1996
Prolonged Survival in Patients with Advanced Melanoma Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Resection
Sasson H, Poo W, Bakas M, Ariyan S. Prolonged Survival in Patients with Advanced Melanoma Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Resection. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 1996, 37: 286-292. PMID: 8883727, DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199609000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStart of chemotherapySite of metastasisSurgical resectionPerformance statusResidual metastasesNeoadjuvant chemotherapyCombination chemotherapyMetastatic melanomaRetrospective analysisCompletion of chemotherapyCycles of chemotherapyConcomitant medical problemsDistant lymph nodesInitiation of therapySimilar clinical characteristicsTreatment of choiceNew combination regimensSignificant survival advantageDuration of survivalHigh response rateStable diseaseRecurrent diseaseClinical characteristicsMedian durationPartial response
1989
Cutaneous Angiosarcoma of the Face and Scalp
Barttelbort S, Stahl R, Ariyan S. Cutaneous Angiosarcoma of the Face and Scalp. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 1989, 84: 55-59. PMID: 2734404, DOI: 10.1097/00006534-198907000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous angiosarcomaSurgical resectionIntraoperative frozen section analysisComplete surgical resectionFrozen section analysisHigh false-negative rateStaging biopsiesPostoperative radiationAggressive neoplasmClinical manifestationsFull courseFalse negative rateAngiosarcomaResectionNeoplasmsScalpTrue extentSection analysisPatientsBiopsyMisdiagnosis