William Westra

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Adelstein David J; Ridge John A; Gillison Maura L; Chaturvedi Anil K; D'Souza Gypsyamber; Gravitt Patti E; Westra William; Psyrri Amanda; Kast W Martin; Koutsky Laura A; Giuliano Anna; Krosnick Steven; Trotti Andy; Schuller David E; Forastiere Arlene; Ullmann Claudio Dansky
Head and neck squamous cell cancer and the human papillomavirus: summary of a National Cancer Institute State of the Science Meeting, November 9-10, 2008, Washington, D.C.
Sedaghat Ahmad R; Zhang Zhe; Begum Shahnaz; Palermo Robert; Best Simon; Ulmer Karen M; Levine Marshall; Zinreich Eva; Messing Barbara P; Gold Dorothy; Wu Annie A; Niparko Kevin J; Kowalski Jeanne; Hirata Richard M; Saunders John R; Westra William H; Pai Sara I
Prognostic significance of human papillomavirus in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas.
Morita Shane Y; Brownlee Noel A; Dackiw Alan P B; Westra William H; Clark Douglas P; Zeiger Martha A
An unusual case of recurrent hyperparathyroidism and papillary thyroid cancer.

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2009: Adelstein David J; Ridge John A; Gillison Maura L; Chaturvedi Anil K; D'Souza Gypsyamber; Gravitt Patti E; Westra William; Psyrri Amanda; Kast W Martin; Koutsky Laura A; Giuliano Anna; Krosnick Steven; Trotti Andy; Schuller David E; Forastiere Arlene; Ullmann Claudio Dansky
Head and neck squamous cell cancer and the human papillomavirus: summary of a National Cancer Institute State of the Science Meeting, November 9-10, 2008, Washington, D.C.
Head & neck 2009;31(11):1393-422.
2009: Sedaghat Ahmad R; Zhang Zhe; Begum Shahnaz; Palermo Robert; Best Simon; Ulmer Karen M; Levine Marshall; Zinreich Eva; Messing Barbara P; Gold Dorothy; Wu Annie A; Niparko Kevin J; Kowalski Jeanne; Hirata Richard M; Saunders John R; Westra William H; Pai Sara I
Prognostic significance of human papillomavirus in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas.
The Laryngoscope 2009;119(8):1542-9.
2009: Morita Shane Y; Brownlee Noel A; Dackiw Alan P B; Westra William H; Clark Douglas P; Zeiger Martha A
An unusual case of recurrent hyperparathyroidism and papillary thyroid cancer.
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 2009;15(4):349-52.
2009: Smith Ian M; Mithani Suhail K; Liu Chunyan; Chang Steven S; Begum Shahnaz; Dhara Mousiumi; Westra William; Sidranksy David; Califano Joseph A
Novel integrative methods for gene discovery associated with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma development.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 2009;135(5):487-95.
2009: Hennessey P T; Westra W H; Califano J A
Human papillomavirus and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: recent evidence and clinical implications.
Journal of dental research 2009;88(4):300-6.
2009: Taube Janis M; Begum Shanaz; Shi Chanjuan; Eshleman James R; Westra William H
Benign nodal nevi frequently harbor the activating V600E BRAF mutation.
The American journal of surgical pathology 2009;33(4):568-71.
2009: Michaud William A; Nichols Anthony C; Mroz Edmund A; Faquin William C; Clark John R; Begum Shahnaz; Westra William H; Wada Hiroshi; Busse Paul M; Ellisen Leif W; Rocco James W
Bcl-2 blocks cisplatin-induced apoptosis and predicts poor outcome following chemoradiation treatment in advanced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2009;15(5):1645-54.
2009: Ostrow Kimberly Laskie; Park Hannah Lui; Hoque Mohammad Obaidul; Kim Myoung Sook; Liu Junwei; Argani Pedram; Westra William; Van Criekinge Wim; Sidransky David
Pharmacologic unmasking of epigenetically silenced genes in breast cancer.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2009;15(4):1184-91.
2009: Nichols Anthony C; Faquin William C; Westra William H; Mroz Edmund A; Begum Shanaz; Clark John R; Rocco James W
HPV-16 infection predicts treatment outcome in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2009;140(2):228-34.
2009: Subhawong Andrea Proctor; Subhawong Ty; Nassar Hind; Kouprina Nina; Begum Shahnaz; Vang Russell; Westra William H; Argani Pedram
Most basal-like breast carcinomas demonstrate the same Rb-/p16+ immunophenotype as the HPV-related poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinomas which they resemble morphologically.
The American journal of surgical pathology 2009;33(2):163-75.
2009: Chen Cindy Y; Kimura Hiroaki; Landek-Salgado Melissa A; Hagedorn Judith; Kimura Miho; Suzuki Koichi; Westra William; Rose Noel R; Caturegli Patrizio
Regenerative potentials of the murine thyroid in experimental autoimmune thyroiditis: role of CD24.
Endocrinology 2009;150(1):492-9.
2009: Dasgupta Santanu; Yung Rex C; Westra William H; Rini David A; Brandes Johann; Sidransky David
Following mitochondrial footprints through a long mucosal path to lung cancer.
PloS one 2009;4(8):e6533.
2009: Smith Ian M; Glazer Chad A; Mithani Suhail K; Ochs Michael F; Sun Wenyue; Bhan Sheetal; Vostrov Alexander; Abdullaev Ziedulla; Lobanenkov Victor; Gray Andrew; Liu Chunyan; Chang Steven S; Ostrow Kimberly L; Westra William H; Begum Shahnaz; Dhara Mousumi; Califano Joseph
Coordinated activation of candidate proto-oncogenes and cancer testes antigens via promoter demethylation in head and neck cancer and lung cancer.
PloS one 2009;4(3):e4961.
2009: Pai Sara I; Westra William H
Molecular pathology of head and neck cancer: implications for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.
Annual review of pathology 2009;4():49-70.
2008: Chang Steven S; Jiang Wei Wen; Smith Ian; Poeta Luana M; Begum Shahnaz; Glazer Chad; Shan Shannon; Westra William; Sidransky David; Califano Joseph A
MicroRNA alterations in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer 2008;123(12):2791-7.
2008: Agrawal Yuri; Koch Wayne M; Xiao Weihong; Westra William H; Trivett Anna L; Symer David E; Gillison Maura L
Oral human papillomavirus infection before and after treatment for human papillomavirus 16-positive and human papillomavirus 16-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2008;14(21):7143-50.
2008: Brait Mariana; Begum Shahnaz; Carvalho André L; Dasgupta Santanu; Vettore André L; Czerniak Bogdan; Caballero Otávia L; Westra William H; Sidransky David; Hoque Mohammad Obaidul
Aberrant promoter methylation of multiple genes during pathogenesis of bladder cancer.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2008;17(10):2786-94.
