2000
The utility of Ki-ras mutation analysis in the cytologic diagnosis of pancreatobiliary neoplasma.
Dillon DA, Johnson CC, Topazian MD, Tallini G, Rimm DL, Costa JC. The utility of Ki-ras mutation analysis in the cytologic diagnosis of pancreatobiliary neoplasma. The Cancer Journal 2000, 6: 294-301. PMID: 11079168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine needle aspiratesBile duct brushingsCytologic diagnosisPositive predictive valueCommon bile duct brushingsDuct brushingsPancreatobiliary carcinomaPredictive valueMutation patternsBiliary tract carcinomaPrevious retrospective studyAvailable clinical informationConsecutive clinical specimensDefinitive cytologic diagnosisPolymerase chain reaction/single-strand conformation polymorphism analysisRoutine cytologic diagnosisPositive cytologyRetrospective studySuspicious morphologyCytologic evaluationSuspicious cytologyPancreatobiliary tractClinical informationMorphologic diagnosisNeoplastic cells
1981
Risk of subsequent contralateral breast carcinoma in a population of patients with in‐situ breast carcinoma
Webber B, Heise H, Neifeld J, Costa J. Risk of subsequent contralateral breast carcinoma in a population of patients with in‐situ breast carcinoma. Cancer 1981, 47: 2928-2932. PMID: 6266644, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19810615)47:12<2928::aid-cncr2820471232>3.0.co;2-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast carcinomaContralateral carcinomaSubsequent cancerContralateral breast carcinomaMajority of patientsPopulation of patientsSecond breast cancerNoninvasive breast carcinomaSitu breast carcinomaContralateral tumorsOverall survivalContralateral breastHistological typeSurvival figuresLobular carcinomaOpposite breastBreast cancerSitu carcinomaCarcinomaS. womenCancerPatientsBreastWomenMastectomy
1978
Properties of the cell surface Fc-receptor induced by herpes simplex virus.
Nakamura Y, Costa J, Tralka T, Yee C, Rabson A. Properties of the cell surface Fc-receptor induced by herpes simplex virus. The Journal Of Immunology 1978, 121: 1128-31. PMID: 357652, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.121.3.1128.Peer-Reviewed Original Research