2023
Role of colectomy in the management of appendiceal tumors: a retrospective cohort study
Marks V, Kerekes D, Butensky S, Ahuja N, Johnson C, Turaga K, Khan S. Role of colectomy in the management of appendiceal tumors: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Gastroenterology 2023, 23: 398. PMID: 37978348, PMCID: PMC10655451, DOI: 10.1186/s12876-023-03019-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGoblet cell adenocarcinomaNon-mucinous adenocarcinomaRight hemicolectomyStage 2 diseaseNeuroendocrine neoplasmsTumor typesAppendiceal tumorsMucinous adenocarcinomaAppendiceal goblet cell adenocarcinomaRole of colectomyNational Cancer DatabasePostoperative hospital stayRetrospective cohort studyRisk-adjusted analysisRange of histologiesDifferent tumor typesConclusionsMost patientsHospital stayUnplanned readmissionCohort studySurgical treatmentHistologic typeSurgical outcomesCell adenocarcinomaCancer Database
2018
Automated diagnosis of colon cancer using hyperspectral sensing
Beaulieu RJ, Goldstein SD, Singh J, Safar B, Banerjee A, Ahuja N. Automated diagnosis of colon cancer using hyperspectral sensing. International Journal Of Medical Robotics And Computer Assisted Surgery 2018, 14: e1897. PMID: 29479794, DOI: 10.1002/rcs.1897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerPossible metastatic diseaseColorectal cancer detectionColorectal cancer reliesMultiple tumor typesMetastatic diseaseOperative resectionSurgical resectionPathologic evaluationSurgical managementCancer reliesTumor specimensColon specimensColon cancerTumor typesPatient specimensCancerResectionPatientsDiagnostic methodsTumorsCancer detectionDiagnostic technologiesContrast agents
2013
The CpG Island Methylator Phenotype: What's in a Name?
Hughes LA, Melotte V, de Schrijver J, de Maat M, Smit VT, Bovée JV, French PJ, van den Brandt PA, Schouten LJ, de Meyer T, van Criekinge W, Ahuja N, Herman JG, Weijenberg MP, van Engeland M. The CpG Island Methylator Phenotype: What's in a Name? Cancer Research 2013, 73: 5858-5868. PMID: 23801749, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-12-4306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCpG island methylator phenotypeTranslocation methylcytosine dioxygenase 2Tumor typesMethylator phenotypePrimary human astrocytesHuman neoplasiaIsocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutationCpG island promoter methylationColorectal cancerOllier's diseaseAdrenocortical carcinomaProstate cancerMultiple enchondromasHuman astrocytesClinical practiceRenal cellsIDH2 mutationsCancer typesCancerDioxygenase 2Promoter methylationFunction mutationsMafucci's syndromeNeoplasiaLeukemia
2007
Subclassification of microsatellite-unstable tumors in colorectal cancer
Ahuja N, Baylin S. Subclassification of microsatellite-unstable tumors in colorectal cancer. Current Colorectal Cancer Reports 2007, 3: 212-219. DOI: 10.1007/s11888-007-0033-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancerSporadic colorectal cancerColorectal cancerMMR genes MLH1Nonpolyposis colorectal cancerK-ras mutationsBRAF V600E mutationMicrosatellite-unstable tumorsMismatch repair genesVillous adenomaPathologic differencesHNPCC tumorsInherited syndromeTumor typesPolyp pathwayMicrosatellite instabilityCancerGermline mutationsMMR genesGenes MLH1TumorsInherited mutationsRepair genesMutationsEpigenetic silencing