2024
Racial disparities in the management and outcomes of primary osseous neoplasms of the spine: a SEER analysis
Elsamadicy A, Sayeed S, Sherman J, Hengartner A, Pennington Z, Hersh A, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. Racial disparities in the management and outcomes of primary osseous neoplasms of the spine: a SEER analysis. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2024, 166: 293-301. PMID: 38225469, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-023-04557-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRacial disparitiesTumor characteristicsEwing sarcomaWhite patientsOsseous neoplasmsAssociated with tumor characteristicsImpact of racial disparitiesNon-Hispanic whitesAssociated with reduced survivalPrimary osseous neoplasmsUtilization of chemotherapyProportion of black patientsFive-year survivalOutcomes of patientsProportion of blacksNon-white patientsCancer RegistryHispanic cohortMedian survivalRare tumorHispanic patientsStudy patientsTumor typesEnd ResultsRace patients
2017
Posterolateral thoracic decompression with anterior column cage reconstruction versus decompression alone for spinal metastases with cord compression: analysis of perioperative complications and outcomes
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Sergesketter A, Lydon E, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Posterolateral thoracic decompression with anterior column cage reconstruction versus decompression alone for spinal metastases with cord compression: analysis of perioperative complications and outcomes. Journal Of Spine Surgery 2017, 3: 609-619. PMID: 29354739, PMCID: PMC5760408, DOI: 10.21037/jss.2017.11.08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior column reconstructionPerioperative complicationsTP groupCT groupSpinal metastasesPosterolateral approachAmerican Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) gradeOptimal surgical strategyCostotransversectomy approachASIA gradeIntraoperative deathsCord compressionMedian survivalAdult patientsRetrospective reviewSurgical strategyTranspedicular approachFunctional outcomeMean ageStudy criteriaCage reconstructionThoracic decompressionComplicationsPatientsScale gradeLeptomeningeal disease: current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies
Nayar G, Ejikeme T, Chongsathidkiet P, Elsamadicy AA, Blackwell KL, Clarke JM, Lad SP, Fecci PE. Leptomeningeal disease: current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Oncotarget 2017, 5: 73312-73328. PMID: 29069871, PMCID: PMC5641214, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.20272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeptomeningeal diseaseT1-weighted magnetic resonance imagingCerebrospinal fluid cytologyLate-stage complicationsNovel therapeutic interventionsMagnetic resonance imagingLeptomeningeal spreadMedian survivalNeurological deficitsPrimary malignancyObstructive hydrocephalusSystemic diseaseCancer patientsLung cancerTreatment modalitiesFluid cytologyBreast cancerRadiation therapyTherapeutic strategiesTherapeutic interventionsMalignant cellsResonance imagingYounger ageEarly detectionDisease
2014
Radiation-Induced Malignant Gliomas: A Current Review
Elsamadicy AA, Babu R, Kirkpatrick JP, Adamson DC. Radiation-Induced Malignant Gliomas: A Current Review. World Neurosurgery 2014, 83: 530-542. PMID: 25524065, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2014.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation-induced malignant gliomaLatency periodBrain irradiationMedian survivalPubMed databaseOriginal tumor lesionMedian latency periodKaplan-Meier analysisOverall survival curvesBiologic equivalent doseStudent's t-testRT dosageAmount of RTDose administeredRadiotherapy dosePossible complicationsMalignant gliomasTumor lesionsPatientsUncommon risksSurvival curvesAge groupsDosage rangeEquivalent doseLinear correlation test