2013
Extrathoracic Location and “Borderline” Histology are Associated with Recurrence of Solitary Fibrous Tumors After Surgical Resection
Wilky BA, Montgomery EA, Guzzetta AA, Ahuja N, Meyer CF. Extrathoracic Location and “Borderline” Histology are Associated with Recurrence of Solitary Fibrous Tumors After Surgical Resection. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2013, 20: 4080-4089. PMID: 24046107, PMCID: PMC4124630, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-013-3241-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtrathoracic solitary fibrous tumorsBenign solitary fibrous tumorSolitary fibrous tumorMalignant histologyExtrathoracic locationPathologic criteriaFibrous tumorMetastatic solitary fibrous tumorPatient pathology reportsKaplan-Meier methodPredictors of recurrencePrimary care physiciansHead/neckSurgical pathology databaseMethodsWith IRB approvalSFTS patientsSurgical resectionComplete resectionCare physiciansWorse prognosisIntraabdominal sitesPathology databaseMedical recordsPathology reportsPatient history
2009
Surgical Management of Solid-Pseudopapillary Neoplasms of the Pancreas (Franz or Hamoudi Tumors): A Large Single-Institutional Series
Reddy S, Cameron JL, Scudiere J, Hruban RH, Fishman EK, Ahuja N, Pawlik TM, Edil BH, Schulick RD, Wolfgang CL. Surgical Management of Solid-Pseudopapillary Neoplasms of the Pancreas (Franz or Hamoudi Tumors): A Large Single-Institutional Series. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2009, 208: 950-957. PMID: 19476869, PMCID: PMC3109868, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.01.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid pseudopapillary neoplasmMalignant potentialFormal surgical resectionMedian tumor sizeOutcomes of patientsLymph node metastasisRare pancreatic tumorR1 resectionAbdominal painR0 resectionR2 resectionInstitutional seriesMost patientsSurgical resectionUnrelated causesClinicopathologic characteristicsComplete resectionMedian ageNode metastasisDistant metastasisPerineural invasionSurgical managementCommon symptomsLongterm outcomesTumor size