2021
Genotyping diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic disease: frontiers in precision medicine
Buza N, Hui P. Genotyping diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic disease: frontiers in precision medicine. Modern Pathology 2021, 34: 1658-1672. PMID: 34088998, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-021-00831-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational trophoblastic diseaseTrophoblastic diseaseGestational trophoblastic tumorsGestational trophoblastic neoplasiaRoutine diagnostic workupDNA genotypingSignificant clinical relevancePowerful ancillary toolFIGO/Genetic zygosityGestational eventIndex gestationTrophoblastic tumorTrophoblastic neoplasiaGestational choriocarcinomaPrognostic stratificationDiagnostic workupPrognostic assessmentClinical relevanceClinical practiceGestational originMolecular diagnostic capabilitiesPatient careSporadic hydatidiformCopy number alterations
2019
Precision genotyping diagnosis of lung tumors with trophoblastic morphology in young women
Buza N, Baine I, Hui P. Precision genotyping diagnosis of lung tumors with trophoblastic morphology in young women. Modern Pathology 2019, 32: 1271-1280. PMID: 31028360, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-019-0275-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational choriocarcinomaLung carcinomaLung massClinical historyLung tumorsGestational originSerum beta-hCG levelsYoung womenTrophoblastic differentiationMetastatic gestational choriocarcinomaSerum beta-hCGBeta-hCG levelsEvidence of diseaseUnique diagnostic challengePrimary lung carcinomaGestational trophoblastic neoplasiaDifferent chemotherapeutic regimensDifferent primary sitesWedge resectionBeta-hCGFemale patientsMetastatic choriocarcinomaThird patientChemotherapeutic regimensImmunophenotypical features