1992
Stability of K-ras mutations throughout the natural history of human colorectal cancer
Losi L, Benhattar J, Costa J. Stability of K-ras mutations throughout the natural history of human colorectal cancer. European Journal Of Cancer 1992, 28: 1115-1120. PMID: 1627381, DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(92)90468-h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsK-ras mutationsPrimary tumorRas mutationsNatural historyColorectal cancerTumor markersStable tumor markerHuman colorectal cancerDistant recurrenceRecurrent cancerRecurrent tumorsPolymerase chain reactionColorectal carcinomaCodon 12TumorsArchival tissueCancerChain reactionAllele-specific amplificationPatientsRecurrenceMarkersMutationsCarcinomaDisease
1989
Idiopathic Entero-colic Lymphocytic Phlebitis
Saraga E, Costa J. Idiopathic Entero-colic Lymphocytic Phlebitis. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 1989, 13: 303-308. PMID: 2929846, DOI: 10.1097/00000478-198904000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymphocytic phlebitisIntestinal ischemic necrosisSystemic vasculitisLymphocytic infiltrateClinicopathological entityIschemic necrosisSurgical specimensExtensive lesionsHistological examinationB lymphocytesLaboratory evidencePhlebitisPatientsDifferent agesVasculitisReoperationInfiltratesThrombosisArteryRecurrenceArteriolesEtiologyLesionsNecrosisMonths
1984
The grading of soft tissue sarcomas results of a clinicohistopathologic correlation in a series of 163 cases
Costa J, Wesley R, Glatstein E, Rosenberg S. The grading of soft tissue sarcomas results of a clinicohistopathologic correlation in a series of 163 cases. Cancer 1984, 53: 530-541. PMID: 6692258, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19840201)53:3<530::aid-cncr2820530327>3.0.co;2-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary lesionOverall survivalAggressive lesionsPatient survivalBetter patient survivalSoft tissue sarcomasMinimal metastatic potentialPoor patient survivalGroup of lesionsUse of necrosisFirst recurrenceClinical courseHistologic typingHistologic featuresTissue sarcomasHistopathologic parametersStratified analysisHistologic parametersLesionsClinicohistopathologic correlationMetastatic potentialGrading systemPatientsRecurrenceNecrosis