2020
Bilateral Signet-ring Stromal Tumor of the Ovary: A Case Report With Next-generation Sequencing Analysis and FOXL2 Mutation Testing
Chen PH, Hui P, Buza N. Bilateral Signet-ring Stromal Tumor of the Ovary: A Case Report With Next-generation Sequencing Analysis and FOXL2 Mutation Testing. International Journal Of Gynecological Pathology 2020, 39: 193-198. PMID: 30676431, DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0000000000000579.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsSignet-ring stromal tumorStromal tumorsNext-generation sequencing analysisBilateral solid ovarian tumorsBilateral ovarian massesFOXL2 mutation testingSolid ovarian tumorSignet ring cell morphologySmooth muscle actinUnderlying genetic abnormalitiesPCR-Sanger sequencingNuclear beta-catenin expressionHandful of casesHeterogenous pathogenesisAbdominal distentionRectal bleedingTotal hysterectomyStromal neoplasmsOvarian massesOvarian tumorsCase reportBeta-catenin expressionSequencing analysisMuscle actinTumors
2014
HER2/neu in Endometrial Cancer: A Promising Therapeutic Target With Diagnostic Challenges
Buza N, Roque DM, Santin AD. HER2/neu in Endometrial Cancer: A Promising Therapeutic Target With Diagnostic Challenges. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2014, 138: 343-50. PMID: 24576030, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2012-0416-ra.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial carcinomaHER2/neuPromising therapeutic targetHER2 testingClinical responseTherapeutic targetHumanized monoclonal immunoglobulin G1 antibodyMonoclonal immunoglobulin G1 antibodyUterine serous carcinomaImmunoglobulin G1 antibodyNovel therapeutic strategiesEndometrial cancerSerous adenocarcinomaSerous carcinomaCase reportDiagnostic challengeHER2 overexpressionPathogenetic featuresClinical studiesG1 antibodyTherapeutic strategiesCarcinomaTherapeutic efficacyStandardized criteriaTherapy