2011
How Can the AJCC Staging System Be Improved?
Chagpar A. How Can the AJCC Staging System Be Improved? Current Breast Cancer Reports 2011, 3: 104-108. DOI: 10.1007/s12609-011-0041-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAJCC staging systemStaging systemCurrent American Joint CommissionTumor cellsInternal mammary nodesStage IV diseasePrimary tumor stagingCancer (AJCC) staging systemLymph node metastasisAmerican Joint CommissionBreast cancer researchMammary nodesLymphovascular invasionNode metastasisDistant metastasisTumor stagingBreast cancerOptimal stagingJoint CommissionMetastasisStagingCancer researchMicrometastasesCellsLymph
2005
Perioperative Care of Patients with Liver Neoplasms
Browne T, Chagpar A, Hunt K, Ramirez P. Perioperative Care of Patients with Liver Neoplasms. 2005, 399-412. DOI: 10.1201/b14119-27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingPreoperative stagingHepatocellular carcinomaComputed tomographyLiver-specific contrast agentsColorectal liver metastasesModern diagnostic imaging modalitiesNumber of patientsEarly hepatocellular carcinomaHelical computed tomographyDiagnostic imaging modalitiesLiver metastasesUnnecessary laparotomyPerioperative careExtrahepatic sitesLiver neoplasmsLiver tumorsAnatomic scanResonance imagingPatientsImaging modalitiesScanning protocolTechnologic advancementsTumorsStaging