2020
Invasive Staging Procedures Do Not Prevent Nodal Metastases From Being Missed in Stage I Lung Cancer
Resio BJ, Canavan M, Mase V, Dhanasopon AP, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ. Invasive Staging Procedures Do Not Prevent Nodal Metastases From Being Missed in Stage I Lung Cancer. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 390-397. PMID: 32283084, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overHumansLung NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedMissed DiagnosisNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyPositron-Emission TomographyProspective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsStage I lung cancerI lung cancerMissed nodal metastasisClinical stage I lung cancerNodal metastasisLung cancerPositron emission tomographyStaging evaluationCancer patientsEndobronchial ultrasoundInvasive nodalClinical stage I patientsEarly-stage lung cancer patientsOccult lymph node metastasisEmission tomographyThoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery DatabaseInvasive staging proceduresClinical stage IStage I patientsTreatment-naive patientsGeneral Thoracic Surgery DatabaseLow-risk cohortOccult nodal metastasisLymph node metastasisLung cancer patients
2019
Short Tandem Repeats Define a Gestational Origin for Metastatic Choriocarcinoma
Brown K, Homer R, Baine M, Blasberg JD. Short Tandem Repeats Define a Gestational Origin for Metastatic Choriocarcinoma. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2019, 108: e115-e117. PMID: 30685255, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.12.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacenta accretaSpontaneous hemothoraxGestational choriocarcinomaLower lobe massMetastatic gestational choriocarcinomaHealthy female patientsAdjuvant therapyMetastatic choriocarcinomaSurgical explorationChief complaintFemale patientsOutside hospitalRare consequenceUnreported causeGestational originClinical implicationsChoriocarcinomaAccretaHemothoraxResectionPatientsPrognosisHospitalShortnessTherapy
2018
Improved discrimination between benign and malignant LDCT screening-detected lung nodules with dynamic over static 18F-FDG PET as a function of injected dose
Ye Q, Wu J, Lu Y, Naganawa M, Gallezot JD, Ma T, Liu Y, Tanoue L, Detterbeck F, Blasberg J, Chen MK, Casey M, Carson RE, Liu C. Improved discrimination between benign and malignant LDCT screening-detected lung nodules with dynamic over static 18F-FDG PET as a function of injected dose. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2018, 63: 175015. PMID: 30095083, PMCID: PMC6158045, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aad97f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPositron-Emission TomographyRadiation DosageRadiopharmaceuticalsROC CurveSolitary Pulmonary NoduleConceptsPopulation-based input functionStandardized uptake valueImage-derived input functionLung nodulesClinical trialsTime-activity curvesLow-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screeningLung cancer mortality ratesIndeterminate lung nodulesComputed Tomography ScreeningF-FDG PETCancer mortality ratesStatic PET acquisitionVirtual clinical trialsScan durationTomography screeningFDG injectionPET scansMortality rateUptake valueAccurate diagnosisMalignant lung nodulesROC analysisPatient dataMalignant nodules
2010
Robotic Brachytherapy and Sublobar Resection for T1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients
Blasberg JD, Belsley SJ, Schwartz GS, Evans A, Wernick I, Ashton RC, Bhora FY, Connery CP. Robotic Brachytherapy and Sublobar Resection for T1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2010, 89: 360-367. PMID: 20103299, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedAged, 80 and overBrachytherapyCombined Modality TherapyComorbidityDisease ProgressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Status IndicatorsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIodine RadioisotopesLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyPositron-Emission TomographyPostoperative ComplicationsRadiometryRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRoboticsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerHigh-risk patientsCell lung cancerPlanning target volumeSublobar resectionLung cancerPrescription doseStage IA non-small cell lung cancerTarget volumeT1 non-small cell lung cancerSublobar lung resectionPatients 5 yearsSite of recurrenceIncidence of recurrenceComputed tomography scanBrachytherapy seed placementDa Vinci systemConventional lobectomyPerioperative mortalityLocoregional recurrenceLung resectionSelect patientsLimited resectionResection marginsTumor size