Clonal evolution analysis of paired anaplastic and well‐differentiated thyroid carcinomas reveals shared common ancestor
Dong W, Nicolson NG, Choi J, Barbieri AL, Kunstman JW, Azar S, Knight J, Bilguvar K, Mane SM, Lifton RP, Korah R, Carling T. Clonal evolution analysis of paired anaplastic and well‐differentiated thyroid carcinomas reveals shared common ancestor. Genes Chromosomes And Cancer 2018, 57: 645-652. PMID: 30136351, DOI: 10.1002/gcc.22678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon ancestorProgression of ATCClonal evolution analysisEvolutionary lineagesGenetic relationshipsAnaplastic thyroid carcinomaClonal analysisAncestorEvolution analysisPrivate mutationsMutationsATC tumorsLineal relationshipLineagesNormal tissuesThyroid carcinomaLandscapeFollicular thyroid carcinomaPairsOptimal Intraoperative Assessment of Gastric Margins
Celli R, Barbieri AL, Colunga M, Sinard J, Gibson JA. Optimal Intraoperative Assessment of Gastric Margins. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2018, 150: 353-363. PMID: 30020407, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqy062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative pathology consultationGastric marginPositive marginsTumor distanceMajority of casesRepresentative sectionsR0 resectionConsecutive patientsGastroesophageal junctionTumor sizeNegative marginsPatient outcomesIntraoperative assessmentPathology consultationPatientsStrong associationMargin assessmentComprehensive Genetic Analysis of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Predicts Prognosis Independent of Histology
Nicolson NG, Murtha TD, Dong W, Paulsson JO, Choi J, Barbieri AL, Brown TC, Kunstman JW, Larsson C, Prasad ML, Korah R, Lifton RP, Juhlin CC, Carling T. Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Predicts Prognosis Independent of Histology. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2018, 103: 2640-2650. PMID: 29726952, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2018-00277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicular thyroid carcinomaThyroid carcinomaMutation burdenWorse disease-specific survivalDisease-specific survivalDifferent histopathological subtypesWorld Health Organization guidelinesSomatic mutationsNonsynonymous somatic mutationsHealth Organization guidelinesTotal mutation burdenIndependent predictorsWorse prognosisHistopathological subtypesPatient outcomesHistopathological classificationInvasive subtypesClinicopathologic parametersMutational burdenSurvival analysisSomatic copy number alterationsCopy number alterationsSubtypesOrganization guidelinesMore subclones