2013
False positive 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography liver lesion mimicking metastasis in 2 patients with gastroesophageal cancer
Paudel N, Kunz PL, Poultsides GA, Koong AC, Chang DT. False positive 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography liver lesion mimicking metastasis in 2 patients with gastroesophageal cancer. Practical Radiation Oncology 2013, 4: 368-371. PMID: 25407856, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2013.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: hypoenhancement on arterial phase computed tomography predicts biological aggressiveness
Worhunsky DJ, Krampitz GW, Poullos PD, Visser BC, Kunz PL, Fisher GA, Norton JA, Poultsides GA. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: hypoenhancement on arterial phase computed tomography predicts biological aggressiveness. Hepato Pancreato Biliary 2013, 16: 304-311. PMID: 23991643, PMCID: PMC3967881, DOI: 10.1111/hpb.12139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCell DifferentiationChi-Square DistributionFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeuroendocrine TumorsPancreatectomyPancreatic NeoplasmsPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeConceptsPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsOverall survivalArterial phasePre-operative decisionsSynchronous liver metastasesWorse overall survivalMultidisciplinary treatmentSurgical resectionIndependent predictorsLiver metastasesLymph nodesPoor outcomePrognostic significanceClinicopathological variablesNeuroendocrine tumorsCT appearancePancreatic adenocarcinomaBiological aggressivenessTumor enhancementMultivariate analysisTumorsHypoenhancementIntermediate gradeResectionPatients
2012
Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Radiographic Calcifications Correlate with Grade and Metastasis
Poultsides GA, Huang LC, Chen Y, Visser BC, Pai RK, Brooke Jeffrey R, Park WG, Chen AM, Kunz PL, Fisher GA, Norton JA. Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Radiographic Calcifications Correlate with Grade and Metastasis. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 19: 2295-2303. PMID: 22396008, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2305-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenoma, Islet CellAdultAgedCalcinosisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastrinomaHumansInsulinomaLiver NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Multiple PrimaryNeuroendocrine TumorsPancreatectomyPancreatic NeoplasmsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesStomach NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsSynchronous liver metastasesLymph node metastasisLiver metastasesNode metastasisOverall survivalRadiographic calcificationsHigh-grade pancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsComputed tomography correlateIntermediate tumor gradeRegional lymph nodesPreoperative computed tomographyPresence of calcificationCurative intentFormal pancreatectomyMethodsFrom 1998Surgical resectionIndependent predictorsLymph nodesPrognostic significanceCalcified tumorClinicopathologic variablesNeuroendocrine tumorsPrimary tumorTumor grade