2023
Appendiceal adenocarcinoma is associated with better prognosis than cecal adenocarcinoma: a population-based comparative survival study
Chen G, Chen K, Sahyoun L, Zaman S, Protiva P. Appendiceal adenocarcinoma is associated with better prognosis than cecal adenocarcinoma: a population-based comparative survival study. BMJ Open Gastroenterology 2023, 10: e001045. PMID: 36822658, PMCID: PMC9950880, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2022-001045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCecal adenocarcinomaAppendiceal adenocarcinomaCox regression analysisAppendiceal cancerMantel-Haenszel log-rank testColorectal cancer screening ratesMultivariable Cox regression analysisCounty-level socioeconomic factorsCancer screening ratesEnd Results (SEER) databaseKaplan-Meier methodRare gastrointestinal malignancyLog-rank testNon-mucinous histologySingle marital statusNon-Hispanic ethnicityYears of ageComparative survival analysisComparative survival studyRegression analysisSAS V.9.4Gastrointestinal malignanciesOverall survivalBetter prognosisChemotherapy protocols
2001
Endoscopic ultrasonography in the diagnosis and staging of pancreatic neoplasms
Protiva P, Sahai A, Agarwal B. Endoscopic ultrasonography in the diagnosis and staging of pancreatic neoplasms. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2001, 30: 33-45. PMID: 12489579, DOI: 10.1385/ijgc:30:1-2:033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine-needle aspirationPancreatic cancerEndoscopic ultrasoundEarly diagnosisEUS-guided fine-needle aspirationCurative surgical resectionTime of diagnosisFourth leading causeMost pancreatic cancersLong-term survivalMedian survivalMost patientsSurgical resectionPreoperative stagingHistological confirmationEndoscopic ultrasonographyLeading causePancreatic tumorsPancreatic neoplasmsEUS-FNAOnly chancePatientsCancerHelical CTDiagnosis