2021
The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Thymus and Mediastinum: What Is New in Thymic Epithelial, Germ Cell, and Mesenchymal Tumors?
Marx A, Chan JKC, Chalabreysse L, Dacic S, Detterbeck F, French CA, Hornick JL, Inagaki H, Jain D, Lazar AJ, Marino M, Marom EM, Moreira AL, Nicholson AG, Noguchi M, Nonaka D, Papotti MG, Porubsky S, Sholl LM, Tateyama H, Thomas de Montpréville V, Travis WD, Rajan A, Roden AC, Ströbel P. The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Thymus and Mediastinum: What Is New in Thymic Epithelial, Germ Cell, and Mesenchymal Tumors? Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2021, 17: 200-213. PMID: 34695605, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThymic epithelial tumorsGerm cell tumorsCell tumorsMesenchymal neoplasmsWHO classificationEpithelial tumorsMediastinal germ cell tumorsLow tumor mutational burdenTumor mutational burdenNew tumor entityClear cell carcinomaPositron emission tomographyClassification of tumorsThymic EpithelialThymic carcinomaFifth editionB3 thymomaTargetable mutationsCell carcinomaMesenchymal tumorsMetaplastic thymomaImmunohistochemical characterizationClinical informationMutational burdenDiagnostic advances
2018
Rare case of radiation-induced primary tracheal carcinoma
Mori M, Detterbeck FC. Rare case of radiation-induced primary tracheal carcinoma. General Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2018, 66: 549-551. PMID: 29546552, DOI: 10.1007/s11748-018-0907-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for Coding T Categories for Subsolid Nodules and Assessment of Tumor Size in Part-Solid Tumors in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer
Travis WD, Asamura H, Bankier AA, Beasley MB, Detterbeck F, Flieder DB, Goo JM, MacMahon H, Naidich D, Nicholson AG, Powell CA, Prokop M, Rami-Porta R, Rusch V, van Schil P, Yatabe Y, Members I, Goldstraw P, Rami-Porta R, Asamura H, Ball D, Beer D, Beyruti R, Bolejack V, Chansky K, Crowley J, Detterbeck F, Eberhardt W, Edwards J, Galateau-Sallé F, Giroux D, Gleeson F, Groome P, Huang J, Kennedy C, Kim J, Kim Y, Kingsbury L, Kondo H, Krasnik M, Kubota K, Lerut A, Lyons G, Marino M, Marom E, van Meerbeeck J, Mitchell A, Nakano T, Nicholson A, Nowak A, Peake M, Rice T, Rosenzweig K, Ruffini E, Rusch V, Saijo N, Van Schil P, Sculier J, Shemanski L, Stratton K, Suzuki K, Tachimori Y, Thomas C, Travis W, Tsao M, Turrisi A, Vansteenkiste J, Watanabe H, Wu Y, Baas P, Erasmus J, Hasegawa S, Inai K, Kernstine K, Kindler H, Krug L, Nackaerts K, Pass H, Rice D, Falkson C, Filosso P, Giaccone G, Kondo K, Lucchi M, Okumura M, Blackstone E. The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for Coding T Categories for Subsolid Nodules and Assessment of Tumor Size in Part-Solid Tumors in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2016, 11: 1204-1223. PMID: 27107787, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.03.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPart-solid tumorsLepidic predominant adenocarcinomaTumor sizeLung cancerInternational Cancer Control tumorEighth editionWorld Health Organization classificationIASLC Lung Cancer Staging ProjectLung Cancer Staging ProjectForthcoming Eighth EditionNonmucinous lung adenocarcinomasPrimary tumor categoryComputed tomography findingsInvasive mucinous adenocarcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaGround-glass componentInvasive sizeTomography findingsClinical stagingMucinous adenocarcinomaPathologic evaluationResected specimensTNM classificationCell carcinomaMetastasis classification
2015
The 2015 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Thymus: Continuity and Changes
Marx A, Chan JK, Coindre JM, Detterbeck F, Girard N, Harris NL, Jaffe ES, Kurrer MO, Marom EM, Moreira AL, Mukai K, Orazi A, Ströbel P. The 2015 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Thymus: Continuity and Changes. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2015, 10: 1383-1395. PMID: 26295375, PMCID: PMC4581965, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorld Health Organization classificationThymic epithelial tumorsOrganization classificationEpithelial tumorsThymic squamous cell carcinomaPositron emission tomography/Squamous cell carcinomaGerm cell tumorsNew tumor entityEmission tomography/Soft tissue tumorsClassification of tumorsDendritic cellsMediastinal lymphomaThymic tumorsCell carcinomaCell tumorsThoracic surgeryTomography/Therapeutic decisionsThymus sectionsMyeloid neoplasmsTumor entitiesDiagnostic criteriaClinical relevance
2010
High expression of BCL-2 predicts favorable outcome in non-small cell lung cancer patients with non squamous histology
Anagnostou VK, Lowery FJ, Zolota V, Tzelepi V, Gopinath A, Liceaga C, Panagopoulos N, Frangia K, Tanoue L, Boffa D, Gettinger S, Detterbeck F, Homer RJ, Dougenis D, Rimm DL, Syrigos KN. High expression of BCL-2 predicts favorable outcome in non-small cell lung cancer patients with non squamous histology. BMC Cancer 2010, 10: 186. PMID: 20459695, PMCID: PMC2875218, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Large CellCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell DifferentiationCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleGreeceHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Reproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUp-RegulationConceptsNon-small cell lung cancer patientsCell lung cancer patientsNon-squamous tumorsLung cancer patientsBcl-2 expressionNSCLC patientsCancer patientsBcl-2Favorable outcomeIndependent cohortSmall cell lung cancer patientsIndependent lower riskNon-squamous histologySubgroup of patientsHigh expressersSquamous cell carcinomaHigh Bcl-2 expressionBcl-2 protein levelsSquamous histologyMedian survivalPrognostic factorsValidation cohortCell carcinomaPathological characteristicsPrognostic stratification
2004
Bronchial margins in lung cancer resection specimens: utility of frozen section and gross evaluation
Maygarden SJ, Detterbeck FC, Funkhouser WK. Bronchial margins in lung cancer resection specimens: utility of frozen section and gross evaluation. Modern Pathology 2004, 17: 1080-1086. PMID: 15133477, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive marginsSite of tumorBronchial marginGross tumorFrozen sectionsWedge resectionCell carcinomaGross evaluationSalivary gland-type tumorsCentral lung tumorsPositive margin casesLung cancer resectionNonsmall cell carcinomaFrozen section evaluationSmall cell carcinomaFalse-negative casesTrue positive casesCancer resectionMucosal tumorsMargin positivityNegative marginsIntramucosal carcinomaTumor distanceUNC HospitalsLung tumors