2022
Appendiceal Cancer in the National Cancer Database: Increasing Frequency, Decreasing Age, and Shifting Histology.
Salazar MC, Canavan ME, Chilakamarry S, Boffa DJ, Schuster KM. Appendiceal Cancer in the National Cancer Database: Increasing Frequency, Decreasing Age, and Shifting Histology. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2022, 234: 1082-1089. PMID: 35703801, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAppendectomyAppendiceal NeoplasmsAppendicitisCarcinoid TumorColonic NeoplasmsHumansMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesConceptsRight-sided colon cancerNational Cancer DatabaseAppendiceal cancerColon cancerAcute appendicitisNonoperative managementCancer DatabasePatients 49 yearsPatients 18 yearsArea of residenceLogistic regression modelsAppendiceal histologyPatients 40Appendectomy specimensPatient ageCarcinoid tumorsAppendiceal carcinoidsCancer incidenceCancer histologySmall studyAge groupsCancerCarcinoidsLogistic regressionHistology
2020
A National Study of Surgically Managed Atypical Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumors
Walters SL, Canavan ME, Salazar MC, Resio BJ, Blasberg JD, Mase V, Boffa DJ. A National Study of Surgically Managed Atypical Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumors. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 112: 921-927. PMID: 33159862, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.09.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoid TumorFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAtypical pulmonary carcinoid tumorsPulmonary carcinoid tumorsCarcinoid tumorsCarcinoid patientsAtypical carcinoidStage IMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionNon-small cell lung cancerCox proportional hazards regressionAtypical carcinoid patientsTypical pulmonary carcinoidNational Cancer DatabasePredictors of survivalOptimal surgical managementAtypical carcinoid tumorCell lung cancerProportional hazards regressionKaplan-Meier survivalLong-term survivalNodal upstagingSurgical resectionMultivariable analysisSurgical managementHazards regressionLarge tumors