2008: Wang Yongchun; Kowalski Jeanne; Tsai Hua-Ling; Marik Radharani; Prasad Nijaguna; Somervell Helina; Lo Pang-Kuo; Sangenario Lauren E; Dyrskjot Lars; Orntoft Torben F; Westra William H; Meeker Alan K; Eshleman James R; Umbricht Christopher B; Zeiger Martha A
Differentiating alternative splice variant patterns of human telomerase reverse transcriptase in thyroid neoplasms.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association 2008;18(10):1055-63.
2008: Chuang Alice Y; Chuang Tony C; Chang Steven; Zhou Shaoyu; Begum Shahnaz; Westra William H; Ha Patrick K; Koch Wayne M; Califano Joseph A
Presence of HPV DNA in convalescent salivary rinses is an adverse prognostic marker in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Oral oncology 2008;44(10):915-9.
2008: Begum Shanaz; Westra William H
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck is a mixed variant that can be further resolved by HPV status.
The American journal of surgical pathology 2008;32(7):1044-50.
2008: Goldenberg David; Begum Shahnaz; Westra William H; Khan Zubair; Sciubba James; Pai Sara I; Califano Joseph A; Tufano Ralph P; Koch Wayne M
Cystic lymph node metastasis in patients with head and neck cancer: An HPV-associated phenomenon.
Head & neck 2008;30(7):898-903.
2008: Prasad Nijaguna B; Somervell Helina; Tufano Ralph P; Dackiw Alan P B; Marohn Michael R; Califano Joseph A; Wang Yongchun; Westra William H; Clark Douglas P; Umbricht Christopher B; Libutti Steven K; Zeiger Martha A
Identification of genes differentially expressed in benign versus malignant thyroid tumors.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2008;14(11):3327-37.
2008: Park Hannah Lui; Kim Myoung Sook; Yamashita Keishi; Westra William; Carvalho Andre Lopes; Lee Juna; Jiang Wei-Wen; Baek Jin Hyen; Liu Junwei; Osada Motonobu; Moon Chul-So; Califano Joseph A; Mori Masaki; Sidransky David
DCC promoter hypermethylation in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer 2008;122(11):2498-502.
2008: Licchesi Julien D F; Westra William H; Hooker Craig M; Herman James G
Promoter hypermethylation of hallmark cancer genes in atypical adenomatous hyperplasia of the lung.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2008;14(9):2570-8.
2008: Licchesi Julien D F; Westra William H; Hooker Craig M; Machida Emi O; Baylin Stephen B; Herman James G
Epigenetic alteration of Wnt pathway antagonists in progressive glandular neoplasia of the lung.
Carcinogenesis 2008;29(5):895-904.
2008: Hoque Mohammad Obaidul; Kim Myoung Sook; Ostrow Kimberly Laskie; Liu Junwei; Wisman G Bea A; Park Hannah Lui; Poeta Maria Luana; Jeronimo Carmen; Henrique Rui; Lendvai Agnes; Schuuring Ed; Begum Shahnaz; Rosenbaum Eli; Ongenaert Maté; Yamashita Keishi; Califano Joseph; Westra William; van der Zee Ate G J; Van Criekinge Wim; Sidransky David
Genome-wide promoter analysis uncovers portions of the cancer methylome.
Cancer research 2008;68(8):2661-70.
2008: Gillison Maura L; D'Souza Gypsyamber; Westra William; Sugar Elizabeth; Xiao Weihong; Begum Shahnaz; Viscidi Raphael
Distinct risk factor profiles for human papillomavirus type 16-positive and human papillomavirus type 16-negative head and neck cancers.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2008;100(6):407-20.
2008: Kim M S; Chang X; Nagpal J K; Yamashita K; Baek J H; Dasgupta S; Wu G; Osada M; Woo J-H; Westra W H; Trink B; Ratovitski E A; Moon C; Sidransky D
The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor type 2A is frequently methylated in human colorectal carcinoma and suppresses cell growth.
Oncogene 2008;27(14):2045-54.
2008: Fakhry Carole; Westra William H; Li Sigui; Cmelak Anthony; Ridge John A; Pinto Harlan; Forastiere Arlene; Gillison Maura L
Improved survival of patients with human papillomavirus-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in a prospective clinical trial.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2008;100(4):261-9.
2008: Hoque Mohammad Obaidul; Begum Shahnaz; Brait Mariana; Jeronimo Carmen; Zahurak Marianna; Ostrow Kimberly Laskie; Rosenbaum Eli; Trock Bruce; Westra William H; Schoenberg Mark; Goodman Steven N; Sidransky David
Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-3 promoter methylation is an independent prognostic factor for bladder cancer.
The Journal of urology 2008;179(2):743-7.
2008: Westra William H; Taube Janis M; Poeta M L; Begum Shanaz; Sidransky David; Koch Wayne M
Inverse relationship between human papillomavirus-16 infection and disruptive p53 gene mutations in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2008;14(2):366-9.
2008: Carvalho André Lopes; Jeronimo Carmen; Kim Michael M; Henrique Rui; Zhang Zhe; Hoque Mohammad O; Chang Steve; Brait Mariana; Nayak Chetan S; Jiang Wei-Wen; Claybourne Quia; Tokumaru Yutaka; Lee Juna; Goldenberg David; Garrett-Mayer Elizabeth; Goodman Steven; Moon Chul-so; Koch Wayne; Westra William H; Sidransky David; Califano Joseph A
Evaluation of promoter hypermethylation detection in body fluids as a screening/diagnosis tool for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2008;14(1):97-107.
2008: Zhao Ming; Begum Shahnaz; Ha Patrick K; Westra William; Califano Joseph
Downregulation of RAD17 in head and neck cancer.
Head & neck 2008;30(1):35-42.
2007: Poeta M Luana; Manola Judith; Goldwasser Meredith A; Forastiere Arlene; Benoit Nicole; Califano Joseph A; Ridge John A; Goodwin Jarrard; Kenady Daniel; Saunders John; Westra William; Sidransky David; Koch Wayne M
TP53 mutations and survival in squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
The New England journal of medicine 2007;357(25):2552-61.
2007: Wu Julie; Rosenbaum Eli; Begum Shanaz; Westra William H
Distribution of BRAF T1799A(V600E) mutations across various types of benign nevi: implications for melanocytic tumorigenesis.
The American Journal of dermatopathology 2007;29(6):534-7.
2007: Liu Jun-Wei; Kim Myoung Sook; Nagpal Jatin; Yamashita Keishi; Poeta Luana; Chang Xiaofei; Lee Juna; Park Hannah Lui; Jeronimo Carmen; Westra William H; Mori Masaki; Moon Chulso; Trink Barry; Sidransky David
Quantitative hypermethylation of NMDAR2B in human gastric cancer.
International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer 2007;121(9):1994-2000.
2007: Mithani Suhail K; Taube Janis M; Zhou Shaoyu; Smith Ian M; Koch Wayne M; Westra William H; Califano Joseph A
Mitochondrial mutations are a late event in the progression of head and neck squamous cell cancer.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2007;13(15 Pt 1):4331-5.
