2020
Calcifying fibrous tumor of the gastrointestinal tract: A clinicopathologic review and update
Turbiville D, Zhang X. Calcifying fibrous tumor of the gastrointestinal tract: A clinicopathologic review and update. World Journal Of Gastroenterology 2020, 26: 5597-5605. PMID: 33071524, PMCID: PMC7545394, DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i37.5597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleGastrointestinal NeoplasmsGranuloma, Plasma CellHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasms, Fibrous TissueConceptsFibrous tumorGastrointestinal tractVascular type Castleman's diseaseRare mesenchymal lesionsType Castleman's diseaseInflammatory myofibroblastic tumorAngiomatoid nodular transformationGastrointestinal stromal tumorsSpindle cell proliferationSolitary fibrous tumorBenign mesenchymal neoplasmNodular fibrous pseudotumorLymphoplasmacytic inflammationLocal resectionMyofibroblastic tumorPlexiform fibromyxomaClinicopathologic reviewNodular transformationStromal tumorsCastleman's diseaseMesenchymal lesionsMesenchymal neoplasmsDifferential diagnosisLower riskLarge intestineUpdates in staging and pathologic evaluation of esophageal carcinoma following neoadjuvant therapy
Zhang X, Jain D. Updates in staging and pathologic evaluation of esophageal carcinoma following neoadjuvant therapy. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2020, 1482: 163-176. PMID: 32892349, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoadjuvant therapyEsophageal cancerEsophageal carcinomaRecent American Joint CommitteePreoperative neoadjuvant therapyThorough pathologic assessmentTumor regression gradingAdvanced esophageal carcinomaAmerican Joint CommitteeCancer (AJCC) staging systemTumor regression gradeAccurate tumor stagingValuable prognostic informationRegression gradingSurgical resectionLymph nodesPathologic assessmentRegression gradeHistologic typePathologic evaluationResidual tumorPoor prognosisCell carcinomaGastrointestinal carcinomasStaging system
2019
Macrotrabecular Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Jeon Y, Benedict M, Taddei T, Jain D, Zhang X. Macrotrabecular Hepatocellular Carcinoma. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2019, 43: 943-948. PMID: 31135484, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000001289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAlpha-FetoproteinsCarcinoma, HepatocellularDisease ProgressionFemaleHepatectomyHepatitis BHepatitis CHumansLiver CirrhosisLiver NeoplasmsLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingProgression-Free SurvivalRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTumor BurdenConceptsHepatocellular carcinomaHCC subtypesHigh alpha-fetoprotein levelsWorse recurrence-free survivalDistinct HCC subtypeHepatitis C infectionRecurrence-free survivalAlpha-fetoprotein levelsAnaplastic tumor cellsHigh histologic gradePoor overall survivalConventional hepatocellular carcinomaHigh recurrence rateHigher AJCC stageDetailed pathologic evaluationMacrotrabecular patternC infectionPrimary resectionHepatitis BOverall survivalPathologic evaluationAJCC stageClinicopathologic featuresHistologic subtypeRecurrence rate