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
2012
Management and Recurrence Patterns of Desmoids Tumors: A Multi-institutional Analysis of 211 Patients
Peng PD, Hyder O, Mavros MN, Turley R, Groeschl R, Firoozmand A, Lidsky M, Herman JM, Choti M, Ahuja N, Anders R, Blazer DG, Gamblin TC, Pawlik TM. Management and Recurrence Patterns of Desmoids Tumors: A Multi-institutional Analysis of 211 Patients. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 19: 4036-4042. PMID: 22972507, PMCID: PMC3568525, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2634-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrence-free survivalDesmoid tumorsTumor locationWorse recurrence-free survivalRare soft tissue neoplasmMajor surgical centersR0 surgical marginsDisease-free survivalEffective adjuvant therapyManagement of patientsPredictors of recurrenceRate of recurrenceMulti-institutional analysisSoft tissue neoplasmBackgroundDesmoid tumorsResultsMedian ageAdjuvant therapyMost patientsSurgical resectionMargin statusSurgical marginsSurgical centersTreatment characteristicsRecurrence patternsAbdominal cavity