2007: Nayak Chetan S; Carvalho André Lopes; Jeronimo Carmen; Henrique Rui; Kim Michael M; Hoque Mohammad O; Chang Steve; Jiang Wei-Wen; Koch Wayne; Westra William; Sidransky David; Califano Joseph
Positive correlation of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 and death-associated protein kinase hypermethylation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
The Laryngoscope 2007;117(8):1376-80.
2007: Mydlarz Wojciech K; Wu Julie; Aygun Nafi; Olivi Alessandro; Carey John P; Westra William H; Tufano Ralph P
Management considerations for differentiated thyroid carcinoma presenting as a metastasis to the skull base.
The Laryngoscope 2007;117(7):1146-52.
2007: Lietman Steven A; Prescott Nichole L; Hicks David G; Westra William H; Levine Michael A
SH3BP2 is rarely mutated in exon 9 in giant cell lesions outside cherubism.
Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2007;459():22-7.
2007: Taube Janis M; Askin Frederic B; Brock Malcolm V; Westra William
Impact of elastic staining on the staging of peripheral lung cancers.
The American journal of surgical pathology 2007;31(6):953-6.
2007: D'Souza Gypsyamber; Kreimer Aimee R; Viscidi Raphael; Pawlita Michael; Fakhry Carole; Koch Wayne M; Westra William H; Gillison Maura L
Case-control study of human papillomavirus and oropharyngeal cancer.
The New England journal of medicine 2007;356(19):1944-56.
2007: Zhou Shaoyu; Kachhap Sushant; Sun Wenyue; Wu Guojun; Chuang Alice; Poeta Luana; Grumbine Lawson; Mithani Suhail K; Chatterjee Aditi; Koch Wayne; Westra William H; Maitra Anirban; Glazer Chad; Carducci Michael; Sidransky David; McFate Thomas; Verma Ajay; Califano Joseph A
Frequency and phenotypic implications of mitochondrial DNA mutations in human squamous cell cancers of the head and neck.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2007;104(18):7540-5.
2007: Liu Chunyan; Zhou Shaoyu; Begum Shahnaz; Sidransky David; Westra William H; Brock Malcolm; Califano Joseph A
Increased expression and activity of repair genes TDP1 and XPF in non-small cell lung cancer.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2007;55(3):303-11.
2007: Begum Shahnaz; Gillison Maura L; Nicol Theresa L; Westra William H
Detection of human papillomavirus-16 in fine-needle aspirates to determine tumor origin in patients with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2007;13(4):1186-91.
2007: Westra William H
Diagnostic difficulties in the classification and grading of salivary gland tumors.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2007;69(2 Suppl):S49-51.
2007: Shah Keerti V; Westra William H
Genital HPVs in the aerodigestive tract: etiologic association with a subset of oropharyngeal/tonsillar cancers and with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.
Disease markers 2007;23(4):235-45.
2006: Jiang Wei-Wen; Zahurak Marianna; Goldenberg David; Milman Yelena; Park Hannah Lui; Westra William H; Koch Wayne; Sidransky David; Califano Joseph
Increased plasma DNA integrity index in head and neck cancer patients.
International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer 2006;119(11):2673-6.
2006: Thunnissen F B; Kerr K M; Brambilla E; Comin C E; Franklin W A; Guldhammerskov B; Westra W H; Flieder D B
EU-USA pathology panel for uniform diagnosis in randomised controlled trials for HRCT screening in lung cancer.
The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology 2006;28(6):1186-9.
2006: Salvatori Roberto; Fintini Danilo; Westra William H; Cho Steve Y; Schulick Richard D
Cushing's Syndrome attributable to ectopic secretion of corticotropin in a patient with two neuroendocrine tumors.
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 2006;12(6):656-9.
2006: Westra William H; Sidransky David
Fluorescence visualization in oral neoplasia: shedding light on an old problem.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2006;12(22):6594-7.
2006: Dodd Lori E; Sengupta Srikumar; Chen I-How; den Boon Johan A; Cheng Yu-Juen; Westra William; Newton Michael A; Mittl Beth F; McShane Lisa; Chen Chien-Jen; Ahlquist Paul; Hildesheim Allan
Genes involved in DNA repair and nitrosamine metabolism and those located on chromosome 14q32 are dysregulated in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2006;15(11):2216-25.
2006: Hu Shuiying; Liu Dingxie; Tufano Ralph P; Carson Kathryn A; Rosenbaum Eli; Cohen Yoram; Holt Elizabeth H; Kiseljak-Vassiliades Katja; Rhoden Kerry J; Tolaney Sara; Condouris Stephen; Tallini Giovanni; Westra William H; Umbricht Christopher B; Zeiger Martha A; Califano Joseph A; Vasko Vasily; Xing Mingzhao
Association of aberrant methylation of tumor suppressor genes with tumor aggressiveness and BRAF mutation in papillary thyroid cancer.
International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer 2006;119(10):2322-9.
2006: Carvalho André Lopes; Chuang Alice; Jiang Wei-Wen; Lee Juna; Begum Shahnaz; Poeta Luana; Zhao Ming; Jerónimo Carmen; Henrique Rui; Nayak Chetan S; Park Hannah L; Brait Mariana R O; Liu Chunyan; Zhou Shaoyu; Koch Wayne; Fazio Vito Michele; Ratovitski Edward; Trink Barry; Westra William; Sidransky David; Moon Chul-so; Califano Joseph A
Deleted in colorectal cancer is a putative conditional tumor-suppressor gene inactivated by promoter hypermethylation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Cancer research 2006;66(19):9401-7.
2006: Aralasmak A; Aygun N; Westra W H; Yousem D M
Giant cell reparative granuloma of the sphenoid bone.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2006;27(8):1675-7.
2006: da Motta A C B S; Tunkel D E; Westra W H; Yousem D M
Imaging findings of a hibernoma of the neck.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2006;27(8):1658-9.
2006: Pai Sara I; Goldstein Bradley J; Studeman Kimberley D; Westra William H; Tufano Ralph P
Concurrent sporadic parathyroid adenoma and carcinoma.
American journal of otolaryngology 2006;27(5):346-8.
2006: Sengupta Srikumar; den Boon Johan A; Chen I-How; Newton Michael A; Dahl David B; Chen Meng; Cheng Yu-Juen; Westra William H; Chen Chien-Jen; Hildesheim Allan; Sugden Bill; Ahlquist Paul
Genome-wide expression profiling reveals EBV-associated inhibition of MHC class I expression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Cancer research 2006;66(16):7999-8006.
2006: Upadhyay Sunil; Liu Chunyan; Chatterjee Aditi; Hoque Mohammad O; Kim Myoung Sook; Engles James; Westra William; Trink Barry; Ratovitski Edward; Sidransky David
LKB1/STK11 suppresses cyclooxygenase-2 induction and cellular invasion through PEA3 in lung cancer.
Cancer research 2006;66(16):7870-9.
