2018
Comparing the long‐term outcomes among patients with stomach and small intestine gastrointestinal stromal tumors: An analysis of the National Cancer Database
Giuliano K, Ejaz A, Reames BN, Choi W, Sham J, Gage M, Johnston FM, Ahuja N. Comparing the long‐term outcomes among patients with stomach and small intestine gastrointestinal stromal tumors: An analysis of the National Cancer Database. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2018, 118: 486-492. PMID: 30129672, DOI: 10.1002/jso.25172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall intestine gastrointestinal stromal tumorGastrointestinal stromal tumorsNational Cancer DatabaseOverall survivalStromal tumorsTumor locationCancer DatabaseLarger median tumor sizeStomach gastrointestinal stromal tumorUnadjusted median overall survivalCox proportional hazards modelNational Oncology DatabaseMedian overall survivalMedian tumor sizeWorse prognostic featuresKaplan-Meier methodLong-term prognosisTumor-related factorsLong-term outcomesCases of stomachProportional hazards modelCommon sarcomaTotal patientsPrognostic featuresOncology database
2017
Can echogenic appearance of neuroendocrine liver metastases on intraoperative ultrasonography predict tumor biology and prognosis?
Dogeas E, Chong CCN, Weiss MJ, Ahuja N, Choti MA. Can echogenic appearance of neuroendocrine liver metastases on intraoperative ultrasonography predict tumor biology and prognosis? Hepato Pancreato Biliary 2017, 20: 237-243. PMID: 29103839, DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2017.08.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroendocrine liver metastasesTumor biologyLiver metastasesShorter median disease-free survivalMedian disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalManagement of patientsPotential prognostic factorsSmaller tumor sizeLong-term outcomesHypoechoic metastasesAdditional metastasesPrognostic factorsClinicopathologic factorsSurgical interventionSurgical strategyPreoperative imagingTumor sizeHypoechoic lesionsIntraoperative ultrasonographyNeuroendocrine tumorsProspective dataHyperechoic lesionsTumor gradeBiologic behavior