1996
Variations in the natural history and survival of patients with supratentorial low-grade astrocytomas.
Piepmeier J, Susan Christopher R, Spencer D, Byrne T, Kim J, Knisel J, Lacy J, Tsukerman L, Makuch R. Variations in the natural history and survival of patients with supratentorial low-grade astrocytomas. Neurosurgery 1996, 38: 872-8; discussion 878-9. PMID: 8727811, DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199605000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-grade astrocytomasGross total resectionChronic epilepsySupratentorial low-grade astrocytomasNatural historyGross total tumor resectionImmediate postoperative radiotherapyExtent of surgerySurvival of patientsTen-year survivalPopulation of patientsUse of radiotherapyRisk of recurrenceHigh-grade lesionsLength of survivalMore malignant tumorsTypes of symptomsAggressive surgeryPostoperative radiotherapyPreoperative symptomsConsecutive patientsBetter prognosisTumor recurrenceTumor resectionMalignant tumors
1986
Non-small-cell lung cancer. Major cause of late mortality in patients with small cell lung cancer
Johnson B, Ihde D, Matthews M, Bunn P, Zabell A, Makuch R, Johnston-early A, Cohen M, Glatstein E, Minna J. Non-small-cell lung cancer. Major cause of late mortality in patients with small cell lung cancer. The American Journal Of Medicine 1986, 80: 1103-1110. PMID: 3014875, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(86)90672-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerLung cancer deathsLung cancerCancer deathSame lobeSecond primary lung tumorsCancer-free survivorsDisease-free survivalPrimary lung tumorsSecond malignant tumorsRisk of developmentLate mortalityContralateral lungTherapeutic trialsInitial lesionLung tumorsMalignant tumorsHigh riskPatientsCancerDifferent lobesMajor causeDiagnosisStudy of men