2006: Hoque Mohammad Obaidul; Begum Shahnaz; Topaloglu Ozlem; Chatterjee Aditi; Rosenbaum Eli; Van Criekinge Wim; Westra William H; Schoenberg Mark; Zahurak Marianna; Goodman Steven N; Sidransky David
Quantitation of promoter methylation of multiple genes in urine DNA and bladder cancer detection.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2006;98(14):996-1004.
2006: Alphs H H; Eisele David W; Westra William H
The role of fine needle aspiration in the evaluation of parotid masses.
Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery 2006;14(2):62-6.
2006: Jiang Wei-Wen; Rosenbaum Eli; Mambo Elizabeth; Zahurak Marianna; Masayesva Brett; Carvalho Andre Lopes; Zhou Shaoyu; Westra William H; Alberg Anthony J; Sidransky David; Koch Wayne; Califano Joseph A
Decreased mitochondrial DNA content in posttreatment salivary rinses from head and neck cancer patients.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2006;12(5):1564-9.
2006: Hosler Gregory A; Clark Ian; Zakowski Maureen F; Westra William H; Ali Syed Z
Cytopathologic analysis of thyroid lesions in the pediatric population.
Diagnostic cytopathology 2006;34(2):101-5.
2006: Lee Daniel J; Maseyesva Brett; Westra William; Long Donlin; Niparko John K; Califano Joseph
Microsatellite analysis of recurrent vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma) following stereotactic radiosurgery.
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2006;27(2):213-9.
2005: Gallia Gary L; Sciubba Daniel M; Hann Christine L; Raman Siva P; Westra William H; Tufaro Anthony P; Olivi Alessandro
Synovial sarcoma of the frontal sinus. Case report.
Journal of neurosurgery 2005;103(6):1077-80.
2005: Xing Mingzhao; Westra William H; Tufano Ralph P; Cohen Yoram; Rosenbaum Eli; Rhoden Kerry J; Carson Kathryn A; Vasko Vasily; Larin Alexandr; Tallini Giovanni; Tolaney Sara; Holt Elizabeth H; Hui Pei; Umbricht Christopher B; Basaria Shehzad; Ewertz Marge; Tufaro Anthony P; Califano Joseph A; Ringel Matthew D; Zeiger Martha A; Sidransky David; Ladenson Paul W
BRAF mutation predicts a poorer clinical prognosis for papillary thyroid cancer.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2005;90(12):6373-9.
2005: Hoque Mohammad Obaidul; Topaloglu Ozlem; Begum Shahnaz; Henrique Rui; Rosenbaum Eli; Van Criekinge Wim; Westra William H; Sidransky David
Quantitative methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction gene patterns in urine sediment distinguish prostate cancer patients from control subjects.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2005;23(27):6569-75.
2005: Begum Shahnaz; Cao Dengfeng; Gillison Maura; Zahurak Marianna; Westra William H
Tissue distribution of human papillomavirus 16 DNA integration in patients with tonsillar carcinoma.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2005;11(16):5694-9.
2005: Reddy Ashok N; Eisele David W; Forastiere Arlene A; Lee Ding J; Westra William H; Califano Joseph A
Neck dissection followed by radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for small primary oropharynx carcinoma with cervical metastasis.
The Laryngoscope 2005;115(7):1196-200.
2005: Rosenbaum Eli; Hosler Gregory; Zahurak Marianna; Cohen Yoram; Sidransky David; Westra William H
Mutational activation of BRAF is not a major event in sporadic childhood papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc 2005;18(7):898-902.
2005: Hoque M O; Rosenbaum E; Westra W H; Xing M; Ladenson P; Zeiger M A; Sidransky D; Umbricht C B
Quantitative assessment of promoter methylation profiles in thyroid neoplasms.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2005;90(7):4011-8.
2005: Shattuck Trisha M; Westra William H; Ladenson Paul W; Arnold Andrew
Independent clonal origins of distinct tumor foci in multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma.
The New England journal of medicine 2005;352(23):2406-12.
2005: Jiang Wei-Wen; Masayesva Brett; Zahurak Marianna; Carvalho Andre Lopes; Rosenbaum Eli; Mambo Elizabeth; Zhou Shaoyu; Minhas Khalid; Benoit Nicole; Westra William H; Alberg Anthony; Sidransky David; Koch Wayne; Califano Joseph
Increased mitochondrial DNA content in saliva associated with head and neck cancer.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2005;11(7):2486-91.
2005: Kimura Hiroaki; Kimura Miho; Westra William H; Rose Noel R; Caturegli Patrizio
Increased thyroidal fat and goitrous hypothyroidism induced by interferon-gamma.
International journal of experimental pathology 2005;86(2):97-106.
2005: Kronz Joseph D; Westra William H
The role of second opinion pathology in the management of lesions of the head and neck.
Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery 2005;13(2):81-4.
2005: Masasyesva Brett G; Tong Betty C; Brock Malcolm V; Pilkington Thomas; Goldenberg David; Sidransky David; Harden Susan; Westra William H; Califano Joseph
Molecular margin analysis predicts local recurrence after sublobar resection of lung cancer.
International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer 2005;113(6):1022-5.
2005: Wu Guojun; Osada Motonobu; Guo Zhongmin; Fomenkov Alexey; Begum Shahnaz; Zhao Ming; Upadhyay Sunil; Xing Mingzhao; Wu Feng; Moon Chulso; Westra William H; Koch Wayne M; Mantovani Roberto; Califano Joseph A; Ratovitski Edward; Sidransky David; Trink Barry
DeltaNp63alpha up-regulates the Hsp70 gene in human cancer.
Cancer research 2005;65(3):758-66.
2005: Davison Jon M; Rosenbaum Eli; Barrett Terry L; Goldenberg David; Hoque Mohammad O; Sidransky David; Westra William H
Absence of V599E BRAF mutations in desmoplastic melanomas.
Cancer 2005;103(4):788-92.
2005: Brock Malcolm V; Hooker Craig M; Syphard James E; Westra William; Xu Li; Alberg Anthony J; Mason David; Baylin Stephen B; Herman James G; Yung Rex C; Brahmer Julie; Rudin Charles M; Ettinger David S; Yang Stephen C
Surgical resection of limited disease small cell lung cancer in the new era of platinum chemotherapy: Its time has come.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2005;129(1):64-72.
2004: Kim Michael M; Clinger John D; Masayesva Brett G; Ha Patrick K; Zahurak Marianna L; Westra William H; Califano Joseph A
Mitochondrial DNA quantity increases with histopathologic grade in premalignant and malignant head and neck lesions.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2004;10(24):8512-5.
2004: Westra William H; Califano Joseph
Toward early oral cancer detection using gene expression profiling of saliva: a thoroughfare or dead end?
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2004;10(24):8130-1.
2004: Begum Shahnaz; Rosenbaum Eli; Henrique Rui; Cohen Yoram; Sidransky David; Westra William H
BRAF mutations in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: implications for tumor origin, diagnosis and treatment.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc 2004;17(11):1359-63.
