KC, Murphy AJ, Mansfield S, Lal DR, Hallis B, Murphy JT, Roach JP, Polites SF, Beckhorn C, Tracy ET, Fialkowski EA, Seemann NM, Bütter AM, Rich BS, Glick RD, Bondoc AJ, Ofori-Atta BS, Presson AP, Chen SY, Zamora AK, Kim ES, Vasudevan S, Rinehardt HN, Malek MM, Lapidus-Krol E, Putra J, Superina RA, Langham MR, Meyers RL, Tiao G, Dasgupta R, Baertschiger R.) Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Jun;71(6):e30975 PMID: 38556718 PMCID: PMC11039358 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85189608069 04/01/2024

• Diagnostic Performance of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms: A Multi-Institutional Review.

  (Bergus KC, Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Afrazi A, Breech L, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hertweck SP, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Merchant N, Overman RE, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Wright T, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.) J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2024 Apr;37(2):192-197 PMID: 38008283 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85180997748 11/27/2023

• Early Screening and Identification of an Asymptomatic Pheochromocytoma in a Child with Von Hippel-Lindau: A Case Report.

  (Schmeling K, Schuh J, Lal D, Becktell K.) Case Rep Oncol. 2024;17(1):1309-1315 PMID: 39545024 PMCID: PMC11563656 11/15/2024

• Modern surgical strategies in pediatric neuroblastoma: Evolving approaches and treatment principles

  (Williams KM, Shah NR, Chukkapalli S, King S, Grant CN, Brown EG, Avanzini S, Lal DR, Sarnacki S, Newman EA.) Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2024 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85204594751 01/01/2024

• Reducing Unnecessary Oophorectomies for Benign Ovarian Neoplasms in Pediatric Patients.

  (Minneci PC, Bergus KC, Lutz C, Aldrink J, Bence C, Breech L, Dillon PA, Downard C, Ehrlich PF, Fallat M, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Helmrath M, Hertweck P, Hewitt G, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman M, Leys C, Mak G, Markel T, Pressey J, Raiji M, Rymeski B, Saito J, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Cooper J, Deans K, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.) JAMA. 2023 Oct 03;330(13):1247-1254 PMID: 37787794 PMCID: PMC10548301 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85173036083 10/03/2023