2021
A Novel Treatment for Metastatic Serous Cystadenocarcinoma Using a Microwave Ablation: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Murtha TD, Cornman-Homonoff J, Ayyagari R, Zhang X, Salem RR. A Novel Treatment for Metastatic Serous Cystadenocarcinoma Using a Microwave Ablation: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Pancreas 2021, 50: 434-440. PMID: 33835976, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000001785.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsSerous cystadenocarcinomaSerous cystadenomaMicrowave ablationRecurrence 3 yearsSolitary hepatic metastasisEffective treatment optionPercutaneous microwave ablationPancreatic cystic neoplasmsRare malignant variantDistal pancreatectomyHepatic metastasesPatient factorsPercutaneous ablationCystic neoplasmsTreatment optionsCase reportMetastatic spreadMalignant variantAbdominal visceraLocal invasionNovel treatmentsCystadenomaHepatic implantsAdjacent structuresCystadenocarcinoma
2020
Updates in staging and pathologic evaluation of esophageal carcinoma following neoadjuvant therapy
Zhang X, Jain D. Updates in staging and pathologic evaluation of esophageal carcinoma following neoadjuvant therapy. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2020, 1482: 163-176. PMID: 32892349, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoadjuvant therapyEsophageal cancerEsophageal carcinomaRecent American Joint CommitteePreoperative neoadjuvant therapyThorough pathologic assessmentTumor regression gradingAdvanced esophageal carcinomaAmerican Joint CommitteeCancer (AJCC) staging systemTumor regression gradeAccurate tumor stagingValuable prognostic informationRegression gradingSurgical resectionLymph nodesPathologic assessmentRegression gradeHistologic typePathologic evaluationResidual tumorPoor prognosisCell carcinomaGastrointestinal carcinomasStaging system