2004: Sirianni Nicky; Ha Patrick K; Oelke Mattias; Califano Joseph; Gooding William; Westra William; Whiteside Theresa L; Koch Wayne M; Schneck Jonathan P; DeLeo Albert; Ferris Robert L
Effect of human papillomavirus-16 infection on CD8+ T-cell recognition of a wild-type sequence p53264-272 peptide in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2004;10(20):6929-37.
2004: Umbricht Christopher B; Conrad George T; Clark Douglas P; Westra William H; Smith Dañelle C; Zahurak Marianna; Saji Motoyasu; Smallridge Robert C; Goodman Steven; Zeiger Martha A
Human telomerase reverse transcriptase gene expression and the surgical management of suspicious thyroid tumors.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2004;10(17):5762-8.
2004: Tokumaru Yutaka; Yamashita Keishi; Osada Motonobu; Nomoto Shuji; Sun Dong-Il; Xiao Yan; Hoque Mohammad Obaidul; Westra William H; Califano Joseph A; Sidransky David
Inverse correlation between cyclin A1 hypermethylation and p53 mutation in head and neck cancer identified by reversal of epigenetic silencing.
Cancer research 2004;64(17):5982-7.
2004: Hoque Mohammad Obaidul; Begum Shahnaz; Topaloglu Ozlem; Jeronimo Carmen; Mambo Elizabeth; Westra William H; Califano J A; Sidransky David
Quantitative detection of promoter hypermethylation of multiple genes in the tumor, urine, and serum DNA of patients with renal cancer.
Cancer research 2004;64(15):5511-7.
2004: Goldenberg David; Benoit Nicole E; Begum Shahnaz; Westra William H; Cohen Yoram; Koch Wayne M; Sidransky David; Califano Joseph A
Epstein-Barr virus in head and neck cancer assessed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction.
The Laryngoscope 2004;114(6):1027-31.
2004: Masayesva Brett G; Ha Patrick; Garrett-Mayer Elizabeth; Pilkington Thomas; Mao Rong; Pevsner Jonathan; Speed Traci; Benoit Nicole; Moon Chul-So; Sidransky David; Westra William H; Califano Joseph
Gene expression alterations over large chromosomal regions in cancers include multiple genes unrelated to malignant progression.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2004;101(23):8715-20.
2004: Basaria S; Westra W H; Brem H; Salvatori R
Metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the pituitary presenting with hyperprolactinemia.
Journal of endocrinological investigation 2004;27(5):471-4.
2004: Cohen Yoram; Rosenbaum Eli; Begum Shahnaz; Goldenberg David; Esche Clemens; Lavie Ofer; Sidransky David; Westra William H
Exon 15 BRAF mutations are uncommon in melanomas arising in nonsun-exposed sites.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2004;10(10):3444-7.
2004: Meeker Alan K; Hicks Jessica L; Iacobuzio-Donahue Christine A; Montgomery Elizabeth A; Westra William H; Chan Theresa Y; Ronnett Brigitte M; De Marzo Angelo M
Telomere length abnormalities occur early in the initiation of epithelial carcinogenesis.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2004;10(10):3317-26.
2004: Cohen Yoram; Rosenbaum Eli; Clark Douglas P; Zeiger Martha A; Umbricht Christopher B; Tufano Ralph P; Sidransky David; Westra William H
Mutational analysis of BRAF in fine needle aspiration biopsies of the thyroid: a potential application for the preoperative assessment of thyroid nodules.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2004;10(8):2761-5.
2004: Mazzanti Chiara; Zeiger Martha A; Costouros Nick G; Umbricht Christopher; Westra William H; Smith Danelle; Somervell Helina; Bevilacqua Generoso; Alexander H Richard; Libutti Steven K;
Using gene expression profiling to differentiate benign versus malignant thyroid tumors.
Cancer research 2004;64(8):2898-903.
2004: Harden Susan V; Thomas David C; Benoit Nicole; Minhas Khalid; Westra William H; Califano Joseph A; Koch Wayne; Sidransky David
Real-time gap ligase chain reaction: a rapid semiquantitative assay for detecting p53 mutation at low levels in surgical margins and lymph nodes from resected lung and head and neck tumors.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2004;10(7):2379-85.
2004: Tong Betty C; Dhir Karan; Ha Patrick K; Westra William H; Alter Blanche P; Sidransky David; Koch Wayne M; Califano Joseph A
Use of single nucleotide polymorphism arrays to identify a novel region of loss on chromosome 6q in squamous cell carcinomas of the oral cavity.
Head & neck 2004;26(4):345-52.
2004: Guo Zhongmin; Linn Jürgen F; Wu Guojun; Anzick Sarah L; Eisenberger Claus F; Halachmi Sarel; Cohen Yoram; Fomenkov Alexey; Hoque Mohammad Obaidul; Okami Kenji; Steiner Gabriel; Engles James M; Osada Motonabu; Moon Chulso; Ratovitski Edward; Trent Jeffrey M; Meltzer Paul S; Westra William H; Kiemeney Lambertus A; Schoenberg Mark P; Sidransky David; Trink Barry
CDC91L1 (PIG-U) is a newly discovered oncogene in human bladder cancer.
Nature medicine 2004;10(4):374-81.
2004: Wang Min; Murphy Kathleen M; Kulesza Piotr; Hatanpaa Kimmo J; Olivi Alessandro; Tufaro Anthony; Erozan Yener; Westra William H; Burger Peter C; Berg Karin D
Molecular diagnosis of metastasizing oligodendroglioma: a case report.
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD 2004;6(1):52-7.
2004: Goldenberg David; Harden Susan; Masayesva Brett G; Ha Patrick; Benoit Nicole; Westra William H; Koch Wayne M; Sidransky David; Califano Joseph A
Intraoperative molecular margin analysis in head and neck cancer.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 2004;130(1):39-44.
2004: Maret Alexander; Bourdeau Isabelle; Ding Changlin; Kadkol Shrihari S; Westra William H; Levine Michael A
Expression of GCMB by intrathymic parathyroid hormone-secreting adenomas indicates their parathyroid cell origin.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2004;89(1):8-12.
2003: Begum Shahnaz; Gillison Maura L; Ansari-Lari M Ali; Shah Keerti; Westra William H
Detection of human papillomavirus in cervical lymph nodes: a highly effective strategy for localizing site of tumor origin.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2003;9(17):6469-75.
2003: Ansari-Lari M Ali; Westra William H
The prevalence and significance of clinically unsuspected neoplasms in cervical lymph nodes.
Head & neck 2003;25(10):841-7.
2003: Hoque Mohammad Obaidul; Lee Juna; Begum Shahnaz; Yamashita Keishi; Engles James M; Schoenberg Mark; Westra William H; Sidransky David
High-throughput molecular analysis of urine sediment for the detection of bladder cancer by high-density single-nucleotide polymorphism array.
Cancer research 2003;63(18):5723-6.
2003: Ha Patrick K; Benoit Nicole E; Yochem Robert; Sciubba James; Zahurak Marianna; Sidransky David; Pevsner Jonathan; Westra William H; Califano Joseph
A transcriptional progression model for head and neck cancer.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2003;9(8):3058-64.
