2024
Uterine teratoma and the role of short-tandem repeat genotyping in understanding origins
AlAshqar A, Maruthi V, Abi-Raad R, Greenman M, Hui P, Ratner E, Altwerger G, Santin A, Andikyan V. Uterine teratoma and the role of short-tandem repeat genotyping in understanding origins. Gynecologic Oncology Reports 2024, 56: 101652. DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2024.101652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUterine teratomaPluripotent stem cellsMolecular testingRare tumorLimitations of diagnostic imagingHistory of vaginal bleedingShort tandem repeat genotypingStem cellsAdvanced molecular testingRepeat genotypingFallopian tube tissueGerm cell layersLoss of heterozygosityFour-week historyVaginal bleedingSurgical resectionOvarian counterpartRare entityUterine massPrimiparous womenEndometrial samplesFetal tissuesTeratomaPresence of tissueDiploid karyotype
2021
A phase 2 evaluation of pembrolizumab for recurrent Lynch‐like versus sporadic endometrial cancers with microsatellite instability
Bellone S, Roque DM, Siegel ER, Buza N, Hui P, Bonazzoli E, Guglielmi A, Zammataro L, Nagarkatti N, Zaidi S, Lee J, Silasi D, Huang GS, Andikyan V, Damast S, Clark M, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Tymon‐Rosario J, Harold JA, Mauricio D, Zeybek B, Menderes G, Altwerger G, Ratner E, Alexandrov LB, Iwasaki A, Kong Y, Song E, Dong W, Elvin JA, Choi J, Santin AD. A phase 2 evaluation of pembrolizumab for recurrent Lynch‐like versus sporadic endometrial cancers with microsatellite instability. Cancer 2021, 128: 1206-1218. PMID: 34875107, PMCID: PMC9465822, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObjective response rateImmune checkpoint inhibitorsProgression-free survivalEndometrial cancerWhole-exome sequencingSporadic endometrial cancerOverall survivalEnd pointPhase 2 pilot studyPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsTumor mutation burdenPhase 2 evaluationLarger confirmatory studiesAntigen processing/presentationProcessing/presentationCheckpoint inhibitorsSurgical resectionICI resistanceDMMR patientsPrognostic significanceDMMR tumorsMechanisms of resistanceLocal treatmentSporadic MSI
2007
Low-grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma Presenting Clinically as a Primary Ovarian Neoplasm
Winfield HL, De Las Casas LE, Greenfield WW, Santin AD, McKenney JK. Low-grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma Presenting Clinically as a Primary Ovarian Neoplasm. International Journal Of Gynecological Pathology 2007, 26: 173-176. PMID: 17413985, DOI: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000228145.36807.43.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-grade fibromyxoid sarcomaFibromyxoid sarcomaMesenchymal neoplasmsLeft-sided pelvic massDisease 11 monthsLeft ovarian massPrimary ovarian neoplasmsSecondary ovarian involvementMiddle-aged patientsBland spindle cell proliferationLeft hypogastric arteryMalignant mesenchymal neoplasmDeep soft tissuesSpindle cell proliferationRetroperitoneal sarcomaAbdominal painUrinary frequencyHypogastric arteryOvarian involvementSurgical resectionOvarian neoplasmsLeft ureterOvarian massesPelvic massFleshy mass