2006
Genetic Differentiation of Appendiceal Tumor Malignancy
Modlin IM, Kidd M, Latich I, Zikusoka MN, Eick GN, Mane SM, Camp RL. Genetic Differentiation of Appendiceal Tumor Malignancy. Annals Of Surgery 2006, 244: 52-60. PMID: 16794389, PMCID: PMC1570599, DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000217617.06782.d5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntigens, NeoplasmApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsAppendiceal NeoplasmsAppendicitisBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoid TumorCell Cycle ProteinsChildChromogranin AChromograninsDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleGene ExpressionGenetic MarkersHistone DeacetylasesHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMiddle AgedNLR ProteinsNuclear ProteinsNucleosome Assembly Protein 1Repressor ProteinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTrans-ActivatorsConceptsAppropriate surgical managementAppendiceal carcinoidsAppendiceal tumorsSurgical managementMAGE-D2Malignant appendiceal tumorsAppendiceal adenocarcinoidAdenocarcinoid tumorCarcinoid tumorsHistologic evidenceIncidental lesionsColorectal cancerPathologic criteriaQ-RT-PCRAppendiceal tissueGene expressionNormal mucosaTumor potentialCarcinoidsTumor behaviorAppendicitisAdenocarcinoidMorphologic assessmentTumor typesTumor malignancy
2002
RET Activation and Clinicopathologic Features in Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Tumors
Santoro M, Papotti M, Chiappetta G, Garcia-Rostan G, Volante M, Johnson C, Camp RL, Pentimalli F, Monaco C, Herrero A, Carcangiu ML, Fusco A, Tallini G. RET Activation and Clinicopathologic Features in Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Tumors. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2002, 87: 370-379. PMID: 11788678, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.1.8174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, PapillaryCell DifferentiationDrosophila ProteinsFemaleGene RearrangementHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedOncogene Proteins, FusionPrognosisProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-retReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSurvival AnalysisThyroid NeoplasmsConceptsRET/PTC rearrangementsRET/PTCClinicopathologic parametersRET activationInsular growth patternRelevant clinicopathologic parametersClinical characteristicsClinicopathologic featuresDistant metastasisSignificant morbidityDifferentiated tumorsHistologic evidenceMale sexAnaplastic carcinomaPatient outcomesPoor survivalEpithelial neoplasmsPapillary carcinomaLow prevalenceOncocytic featuresThyroid tumorsSurvival analysisThyroid glandMorphologic featuresSame tumor