2018
Optimal Intraoperative Assessment of Gastric Margins
Celli R, Barbieri AL, Colunga M, Sinard J, Gibson JA. Optimal Intraoperative Assessment of Gastric Margins. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2018, 150: 353-363. PMID: 30020407, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqy062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative pathology consultationGastric marginPositive marginsTumor distanceMajority of casesRepresentative sectionsR0 resectionConsecutive patientsGastroesophageal junctionTumor sizeNegative marginsPatient outcomesIntraoperative assessmentPathology consultationPatientsStrong associationMargin assessment
2015
Performing Colonic Mast Cell Counts in Patients With Chronic Diarrhea of Unknown Etiology Has Limited Diagnostic Use
Sethi A, Jain D, Roland BC, Kinzel J, Gibson J, Schrader R, Hanson JA. Performing Colonic Mast Cell Counts in Patients With Chronic Diarrhea of Unknown Etiology Has Limited Diagnostic Use. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2015, 139: 225-32. PMID: 25611105, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2013-0594-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-power fieldMC countChronic diarrheaMast cell countsUnknown etiologyMast cellsCutoff valueMastocytic enterocolitisLeft colonBiopsy resultsClinical utilityDiscriminatory cutoff valuesCell countC-kit stainConsecutive control patientsMast cell stabilizerSpecific cutoff valuesSingle high-power fieldControl patientsConsecutive patientsNormal biopsiesCell stabilizerCharacteristic analysisStudy groupSpecial stains