2003: Ghaffar Hassan; Sahin Fikret; Sanchez-Cepedes Montserrat; Su Gloria H; Zahurak Marianna; Sidransky David; Westra William H
LKB1 protein expression in the evolution of glandular neoplasia of the lung.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2003;9(8):2998-3003.
2003: Li Zhao-Bo; Lehar Mohamed; Braga Natasha; Westra William; Liu Li-Hong; Flint Paul W
Study of human laryngeal muscle protein using two-dimensional electrophoresis and mass spectrometry.
Proteomics 2003;3(7):1325-34.
2003: Lee Daniel J; Westra William H; Staecker Hinrich; Long Donlin; Niparko John K; Slattery William H
Clinical and histopathologic features of recurrent vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma) after stereotactic radiosurgery.
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2003;24(4):650-60; discussion 660.
2003: Xing Mingzhao; Usadel Henning; Cohen Yoram; Tokumaru Yutaka; Guo Zhongmin; Westra William B; Tong Betty C; Tallini Giovanni; Udelsman Robert; Califano Joseph A; Ladenson Paul W; Sidransky David
Methylation of the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor gene in epithelial thyroid tumors: a marker of malignancy and a cause of gene silencing.
Cancer research 2003;63(9):2316-21.
2003: Xing Mingzhao; Tokumaru Yutaka; Wu Guojun; Westra William B; Ladenson Paul W; Sidransky David
Hypermethylation of the Pendred syndrome gene SLC26A4 is an early event in thyroid tumorigenesis.
Cancer research 2003;63(9):2312-5.
2003: Cohen Yoram; Xing Mingzhao; Mambo Elizabeth; Guo Zhongmin; Wu Guogun; Trink Barry; Beller Uziel; Westra William H; Ladenson Paul W; Sidransky David
BRAF mutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2003;95(8):625-7.
2003: Harden Susan V; Tokumaru Yutaka; Westra William H; Goodman Steven; Ahrendt Steven A; Yang Stephen C; Sidransky David
Gene promoter hypermethylation in tumors and lymph nodes of stage I lung cancer patients.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2003;9(4):1370-5.
2003: Parwani Anil V; Galindo Rene; Steinberg David M; Zeiger Martha A; Westra William H; Ali Syed Z
Solitary fibrous tumor of the thyroid: cytopathologic findings and differential diagnosis.
Diagnostic cytopathology 2003;28(4):213-6.
2003: Basaria Shehzad; Ayala Alejandro R; Westra William H; Cooper David S
Amyloidosis: role of fine-needle aspiration.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association 2003;13(3):313-4.
2003: Tong Betty C; Ha Patrick K; Dhir Karan; Xing Mingzhao; Westra William H; Sidransky David; Califano Joseph A
Mitochondrial DNA alterations in thyroid cancer.
Journal of surgical oncology 2003;82(3):170-3.
2003: Chen Herbert; Dudley Nicholas E; Westra William H; Sadler Gregory P; Udelsman Robert
Utilization of fine-needle aspiration in patients undergoing thyroidectomy at two academic centers across the Atlantic.
World journal of surgery 2003;27(2):208-11.
2003: McCarthy Denis M; Haas Mark; Thuluvath Paul J; Geschwind Jeff F; Hutchins Grover M; Westra William H
Pulmonary embolization of bovine collagen.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine 2003;127(2):E67-9.
2002: Ha Patrick K; Pilkington Thomas A; Westra William H; Sciubba James; Sidransky David; Califano Joseph A
Progression of microsatellite instability from premalignant lesions to tumors of the head and neck.
International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer 2002;102(6):615-7.
2002: Goldstein Bradley; Westra William H; Califano Joseph
Multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in a lingual thyroid: a case report.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 2002;128(10):1198-200.
2002: Movahedi-Lankarani Saeid; Hruban Ralph H; Westra William H; Klimstra David S
Primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the pancreas: a report of seven cases of a rare neoplasm.
The American journal of surgical pathology 2002;26(8):1040-7.
2002: Ansari-Lari M Ali; Hoque Mohammad O; Califano Joseph; Westra William H
Immunohistochemical p53 expression patterns in sarcomatoid carcinomas of the upper respiratory tract.
The American journal of surgical pathology 2002;26(8):1024-31.
2002: Ha Patrick K; Tong Betty C; Westra William H; Sanchez-Cespedes Montserrat; Parrella Paola; Zahurak Marianna; Sidransky David; Califano Joseph A
Mitochondrial C-tract alteration in premalignant lesions of the head and neck: a marker for progression and clonal proliferation.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2002;8(7):2260-5.
2002: Westra William H; Kronz Joseph D; Eisele David W
The impact of second opinion surgical pathology on the practice of head and neck surgery: a decade experience at a large referral hospital.
Head & neck 2002;24(7):684-93.
2002: Sanchez-Cespedes Montserrat; Parrella Paola; Esteller Manel; Nomoto Shuji; Trink Barry; Engles James M; Westra William H; Herman James G; Sidransky David
Inactivation of LKB1/STK11 is a common event in adenocarcinomas of the lung.
Cancer research 2002;62(13):3659-62.
2002: Srodon M; Westra W H
Immunohistochemical staining for thyroid transcription factor-1: a helpful aid in discerning primary site of tumor origin in patients with brain metastases.
Human pathology 2002;33(6):642-5.
2002: Geetha Duvuru; Tong Betty C; Racusen Lorraine; Markowitz Jay S; Westra William H
Bladder carcinoma in a transplant recipient: evidence to implicate the BK human polyomavirus as a causal transforming agent.
Transplantation 2002;73(12):1933-6.
2002: Capone Randolph B; Ha Patrick K; Westra William H; Pilkington Thomas M; Sciubba James J; Koch Wayne M; Cummings Charles W
Oncocytic neoplasms of the parotid gland: a 16-year institutional review.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2002;126(6):657-62.
2002: Ha Patrick K; Pai Sara I; Westra William H; Gillison Maura L; Tong Betty C; Sidransky David; Califano Joseph A
Real-time quantitative PCR demonstrates low prevalence of human papillomavirus type 16 in premalignant and malignant lesions of the oral cavity.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2002;8(5):1203-9.
2002: Basaria Shehzad; Udelsman Robert; Tejedor-Sojo Javier; Westra William H; Krasner Alan S
Anaplastic pseudothyroiditis.
Clinical endocrinology 2002;56(4):553-5.
2002: Cha Charles; Chen Herbert; Westra William H; Udelsman Robert
Primary thyroid lymphoma: can the diagnosis be made solely by fine-needle aspiration?
Annals of surgical oncology 2002;9(3):298-302.
2002: Ahrendt Steven A; Yang Stephen C; Wu Li; Roig Carmen M; Russell Pamela; Westra William H; Jen Jin; Brock Malcolm V; Heitmiller Richard F; Sidransky David
Molecular assessment of lymph nodes in patients with resected stage I non-small cell lung cancer: preliminary results of a prospective study.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2002;123(3):466-73; discussion 473-4.
