2019
Sarcomas in the United States: Recent trends and a call for improved staging
Gage MM, Nagarajan N, Ruck JM, Canner JK, Khan S, Giuliano K, Gani F, Wolfgang C, Johnston FM, Ahuja N. Sarcomas in the United States: Recent trends and a call for improved staging. Oncotarget 2019, 10: 2462-2474. PMID: 31069009, PMCID: PMC6497437, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.26809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCause-specific mortalityMultivariable logistic regression modelEpidemiology of sarcomasEnd Results (SEER) databaseAppropriate surgical treatmentPatterns of careCases of sarcomaMajority of tumorsStandardization of careLogistic regression modelsCommon histologySurgical treatmentHistologic typeOverall incidenceResults databaseSurgical interventionTrue incidenceImproved stagingSarcoma casesSarcomaPrimary siteComprehensive national studyTreatment factorsHeterogeneous groupTumors
2017
Can echogenic appearance of neuroendocrine liver metastases on intraoperative ultrasonography predict tumor biology and prognosis?
Dogeas E, Chong CCN, Weiss MJ, Ahuja N, Choti MA. Can echogenic appearance of neuroendocrine liver metastases on intraoperative ultrasonography predict tumor biology and prognosis? Hepato Pancreato Biliary 2017, 20: 237-243. PMID: 29103839, DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2017.08.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroendocrine liver metastasesTumor biologyLiver metastasesShorter median disease-free survivalMedian disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalManagement of patientsPotential prognostic factorsSmaller tumor sizeLong-term outcomesHypoechoic metastasesAdditional metastasesPrognostic factorsClinicopathologic factorsSurgical interventionSurgical strategyPreoperative imagingTumor sizeHypoechoic lesionsIntraoperative ultrasonographyNeuroendocrine tumorsProspective dataHyperechoic lesionsTumor gradeBiologic behavior