2021
Resectability, Recurrence, and Risk Stratification of Giant Solitary Fibrous Tumors in the Thoracic Cavity
Woodard GA, Fels Elliott DR, Yap A, Haro GJ, Kratz JR, Mann MJ, Jones KD, Jablons DM. Resectability, Recurrence, and Risk Stratification of Giant Solitary Fibrous Tumors in the Thoracic Cavity. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2021, 28: 4953-4959. PMID: 33728541, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-09757-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-institution reviewInstitution reviewFibrous tumorThoracic cavityLong-term survival dataGiant solitary fibrous tumorBackgroundSolitary fibrous tumorsKaplan-Meier analysisPredictors of recurrenceRare mesenchymal tumorLong-term outcomesRisk of recurrenceMajority of tumorsSolitary fibrous tumorLong-term survivalSFT recurrencePathologic characteristicsRisk stratificationTumor sizeMesenchymal tumorsRisk factorsTumor necrosisVisceral pleuraClinical informationRecurrence
2020
Surgery for pleural mesothelioma, when it is indicated and why: arguments against surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma
Woodard GA, Jablons DM. Surgery for pleural mesothelioma, when it is indicated and why: arguments against surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma. Translational Lung Cancer Research 2020, 9: s86-s91. PMID: 32206574, PMCID: PMC7082252, DOI: 10.21037/tlcr.2020.01.08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMalignant pleural mesotheliomaExtrapleural pneumonectomyPleural mesotheliomaSurvival timePleurectomy decorticationSurgical resectionPatient selectionRetrospective single-institution reviewHigh perioperative mortality rateLonger overall survival timeLimited disease burdenMajor surgical resectionRadiation therapy trialsRadical Surgery trialPerioperative mortality rateSingle-institution reviewOverall survival timeShorter survival timeBiased patient selectionLonger survival timeElevated CRPAdvanced diseaseElevated plateletNodal diseaseMPM patients