2006
Q RT-PCR Detection of Chromogranin A
Kidd M, Modlin IM, Mane SM, Camp RL, Shapiro MD. Q RT-PCR Detection of Chromogranin A. Annals Of Surgery 2006, 243: 273-280. PMID: 16432362, PMCID: PMC1448909, DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000197734.28551.0f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGI carcinoidsGI adenocarcinomasQ-RT-PCRNormal mucosaLymph node metastasisNormal lymph nodesCgA gene expressionCgA protein levelsProtein expression levelsAppendiceal tumorsNormal LNsLiver metastasesLN metastasisLymph nodesNode metastasisAppendiceal carcinoidsNonmetastatic lesionsEpithelial tumorsCgA levelsTissue microarrayTherapeutic strategiesCarcinoidsNE cellsImmunohistochemical measurementsRT-PCR detection
2000
A high number of tumor free axillary lymph nodes from patients with lymph node negative breast carcinoma is associated with poor outcome
Camp R, Rimm E, Rimm D. A high number of tumor free axillary lymph nodes from patients with lymph node negative breast carcinoma is associated with poor outcome. Cancer 2000, 88: 108-113. PMID: 10618612, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(20000101)88:1<108::aid-cncr15>3.0.co;2-b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-free lymph nodesLymph node negative breast carcinomaNode-negative breast carcinomaNegative breast carcinomaFree lymph nodesLymph nodesBreast carcinomaPrognostic valueTumor-free axillary lymph nodesTumor-negative lymph nodesDetectable lymph nodesNegative lymph nodesAxillary lymph nodesLymph node hyperplasiaLymph node metastasisReliable prognostic indicatorPresence of necrosisAxillary resectionLymphovascular invasionMetastatic diseasePatient ageIndependent predictorsLymphocytic infiltrateNode metastasisAggressive disease