2018
Associated characteristics and impact on recurrence and survival of free-floating tumor fragments in the lumen of fallopian tubes in Type I and Type II endometrial cancer
Albright BB, Black JD, Passarelli R, Gysler S, Whicker M, Altwerger G, Menderes G, Buza N, Hui P, Santin AD, Azodi M, Silasi DA, Ratner ES, Litkouhi B, Schwartz PE. Associated characteristics and impact on recurrence and survival of free-floating tumor fragments in the lumen of fallopian tubes in Type I and Type II endometrial cancer. Gynecologic Oncology Reports 2018, 23: 28-33. PMID: 29387776, PMCID: PMC5771964, DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2018.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaparoscopic/robotic approachType II endometrial adenocarcinomaRisk of recurrenceDisease recurrenceFinal pathologyEndometrial adenocarcinomaFallopian tubeTumor fragmentsType II endometrial cancerRobotic approachCox proportional hazards modelHigher stage diseaseSingle institution experienceIndependent prognostic impactType IProportional hazards modelResult of traumaElectronic medical recordsCharacteristics of casesBaseline characteristicsExtensive diseaseLymphovascular invasionOverall survivalPatient comorbiditiesStage disease
2015
Factors Predictive of Improved Survival in Patients With Brain Metastases From Gynecologic Cancer
Gressel GM, Lundsberg LS, Altwerger G, Katchi T, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Ratner ES, Damast S. Factors Predictive of Improved Survival in Patients With Brain Metastases From Gynecologic Cancer. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2015, 25: 1711-1716. PMID: 26332394, PMCID: PMC4623851, DOI: 10.1097/igc.0000000000000554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastatic diseaseEpithelial ovarian cancerBrain metastasesEndometrial cancerCervical cancerGynecologic cancerSurgical resectionTwo-year overall survival ratesLargest single-institution experienceSingle institution experienceOverall survival rateOverall survival dataMedian survival timeSignificant hazard ratioLong-term survivalHazard ratioMetastatic diseaseOverall survivalImproved survivalRetrospective reviewIntracranial metastasesPalliative carePoor prognosisCancer increasesFactors Predictive
2014
Institutional Review of Primary Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma of the Female Genital Tract
Ahmad AK, Hui P, Litkouhi B, Azodi M, Rutherford T, McCarthy S, Xu ML, Schwartz PE, Ratner E. Institutional Review of Primary Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma of the Female Genital Tract. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2014, 24: 1250-1255. PMID: 25010039, PMCID: PMC8139417, DOI: 10.1097/igc.0000000000000201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBleomycinCombined Modality TherapyCyclophosphamideCytarabineDiagnosis, DifferentialDoxorubicinFemaleGenital Neoplasms, FemaleGynecologic Surgical ProceduresHumansLymphoma, Non-HodgkinMiddle AgedPrednisolonePrednisonePregnancyPregnancy Complications, NeoplasticRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTeniposideVincristineYoung AdultConceptsNon-Hodgkin lymphomaFemale genital tractGenital tractGynecologic malignanciesPara-aortic lymph nodesPrimary non-Hodgkin lymphomaDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaYale-New Haven HospitalLarge B-cell lymphomaConcomitant radiation therapyRadical gynecologic surgeryCommon histologic typeOverall median survivalSingle institution experienceStem cell transplantationRare gynecologic malignancyDiagnosis of lymphomaAnn Arbor systemB-cell lymphomaWorld Health OrganizationMedian survivalRecurrent diseaseCombination chemotherapyMedian ageUterine corpus
2009
Brain Metastases in Epithelial Ovarian and Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma
Ratner ES, Toy E, O'Malley DM, Mcalpine J, Rutherford TJ, Azodi M, Higgins SA, Schwartz PE. Brain Metastases in Epithelial Ovarian and Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2009, 19: 856-859. PMID: 19574773, DOI: 10.1111/igc.0b013e3181a83301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-brain radiation therapyPrimary peritoneal cancerBrain metastatic diseaseEpithelial ovarian cancerGamma knife radiosurgeryBrain metastasesKnife radiosurgeryRadiation therapySingle lesionPostoperative whole-brain radiation therapyCentral nervous system metastasesLargest single-institution experienceNervous system metastasesPrimary peritoneal carcinomaShorter median timeSingle institution experienceMultiple brain lesionsLong-term survivalEpithelial ovarianMedian survivalPaclitaxel therapyPeritoneal cancerPeritoneal carcinomaMetastatic diseaseRetrospective review