Synovial Sarcoma of the Stomach
Makhlouf HR, Ahrens W, Agarwal B, Dow N, Marshalleck JJ, Lee EL, Dotto JE, Hui P, Sobin LH, Oliveira A, Miettinen M. Synovial Sarcoma of the Stomach. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2008, 32: 275-281. PMID: 18223331, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0b013e31812e6a58.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynovial sarcomaTumor sizeSYT-SSX fusion transcriptsGastric synovial sarcomaGastric primary tumorSpindle cell neoplasmRound cell componentFocal keratinPartial gastrectomyPostoperative radiationMedian ageSegmental resectionVariable prognosisRecurrence 6Immunohistochemical featuresPrimary tumorKIT immunoreactivityMicroscopic calcificationCell neoplasmsTumors 25Differential diagnosisGastrointestinal tractOval lesionTransmural massPatientsPrimary or Secondary? Genotyping Confirmation of an Ovarian Primary Carcinoid Tumor
Dotto J, Mezzetti T, Hui P. Primary or Secondary? Genotyping Confirmation of an Ovarian Primary Carcinoid Tumor. International Journal Of Gynecological Pathology 2008, 27: 33-36. PMID: 18156971, DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0b13e318053df4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary carcinoid tumorCarcinoid tumorsGerm cell originCell originInsular carcinoid tumorPure histological typePrimary ovarian tumorsSignificant diagnostic challengeExtraovarian tumorMetastatic carcinoidLymphovascular invasionHistological typeOvarian tumorsMetastatic tumorsClinical managementDiagnostic challengeTeratomatous componentsGastrointestinal tractTumorsAdditional studiesDNA genotypingCarcinoidsPrognosisTractWomen