2017
High dose-rate Intra-Operative Radiation Therapy During High Risk Genitourinary Surgery: Initial Observations and a Proposal for its Study in Bladder Cancer
Kates M, Chappidi MR, Brant A, Milbar N, Sopko NA, Meyer C, Terezakis SA, Herman JM, Efron JE, Safar B, Tran PT, Ahuja N, Pierorazio PM, Bivalacqua TJ. High dose-rate Intra-Operative Radiation Therapy During High Risk Genitourinary Surgery: Initial Observations and a Proposal for its Study in Bladder Cancer. Bladder Cancer 2017, 3: 191-199. PMID: 28824947, PMCID: PMC5545919, DOI: 10.3233/blc-170104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical margin statusBladder cancerGenitourinary surgeryMargin statusInstitutional experienceIntra-operative radiation therapyRadiation therapyHigh-risk bladder cancerPositive surgical margin statusMulti-institutional registryRecurrence-free survivalEffective local controlGI complicationsSarcomatoid histologyAdvanced diseaseFree survivalComplication rateOverall survivalPrimary outcomeRetrospective reviewSuch patientsRecurrent tumorsUrothelial cancerWound infectionUrothelial histology
2013
Is It Necessary to Follow Patients after Resection of a Benign Pancreatic Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm?
He J, Cameron JL, Ahuja N, Makary MA, Hirose K, Choti MA, Schulick RD, Hruban RH, Pawlik TM, Wolfgang CL. Is It Necessary to Follow Patients after Resection of a Benign Pancreatic Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm? Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2013, 216: 657-665. PMID: 23395158, PMCID: PMC3963007, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.12.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraductal papillary mucinous neoplasmNoninvasive intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasmsPapillary mucinous neoplasmPancreatic cancerFamily historyMucinous neoplasmsNegative marginsInitial operationPancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasmsPartial pancreatic resectionMetastatic pancreatic adenocarcinomaInvasive pancreatic cancerRisk of developmentDegree of dysplasiaInitial surgeryMargin statusPancreatic resectionClose surveillanceInvasive adenocarcinomaPancreatic adenocarcinomaResectionPatientsCancerSurgeryAdenocarcinoma
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