2020
Synovial Myxoma: Found in Canines, Rabbits, and Now Humans Too?: A Case Report.
Munger AM, Ibe IK, Rottmann D, Conway D, Costa J, Lindskog DM. Synovial Myxoma: Found in Canines, Rabbits, and Now Humans Too?: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connector 2020, 10: e0490. PMID: 32224675, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.19.00490.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAnimalsFemaleHumansKnee JointMiddle AgedMyxomaSoft Tissue NeoplasmsSynovectomySynovial MembraneConceptsSynovial myxomaCase reportRight knee painYear old womanCluster of differentiationLow proliferative activityAggressive massKnee painPathologic reviewIntralesional resectionArthroscopic synovectomyKnee aspirationSynovial cellsInfiltrative tumorsMyxoid stromaProliferative activityPainSynovectomyMyxomaSlow growingReportResectionPatientsEffusionHumans
1988
Interdisciplinary detection of soft tissue sarcomas. Diagnosis, grading and staging.
Leyvraz S, Costa J. Interdisciplinary detection of soft tissue sarcomas. Diagnosis, grading and staging. Die Orthopädie 1988, 17: 121-7. PMID: 3290794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansNeoplasm StagingPatient Care TeamReferral and ConsultationSarcomaSoft Tissue NeoplasmsConceptsSoft tissue sarcomasTissue sarcomasDifferent prognostic factorsManagement of patientsStratification of patientsPrognostic factorsSimilar prognosisSurgical marginsHistological diagnosisStaging systemClinical aspectsOptimal diagnosisTumorsPatientsDiagnosisPrognosisSarcomaStagingCliniciansPathologistsGradingHistological diagnosis and grading of soft‐tissue sarcomas
Leyvraz S, Costa J. Histological diagnosis and grading of soft‐tissue sarcomas. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 1988, 4: 3-6. PMID: 3353621, DOI: 10.1002/ssu.2980040103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue sarcomasMalignant lesionsGrade 2Management of patientsHigh-grade lesionsLow-grade lesionsHistopathological differential diagnosisGrade 2 lesionsSoft tissue tumorsBasis of hematoxylinEosin-stained sectionsNational Cancer InstituteConventional special stainsLesions recurLocal recurrenceInitial diagnosisHistological diagnosisHistological typingHistological featuresDifferential diagnosisBenign tumorsBiological aggressivenessGrade 3Malignant tumorsCancer Institute
1985
Prostaglandin and hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid synthesis by human mesenchymal tumors
Knazek R, Yee C, Costa J. Prostaglandin and hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid synthesis by human mesenchymal tumors. International Journal Of Cancer 1985, 36: 143-152. PMID: 2991146, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.2910360204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArachidonic AcidArachidonic AcidsChondrosarcomaChromatography, High Pressure LiquidChromatography, Thin LayerHistiocytoma, Benign FibrousHumansHydroxyeicosatetraenoic AcidsMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm TransplantationProstaglandinsRadioimmunoassayRhabdomyosarcomaSarcomaSarcoma, SynovialSoft Tissue NeoplasmsTeratomaConceptsArachidonic acid metabolitesAcid metabolitesSynovial cell sarcomaSame histological typeMalignant fibrous histiocytomaTotal prostaglandin synthesisHydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid synthesisHuman mesenchymal tumorsMesenchymal tumor cellsHistological typeMesenchymal tumorsPGF2 alphaFibrous histiocytomaThromboxane A2Embryonal carcinomaNude miceProstaglandin synthesisPGE2 synthesisTransplantable tumorsAlveolar rhabdomyosarcomaTumorsStromal cellsArachidonic acidNormal tissuesTumor cellsPachydermodactyly
REICHERT C, COSTA J, BARSKY S, CLAYSMITH A, LIOTTA L, ENZINGER F, TRICHE T. Pachydermodactyly. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 1985, 194: 252-257. PMID: 3978922, DOI: 10.1097/00003086-198504000-00039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBiopsyCollagenConnective TissueFibromaFingersHumansMaleMicroscopy, ElectronSkinSoft Tissue NeoplasmsConceptsReticular dermisProximal interphalangeal jointsSkin biopsy specimensYoung adult menAsymptomatic swellingInvolved sitesBiopsy specimensDense fibrosisInterphalangeal jointMarked thickeningTypical patientMedial aspectFibroblastic proliferationLateral aspectDorsal aspectPoor demarcationAdult menSubcutaneous tissuePachydermodactylyFifth digitIndex fingerCollagen type ICollagen profileCollagenous fibersDermis
1984
The grading of soft tissue sarcomas results of a clinicohistopathologic correlation in a series of 163 cases
Costa J, Wesley R, Glatstein E, Rosenberg S. The grading of soft tissue sarcomas results of a clinicohistopathologic correlation in a series of 163 cases. Cancer 1984, 53: 530-541. PMID: 6692258, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19840201)53:3<530::aid-cncr2820530327>3.0.co;2-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedChildCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisSarcomaSoft Tissue NeoplasmsConceptsPrimary lesionOverall survivalAggressive lesionsPatient survivalBetter patient survivalSoft tissue sarcomasMinimal metastatic potentialPoor patient survivalGroup of lesionsUse of necrosisFirst recurrenceClinical courseHistologic typingHistologic featuresTissue sarcomasHistopathologic parametersStratified analysisHistologic parametersLesionsClinicohistopathologic correlationMetastatic potentialGrading systemPatientsRecurrenceNecrosis
1983
Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma: results of combined modality treatment.
