2019
Prognostic markers for immunodeficiency-associated primary central nervous system lymphoma
Kaulen LD, Galluzzo D, Hui P, Barbiero F, Karschnia P, Huttner A, Fulbright R, Baehring JM. Prognostic markers for immunodeficiency-associated primary central nervous system lymphoma. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2019, 144: 107-115. PMID: 31190317, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-019-03208-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary central nervous system lymphomaDiffusion-weighted imaging patternsMagnetic resonance imagingCentral nervous system lymphomaNervous system lymphomaSystem lymphomaPeripheral enhancementDWI patternsPCNSL casesImaging featuresPrognostic markerHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionKaplan-Meier survival analysisDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaYale-New Haven HospitalLarge B-cell lymphomaMedian overall survivalImmunodeficiency virus infectionPredictors of survivalSolid organ transplantationImmunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangementPeripheral contrast enhancementLog-rank testMajor risk factorHeavy chain gene rearrangement
2017
Disappearing Leukoencephalopathy
Chan AM, Huttner A, Baehring J. Disappearing Leukoencephalopathy. Clinical Neuroradiology 2017, 28: 455-459. PMID: 29196778, DOI: 10.1007/s00062-017-0650-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term outcomes of tissue-based ACTH-antibody assay-guided transsphenoidal resection of pituitary adenomas in Cushing disease.
Erfe JM, Perry A, McClaskey J, Inzucchi SE, James WS, Eid T, Bronen RA, Mahajan A, Huttner A, Santos F, Spencer D. Long-term outcomes of tissue-based ACTH-antibody assay-guided transsphenoidal resection of pituitary adenomas in Cushing disease. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2017, 129: 629-641. PMID: 29027854, DOI: 10.3171/2017.3.jns162245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranssphenoidal resectionMRI studiesCushing's diseaseCortisol levelsLong-term corticosteroid therapyUrinary free cortisol levelsLong-term disease remissionLong-term patient outcomesResults Fourteen patientsLong-term outcomesPostoperative MRI studiesSurgical tumor samplesFree cortisol levelsPreoperative MRI studiesPrecise tumor localizationACTH antibodiesPituitary microCorticosteroid therapyStudy patientsDisease remissionFourteen patientsRemission rateRetrospective reviewTreatment failureCure rate