2009
Outcomes of Malignant CNS Ependymomas: An Examination of 2408 Cases Through the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Database (1973–2005)
Rodríguez D, Cheung MC, Housri N, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Camphausen K, Koniaris LG. Outcomes of Malignant CNS Ependymomas: An Examination of 2408 Cases Through the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Database (1973–2005). Journal Of Surgical Research 2009, 156: 340-351. PMID: 19577759, PMCID: PMC7371344, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd Results (SEER) databaseSurgical resectionCNS ependymomasMedian survivalResults databaseRadiation therapyMultivariate analysisIntracranial tumor locationOverall median survivalRole of surgeryFive-year survivalSignificant survival benefitLonger median survivalGrade III tumorsPrimary tumor siteLack of radiationMedian agePatient ageSurvival benefitImproved survivalIndependent predictorsAnnual incidenceMalignant ependymomaSurgical extirpationPatient survivalSurgery does not adversely affect survival in primary gastrointestinal lymphoma
Cheung MC, Housri N, Ogilvie MP, Sola JE, Koniaris LG. Surgery does not adversely affect survival in primary gastrointestinal lymphoma. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2009, 100: 59-64. PMID: 19399785, DOI: 10.1002/jso.21298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal lymphomaMultivariate analysisMarginal zone B-cell lymphomaAssociated survival benefitPrimary gastrointestinal lymphomaEnd Results (SEER) databaseImpact of surgeryRisk of deathB-cell lymphomaMedian survivalOverall survivalSurgical resectionIndependent predictorsSurvival benefitOverall incidencePoor prognosisResults databaseSurgical extirpationExtirpative surgeryTumor locationMale genderUnivariate analysisSurgeryLymphomaTreatment dataQS332. Outcomes of Malignant CNS Ependymomas: An Examination of 2,408 Cases Through the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Database (1973-2005)
Rodriguez D, Cheung M, Housri N, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Camphausen K, Koniaris L. QS332. Outcomes of Malignant CNS Ependymomas: An Examination of 2,408 Cases Through the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Database (1973-2005). Journal Of Surgical Research 2009, 151: 297. DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.11.640.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Malignant abdominal mesothelioma: Defining the role of surgery
Rodríguez D, Cheung MC, Housri N, Koniaris LG. Malignant abdominal mesothelioma: Defining the role of surgery. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2008, 99: 51-57. PMID: 18942074, DOI: 10.1002/jso.21167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRole of surgerySurgical resectionMedian survivalDifferentiated tumor gradePotential surgical resectionOverall median survivalEnd Results (SEER) databaseLonger median survivalLocalized diseaseYounger patientsIndependent predictorsAnnual incidenceResults databasePoor outcomeSurgical extirpationMale genderMalignant mesotheliomaTumor gradeAdvanced ageAbdominal mesotheliomaPatientsMultivariate analysisResectionSurvivalSignificant differences