Kinsella T, Triche T, Dickman P, Costa J, Tepper J, Glaubiger D. Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma: results of combined modality treatment. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1983, 1: 489-95. PMID: 6668512, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1983.1.8.489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtraskeletal Ewing's sarcomaModality therapyModality treatmentEwing's sarcomaHigh-dose local irradiationAdjacent boneHigh local control ratesLong-term local controlCompletion of therapyEvidence of metastasisLocal control rateRadical surgical proceduresNational Cancer InstitutePrimary tumor massExtremity primariesTruncal primariesCyclophosphamide chemotherapyGross resectionBone scanLocal excisionTumor involvementGross tumorAutopsy findingsControl rateSurgical proceduresProspective randomized evaluation of adjuvant chemotherapy in adults with soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities
Rosenberg S, Tepper J, Glatstein E, Costa J, Young R, Baker A, Brennan M, Demoss E, Seipp C, Sindelar W, Sugarbaker P, Wesley R. Prospective randomized evaluation of adjuvant chemotherapy in adults with soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities. Cancer 1983, 52: 424-434. PMID: 6344981, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19830801)52:3<424::aid-cncr2820520307>3.0.co;2-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue sarcomasDisease-free survivalAdjuvant chemotherapyChemotherapy groupOverall survivalTissue sarcomasPilot trialPatient groupRadiation therapyHigh-grade soft tissue sarcomasContinuous disease-free survivalLocal failureHigh-dose methotrexatePercent of patientsLimb-sparing surgeryImmediate postoperative periodProspective Randomized EvaluationWide local resectionPrevious pilot trialUnderwent amputationAdult patientsLocal resectionPostoperative periodLocal therapyActuarial analysis
1982
The Treatment of Soft-tissue Sarcomas of the Extremities
ROSENBERG S, TEPPER J, GLATSTEIN E, COSTA J, BAKER A, BRENNAM M, DEMOSS E, SEIPP C, SINDELAR W, SUGARBAKER P, WESLEY R. The Treatment of Soft-tissue Sarcomas of the Extremities. Annals Of Surgery 1982, 196: 305-315. PMID: 7114936, PMCID: PMC1352604, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-198209000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue sarcomasHigh-grade soft tissue sarcomasLimb-sparing groupLimb-sparing resectionLocal recurrencePostoperative chemotherapyAdult patientsTissue sarcomasRadiation therapySurvival rateDisease-free survival ratesAdjuvant radiation therapyHigh-dose methotrexateLimb-sparing surgeryOverall survival rateProspective Randomized StudyWide local excisionJoint proximalAdjuvant chemotherapyResection groupPostoperative radiotherapyOverall survivalRandomized studyLocal excisionAmputation groupUnusual Intranuclear Inclusions in Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma: Presence in Primary Tumor
Tralka T, Yee C, Triche T, Costa J, Dienes H. Unusual Intranuclear Inclusions in Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma: Presence in Primary Tumor. Ultrastructural Pathology 1982, 3: 161-167. PMID: 6285572, DOI: 10.3109/01913128209016640.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1981
Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Patients with Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Rosenberg S, Tepper J, Glatstein E, Costa J, Young R, Seipp C, Wesley R. Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Patients with Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Surgical Clinics Of North America 1981, 61: 1415-1423. PMID: 7031940, DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6109(16)42595-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1978
Prospective randomized evaluation of the role of limb-sparing surgery, radiation therapy, and adjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in the treatment of adult soft-tissue sarcomas.
Rosenberg S, Kent H, Costa J, Webber B, Young R, Chabner B, Baker A, Brennan M, Chretien P, Cohen M, deMoss E, Sears H, Seipp C, Simon R. Prospective randomized evaluation of the role of limb-sparing surgery, radiation therapy, and adjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in the treatment of adult soft-tissue sarcomas. Surgery 1978, 84: 62-9. PMID: 663826.Peer-Reviewed Original Research