2001: Caballero O L; Cohen D; Liu Q; Esteller M; Bonacum J; White P; Engles J; Yochem R; Herman J G; Westra W H; Lengauer C; Sidransky D; Jen J
Loss of chromosome arms 3p and 9p and inactivation of P16 (INK4a) in normal epithelium of patients with primary lung cancer.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer 2001;32(2):119-25.
2001: Cairns P; Esteller M; Herman J G; Schoenberg M; Jeronimo C; Sanchez-Cespedes M; Chow N H; Grasso M; Wu L; Westra W B; Sidransky D
Molecular detection of prostate cancer in urine by GSTP1 hypermethylation.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2001;7(9):2727-30.
2001: Behrens R J; Levi A W; Westra W H; Dutta D; Cooper D S
Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the thyroid: a report of two cases and review of the literature.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association 2001;11(7):697-705.
2001: Guo Z; Yamaguchi K; Sanchez-Cespedes M; Westra W H; Koch W M; Sidransky D
Allelic losses in OraTest-directed biopsies of patients with prior upper aerodigestive tract malignancy.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2001;7(7):1963-8.
2001: Parwani A V; Allan R W; Westra W H; Udelsman R; Ball D W; Argani P
Pathology forum: quiz case 1. Early medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), familial type, arising in a background of C-cell hyperplasia.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 2001;127(5):594, 596-7.
2001: Westra W H; Holmes G F; Eisele D W
Bizarre epithelial atypia of the sinonasal tract after chemotherapy.
The American journal of surgical pathology 2001;25(5):652-6.
2001: Udelsman R; Westra W H; Donovan P I; Sohn T A; Cameron J L
Randomized prospective evaluation of frozen-section analysis for follicular neoplasms of the thyroid.
Annals of surgery 2001;233(5):716-22.
2001: Spafford M F; Koch W M; Reed A L; Califano J A; Xu L H; Eisenberger C F; Yip L; Leong P L; Wu L; Liu S X; Jerónimo C; Westra W H; Sidransky D
Detection of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma among exfoliated oral mucosal cells by microsatellite analysis.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2001;7(3):607-12.
2001: Sanchez-Cespedes M; Decker P A; Doffek K M; Esteller M; Westra W H; Alawi E A; Herman J G; Demeure M J; Sidransky D; Ahrendt S A
Increased loss of chromosome 9p21 but not p16 inactivation in primary non-small cell lung cancer from smokers.
Cancer research 2001;61(5):2092-6.
2001: Sanchez-Cespedes M; Ahrendt S A; Piantadosi S; Rosell R; Monzo M; Wu L; Westra W H; Yang S C; Jen J; Sidransky D
Chromosomal alterations in lung adenocarcinoma from smokers and nonsmokers.
Cancer research 2001;61(4):1309-13.
2001: Rosas S L; Koch W; da Costa Carvalho M G; Wu L; Califano J; Westra W; Jen J; Sidransky D
Promoter hypermethylation patterns of p16, O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase, and death-associated protein kinase in tumors and saliva of head and neck cancer patients.
Cancer research 2001;61(3):939-42.
2001: Basaria S; Westra W H; Cooper D S
Ectopic lingual thyroid masquerading as thyroid cancer metastases.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2001;86(1):392-5.
2000: Capone R B; Pai S I; Koch W M; Gillison M L; Danish H N; Westra W H; Daniel R; Shah K V; Sidransky D
Detection and quantitation of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in the sera of patients with HPV-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2000;6(11):4171-5.
2000: Resto V A; Caballero O L; Buta M R; Westra W H; Wu L; Westendorf J M; Jen J; Hieter P; Sidransky D
A putative oncogenic role for MPP11 in head and neck squamous cell cancer.
Cancer research 2000;60(19):5529-35.
2000: Kronz J D; Argani P; Udelsman R; Silverberg L; Westra W H
Paraganglioma of the thyroid: two cases that clarify and expand the clinical spectrum.
Head & neck 2000;22(6):621-5.
2000: Resto V A; Eisele D W; Forastiere A; Zahurak M; Lee D J; Westra W H
Esthesioneuroblastoma: the Johns Hopkins experience.
Head & neck 2000;22(6):550-8.
2000: Green R S; Tunkel D E; Small D; Westra W H; Argani P
Sialoblastoma: association with cutaneous hamartoma (organoid nevus)?
Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society 2000;3(5):504-5.
2000: Ayala A R; Basaria S; Udelsman R; Westra W H; Wand G S
Corticotropin-independent Cushing's syndrome caused by an ectopic adrenal adenoma.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2000;85(8):2903-6.
2000: Czader M; Eberhart C G; Bhatti N; Cummings C; Westra W H
Metastasizing mixed tumor of the parotid: initial presentation as a solitary kidney tumor and ultimate carcinomatous transformation at the primary site.
The American journal of surgical pathology 2000;24(8):1159-64.
2000: Baisden B L; Askin F B; Lange J R; Westra W H
HMB-45 immunohistochemical staining of sentinel lymph nodes: a specific method for enhancing detection of micrometastases in patients with melanoma.
The American journal of surgical pathology 2000;24(8):1140-6.
2000: Hibi K; Trink B; Patturajan M; Westra W H; Caballero O L; Hill D E; Ratovitski E A; Jen J; Sidransky D
AIS is an oncogene amplified in squamous cell carcinoma.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2000;97(10):5462-7.
2000: Gillison M L; Koch W M; Capone R B; Spafford M; Westra W H; Wu L; Zahurak M L; Daniel R W; Viglione M; Symer D E; Shah K V; Sidransky D
Evidence for a causal association between human papillomavirus and a subset of head and neck cancers.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2000;92(9):709-20.
2000: Chen H; Civelek A C; Westra W H; Scheel P J; Udelsman R
Use of technetium Tc 99m sestamibi scintigraphy for recurrent tertiary hyperparathyroidism from a parathyroid forearm graft.
Southern medical journal 2000;93(2):215-7.
2000: Califano J; Westra W H; Meininger G; Corio R; Koch W M; Sidransky D
Genetic progression and clonal relationship of recurrent premalignant head and neck lesions.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2000;6(2):347-52.
2000: Westra W H; Grenko R T; Epstein J
Solitary fibrous tumor of the lower urogenital tract: a report of five cases involving the seminal vesicles, urinary bladder, and prostate.
Human pathology 2000;31(1):63-8.
2000: Califano J; Koch W; Sidransky D; Westra W H
Inverted sinonasal papilloma : a molecular genetic appraisal of its putative status as a Precursor to squamous cell carcinoma.
The American journal of pathology 2000;156(1):333-7.
2000: Westra W H
Early glandular neoplasia of the lung.
Respiratory research 2000;1(3):163-9.
1999: Kronz J D; Westra W H; Epstein J I
Mandatory second opinion surgical pathology at a large referral hospital.
Cancer 1999;86(11):2426-35.
