2023
Racial disparities in diagnostic evaluation of uterine cancer among Medicaid beneficiaries
Xu X, Chen L, Nunez-Smith M, Clark M, Wright J. Racial disparities in diagnostic evaluation of uterine cancer among Medicaid beneficiaries. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 115: 636-643. PMID: 36788453, PMCID: PMC10248843, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMedicaidUnited StatesUterine NeoplasmsWhiteConceptsAbnormal uterine bleedingWhite patientsUterine cancerFirst diagnostic procedureDiagnostic evaluationBlack patientsDiagnostic proceduresBlack-White disparitiesManagement visitsMarketScan Multi-State Medicaid DatabaseMulti-State Medicaid DatabaseUterine bleedingPatient characteristicsMedicaid databaseEarly diagnosisMedicaid beneficiariesMultivariable regressionPatientsCancerRacial disparitiesDiagnosisVisitsMore evaluationDisparitiesBleeding
2021
Endometrial Sampling for Preoperative Diagnosis of Uterine Leiomyosarcoma
Kho RM, Desai VB, Schwartz PE, Wright JD, Gross CP, Hutchison LM, Boscoe FP, Lin H, Xu X. Endometrial Sampling for Preoperative Diagnosis of Uterine Leiomyosarcoma. Journal Of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2021, 29: 119-127. PMID: 34265441, PMCID: PMC8752465, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2021.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEndometrial NeoplasmsEndometriumFemaleHumansHysterectomyLeiomyosarcomaRetrospective StudiesUterine NeoplasmsConceptsEndometrial samplingUterine leiomyosarcomaPreoperative diagnosisPreoperative detectionNew York State Cancer RegistryNew York Statewide PlanningPreoperative endometrial samplingSuboptimal surgical managementUse of hysteroscopyOutcomes of patientsRetrospective cohort studyState Cancer RegistryMultivariable regression analysisResearch Cooperative SystemAmbulatory surgery centersSample eligibility criteriaRace/ethnicityIndex surgeryCohort studyLocalized stageSupracervical hysterectomyCancer RegistryOutpatient encountersSurgical managementTumor size
2020
Unanticipated Uterine and Cervical Malignancy in Women Undergoing Hysterectomy for Uterovaginal Prolapse.
Andiman SE, Bui AH, Hardart A, Xu X. Unanticipated Uterine and Cervical Malignancy in Women Undergoing Hysterectomy for Uterovaginal Prolapse. Urogynecology 2020, 27: e549-e554. PMID: 33208657, DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000000990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariable logistic regressionUterovaginal prolapseUterine cancerCervical cancerSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramLogistic regressionUnexpected uterine malignancyQuality Improvement ProgramSample eligibility criteriaPathology-confirmed diagnosisUterine malignanciesRadical hysterectomyTotal hysterectomyPatient characteristicsUterine weightCervical malignancyGynecologic cancerOutcome measuresHysterectomyAmerican CollegeEligibility criteriaBivariate statistical testsConcurrent procedures
2019
Association Between Power Morcellation and Mortality in Women With Unexpected Uterine Cancer Undergoing Hysterectomy or Myomectomy.
Xu X, Lin H, Wright JD, Gross CP, Boscoe FP, Hutchison LM, Schwartz PE, Desai VB. Association Between Power Morcellation and Mortality in Women With Unexpected Uterine Cancer Undergoing Hysterectomy or Myomectomy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 3412-3424. PMID: 31518176, PMCID: PMC6901279, DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.00562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal abdominal hysterectomyOccult uterine sarcomaUncontained power morcellationDisease-specific mortalityOccult uterine cancerSupracervical abdominal hysterectomyPower morcellationOccult endometrial carcinomaAbdominal hysterectomyUterine sarcomaUterine cancerEndometrial carcinomaMortality riskMultivariable Cox regressionPrognosis of patientsSubset of womenTime of hysterectomyHospital discharge recordsCancer registry dataHigher mortality riskOccult leiomyosarcomaCause mortalityLaparoscopic myomectomyPatient characteristicsBenign indicationsRisk of unexpected uterine Cancer in women undergoing myomectomy: A population-based study
Desai VB, Wright J, Gross C, Lin H, Boscoe F, Schwartz P, Xu X. Risk of unexpected uterine Cancer in women undergoing myomectomy: A population-based study. European Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology And Reproductive Biology 2019, 238: 188-190. PMID: 31103353, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence, characteristics, and risk factors of occult uterine cancer in presumed benign hysterectomy
Desai VB, Wright JD, Gross CP, Lin H, Boscoe FP, Hutchison LM, Schwartz PE, Xu X. Prevalence, characteristics, and risk factors of occult uterine cancer in presumed benign hysterectomy. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2019, 221: 39.e1-39.e14. PMID: 30853364, PMCID: PMC7006101, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.02.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAsianBlack or African AmericanComorbidityEndometrial NeoplasmsEndometriosisEthnicityFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansHysterectomyIncidental FindingsLeiomyomaLeiomyosarcomaMenstruation DisturbancesMetrorrhagiaMiddle AgedObesityPrevalenceRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSarcomaUnited StatesUterine NeoplasmsUterine ProlapseWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsOccult uterine cancerUterine cancerBenign indicationsRisk factorsUterine sarcomaBenign hysterectomyEndometrial carcinomaPredictive valueResearch Cooperative System databaseState cancer registry dataNew York Statewide PlanningHigh negative predictive valueLow positive predictive valueAssociated risk factorsCorpus uteri cancerLarge population-based sampleCancer registry dataPopulation-based sampleAmbulatory surgery centersNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueRisk prediction modelRace/ethnicityPostmenopausal bleedingPatient characteristics