2021
Assessment of Age, Period, and Birth Cohort Effects and Trends in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Incidence in the United States
Jacobs D, Huang H, Olino K, Weiss S, Kluger H, Judson BL, Zhang Y. Assessment of Age, Period, and Birth Cohort Effects and Trends in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Incidence in the United States. JAMA Dermatology 2021, 157: 59-65. PMID: 33146688, PMCID: PMC7643047, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.4102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMerkel cell carcinomaBirth cohort effectsCell carcinomaIncidence rateCalendar periodBirth cohortPatient ageNew casesCohort effectsEnd Results Program databaseCross-sectional retrospective studyLongitudinal cohort studyHigh incidence rateAge-adjusted ratesRisk factor exposureRecent birth cohortsCohort studyCarcinoma incidenceRetrospective studyNeuroendocrine cancerAge effectsProgram databaseCohort analysisMAIN OUTCOMECarcinoma
2010
The Effect of Steatosis on Echogenicity of Colorectal Liver Metastases on Intraoperative Ultrasonography
van Vledder MG, Torbenson MS, Pawlik TM, Boctor EM, Hamper UM, Olino K, Choti MA. The Effect of Steatosis on Echogenicity of Colorectal Liver Metastases on Intraoperative Ultrasonography. JAMA Surgery 2010, 145: 661-667. PMID: 20644129, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal liver metastasesIntraoperative ultrasonographyLiver metastasesTumor echogenicityLiver tissueExtent of steatosisEffect of steatosisCauses of steatosisFatty liver tissueJohns Hopkins HospitalNontumorous liver tissuesUltrasonography imagesSurgical therapyHistopathologic reviewLiver steatosisProspective studyHepatic steatosisSevere steatosisLiver surgeryPathological dataConspicuity of lesionsSteatosisPatientsEchogenicityUltrasonography