2017
Isolated port site recurrence of node-negative clinical stage IB1 cervical adenocarcinoma
Deshmukh U, McAdow M, Black J, Hui P, Azodi M. Isolated port site recurrence of node-negative clinical stage IB1 cervical adenocarcinoma. Gynecologic Oncology Reports 2017, 20: 54-57. PMID: 28331901, PMCID: PMC5348602, DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2017.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesStage IB1 cervical adenocarcinomaPort site recurrenceLymph nodesCervical adenocarcinomaLaparoscopic surgeryMetastatic diseaseCase reportSite recurrenceAssistant portEarly-stage cervical adenocarcinomaPelvic lymph node dissectionRobotic-assisted laparoscopic surgeryRobotic-assisted radical hysterectomyLymph node dissectionNegative lymph nodesNegative surgical marginsPort-site metastasisYear old womanFirst case reportSoft tissue massInvasive endocervical adenocarcinomaBilateral salpingectomyNode dissectionRadical hysterectomyFinal pathology
2015
High-dose-rate vaginal brachytherapy with chemotherapy for surgically staged localized uterine serous carcinoma
Damast S, Higgins SA, Ratner E, De Leon MC, Mani S, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Santin A, Rutherford T, Schwartz PE. High-dose-rate vaginal brachytherapy with chemotherapy for surgically staged localized uterine serous carcinoma. Journal Of Contemporary Brachytherapy 2015, 7: 35-40. PMID: 25829935, PMCID: PMC4371058, DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2015.48539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrence-free survivalUterine serous carcinomaComprehensive surgical stagingOverall survivalSurgical stagingSerous carcinomaPara-aortic lymph node dissectionFIGO 2009 stage ICarboplatin-paclitaxel chemotherapyInstitutional chart reviewIsolated vaginal recurrencesSimultaneous lung metastasisLymph node dissectionPelvic control rateKaplan-Meier methodRate vaginal brachytherapyCases of recurrenceMedian followNode dissectionPeritoneal cytologyVaginal brachytherapyVaginal recurrenceTotal hysterectomyChart reviewBrachytherapy dose
2011
Comparison between 155 cases of robotic vs. 150 cases of open surgical staging for endometrial cancer
ElSahwi KS, Hooper C, De Leon MC, Gallo TN, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Santin AD, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Azodi M. Comparison between 155 cases of robotic vs. 150 cases of open surgical staging for endometrial cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2011, 124: 260-264. PMID: 22036203, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.09.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen armsEndometrial cancerSurgical stagingOperative timePara-aortic lymph node dissectionMean lymph node countPre-existing cardiac conditionsRobot-assisted surgical stagingOpen surgical stagingRobotic-assisted stagingLymph node countLymph node dissectionMean hospital stayRetrospective chart reviewBody mass indexPostoperative ileusCardiopulmonary complicationsHospital stayNode dissectionChart reviewBlood lossMass indexMean ageCardiac conditionsRobotic cases