2011
Presence of Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia in the Pancreatic Transection Margin does not Influence Outcome in Patients with R0 Resected Pancreatic Cancer
Matthaei H, Hong SM, Mayo SC, dal Molin M, Olino K, Venkat R, Goggins M, Herman JM, Edil BH, Wolfgang CL, Cameron JL, Schulick RD, Maitra A, Hruban RH. Presence of Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia in the Pancreatic Transection Margin does not Influence Outcome in Patients with R0 Resected Pancreatic Cancer. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2011, 18: 3493-3499. PMID: 21537863, PMCID: PMC3166423, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-011-1745-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaPancreatic intraepithelial neoplasiaResection marginsTransection marginR0 resectionIntraepithelial neoplasiaPanIN lesionsPanIN-3High-grade PanIN lesionsImportant clinicopathologic characteristicsPancreatic resection marginPancreatic transection marginPresence of PanINOverall median survivalIntraoperative frozen sectionSignificant survival differenceSignificant clinical implicationsGrades of PanINsR1 resectionStrong prognosticatorMedian survivalAdditional resectionClinicopathologic characteristicsClinicopathologic factorsSurgical margins
2010
The Effect of Steatosis on Echogenicity of Colorectal Liver Metastases on Intraoperative Ultrasonography
van Vledder MG, Torbenson MS, Pawlik TM, Boctor EM, Hamper UM, Olino K, Choti MA. The Effect of Steatosis on Echogenicity of Colorectal Liver Metastases on Intraoperative Ultrasonography. JAMA Surgery 2010, 145: 661-667. PMID: 20644129, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal liver metastasesIntraoperative ultrasonographyLiver metastasesTumor echogenicityLiver tissueExtent of steatosisEffect of steatosisCauses of steatosisFatty liver tissueJohns Hopkins HospitalNontumorous liver tissuesUltrasonography imagesSurgical therapyHistopathologic reviewLiver steatosisProspective studyHepatic steatosisSevere steatosisLiver surgeryPathological dataConspicuity of lesionsSteatosisPatientsEchogenicityUltrasonography