2021
Examination of factors associated with lymph node metastases in lung carcinoids: Results from a single institution retrospective cohort study
Pathipati MP, Yohannan TK, Tian L, Hornbacker K, Benson JA, Berry GJ, Lui NS, Kunz PL, Padda SK. Examination of factors associated with lymph node metastases in lung carcinoids: Results from a single institution retrospective cohort study. Lung Cancer 2021, 154: 186-194. PMID: 33551175, PMCID: PMC8026717, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2021.01.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoid TumorHumansLungLung NeoplasmsLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRetrospective StudiesConceptsLung neuroendocrine tumorsLymph nodesNeuroendocrine tumorsLung carcinoidsSSTR imagingLN metastasisAtypical carcinoidExact testSingle-institution retrospective cohort studyLymph node-positive diseaseAssociation of lymphPositive lymph nodesRetrospective cohort studyLymph node diseaseLymph node involvementNode-positive diseaseLymph node metastasisMultivariable logistic regressionFisher's exact testPre-operative workupN2 diseaseAdjuvant therapyLN involvementN1 diseaseNode involvement
2016
A Multi-institutional Analysis of Duodenal Neuroendocrine Tumors: Tumor Biology Rather than Extent of Resection Dictates Prognosis
Margonis GA, Samaha M, Kim Y, Postlewait LM, Kunz P, Maithel S, Tran T, Berger N, Gamblin TC, Mullen MG, Bauer TW, Pawlik TM. A Multi-institutional Analysis of Duodenal Neuroendocrine Tumors: Tumor Biology Rather than Extent of Resection Dictates Prognosis. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2016, 20: 1098-1105. PMID: 27008594, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-016-3135-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuodenal neuroendocrine tumorsLocal surgical resectionNeuroendocrine tumorsAdvanced tumor gradeEndoscopic resectionLymph nodesTumor gradeProcedure typeTumor biologyLonger hospital stayOutcomes of patientsSevere postoperative complicationsMetastatic lymph nodesLymph node metastasisMulti-institutional analysisMulti-institutional databaseWorse RFSHospital stayPerioperative complicationsPostoperative complicationsSurgical resectionClinicopathologic characteristicsNode metastasisMedian lengthPD patients
2012
Seventh Edition (2010) of the AJCC/UICC Staging System for Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Is there Room for Improvement?
Patel MI, Rhoads KF, Ma Y, Ford JM, Visser BC, Kunz PL, Fisher GA, Chang DT, Koong A, Norton JA, Poultsides GA. Seventh Edition (2010) of the AJCC/UICC Staging System for Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Is there Room for Improvement? Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 20: 1631-1638. PMID: 23149854, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2724-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCaliforniaChemotherapy, AdjuvantFemaleGastrectomyHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesStomach NeoplasmsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsAJCC/UICC staging systemUICC staging systemStaging systemStage IBLymph nodesGastric adenocarcinomaAJCC/UICC stageAJCC/UICC systemCurative-intent surgical resectionSeventh editionKaplan-Meier methodOverall survival probabilityStatewide Health PlanningCancer registry dataNew grouping systemAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant radiotherapySurgical resectionMedian ageUICC stageAsian patientsDischarge abstractsMedian numberRegistry dataGastric cancerPancreatic 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