1999: Sanchez-Cespedes M; Reed A L; Buta M; Wu L; Westra W H; Herman J G; Yang S C; Jen J; Sidransky D
Inactivation of the INK4A/ARF locus frequently coexists with TP53 mutations in non-small cell lung cancer.
Oncogene 1999;18(43):5843-9.
1999: Taylor D; Koch W M; Zahurak M; Shah K; Sidransky D; Westra W H
Immunohistochemical detection of p53 protein accumulation in head and neck cancer: correlation with p53 gene alterations.
Human pathology 1999;30(10):1221-5.
1999: Westra W H
The surgical pathology of salivary gland neoplasms.
Otolaryngologic clinics of North America 1999;32(5):919-43.
1999: Cummings C W; Redd E E; Westra W H; Flint P W
Minimally invasive device to effect vocal fold lateralization.
The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology 1999;108(9):833-6.
1999: Sanchez-Cespedes M; Esteller M; Hibi K; Cope F O; Westra W H; Piantadosi S; Herman J G; Jen J; Sidransky D
Molecular detection of neoplastic cells in lymph nodes of metastatic colorectal cancer patients predicts recurrence.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 1999;5(9):2450-4.
1999: Shiotani A; Westra W H; Flint P W
Myosin heavy chain composition in human laryngeal muscles.
The Laryngoscope 1999;109(9):1521-4.
1999: Eisenberger C F; Wu L; Nicol T; Shah S I; Sidransky D; Westra W H
Comparative microsatellite analysis in discerning origin of disseminated tumor: the case of a patient with malignant ascites and a history of multiple tumors.
Human pathology 1999;30(9):1111-3.
1999: Hibi K; Westra W H; Borges M; Goodman S; Sidransky D; Jen J
PGP9.5 as a candidate tumor marker for non-small-cell lung cancer.
The American journal of pathology 1999;155(3):711-5.
1999: Califano J; Leong P L; Koch W M; Eisenberger C F; Sidransky D; Westra W H
Second esophageal tumors in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: an assessment of clonal relationships.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 1999;5(7):1862-7.
1999: Anbazhagan R; Bornman D M; Johnston J C; Westra W H; Gabrielson E
The S387Y mutations of the transforming growth factor-beta receptor type I gene is uncommon in metastases of breast cancer and other common types of adenocarcinoma.
Cancer research 1999;59(14):3363-4.
1999: Saji M; Xydas S; Westra W H; Liang C K; Clark D P; Udelsman R; Umbricht C B; Sukumar S; Zeiger M A
Human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) gene expression in thyroid neoplasms.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 1999;5(6):1483-9.
1999: Okami K; Reed A L; Cairns P; Koch W M; Westra W H; Wehage S; Jen J; Sidransky D
Cyclin D1 amplification is independent of p16 inactivation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Oncogene 1999;18(23):3541-5.
1999: Dardik R B; Dardik M; Westra W; Montz F J
Malignant struma ovarii: two case reports and a review of the literature.
Gynecologic oncology 1999;73(3):447-51.
1999: Wolf A N; Ladanyi M; Paull G; Blaugrund J E; Westra W H
The expanding clinical spectrum of desmoplastic small round-cell tumor: a report of two cases with molecular confirmation.
Human pathology 1999;30(4):430-5.
1999: Califano J; Westra W H; Koch W; Meininger G; Reed A; Yip L; Boyle J O; Lonardo F; Sidransky D
Unknown primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: molecular identification of the site of origin.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1999;91(7):599-604.
1998: Hibi K; Liu Q; Beaudry G A; Madden S L; Westra W H; Wehage S L; Yang S C; Heitmiller R F; Bertelsen A H; Sidransky D; Jen J
Serial analysis of gene expression in non-small cell lung cancer.
Cancer research 1998;58(24):5690-4.
1998: McQuone S J; Eisele D W; Lee D J; Westra W H; Koch W M
Occult tonsillar carcinoma in the unknown primary.
The Laryngoscope 1998;108(11 Pt 1):1605-10.
1998: Halachmi N; Halachmi S; Evron E; Cairns P; Okami K; Saji M; Westra W H; Zeiger M A; Jen J; Sidransky D
Somatic mutations of the PTEN tumor suppressor gene in sporadic follicular thyroid tumors.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer 1998;23(3):239-43.
1998: Westra W H; Sidransky D
Phenotypic and genotypic disparity in premalignant lesions: of calm water and crocodiles.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1998;90(20):1500-1.
1998: Westra W H; Sturm P; Drillenburg P; Choti M A; Klimstra D S; Albores-Saavedra J; Montag A; Offerhaus G J; Hruban R H
K-ras oncogene mutations in osteoclast-like giant cell tumors of the pancreas and liver: genetic evidence to support origin from the duct epithelium.
The American journal of surgical pathology 1998;22(10):1247-54.
1998: Holmes G F; Eisele D W; Rosenthal D; Westra W H
PSA immunoreactivity in a parotid oncocytoma: a diagnostic pitfall in discriminating primary parotid neoplasms from metastatic prostate cancer.
Diagnostic cytopathology 1998;19(3):221-5.
1998: Westra W H; Forastiere A A; Eisele D W; Lee D J
Squamous cell granulomas of the neck: histologic regression of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma following chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy.
Head & neck 1998;20(6):515-21.
1998: Slebos R J; Baas I O; Clement M J; Offerhaus G J; Askin F B; Hruban R H; Westra W H
p53 alterations in atypical alveolar hyperplasia of the human lung.
Human pathology 1998;29(8):801-8.
1998: Westra W H; McMurray J S; Califano J; Flint P W; Corio R L
Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue associated with cinnamon gum use: a case report.
Head & neck 1998;20(5):430-3.
1998: Nawroz-Danish H M; Koch W M; Westra W H; Yoo G; Sidransky D
Lack of BRCA2 alterations in primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1998;119(1):21-5.
1998: Leong P P; Rezai B; Koch W M; Reed A; Eisele D; Lee D J; Sidransky D; Jen J; Westra W H
Distinguishing second primary tumors from lung metastases in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1998;90(13):972-7.
1998: Segev D L; Saji M; Phillips G S; Westra W H; Takiyama Y; Piantadosi S; Smallridge R C; Nishiyama R H; Udelsman R; Zeiger M A
Polymerase chain reaction-based microsatellite polymorphism analysis of follicular and Hürthle cell neoplasms of the thyroid.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 1998;83(6):2036-42.
1998: Graff J R; Greenberg V E; Herman J G; Westra W H; Boghaert E R; Ain K B; Saji M; Zeiger M A; Zimmer S G; Baylin S B
Distinct patterns of E-cadherin CpG island methylation in papillary, follicular, Hurthle's cell, and poorly differentiated human thyroid carcinoma.
Cancer research 1998;58(10):2063-6.
1998: Westra W H; Pritchett D D; Udelsman R
Intraoperative confirmation of parathyroid tissue during parathyroid exploration: a retrospective evaluation of the frozen section.
The American journal of surgical pathology 1998;22(5):538-44.
1998: Welsh J; Westra W H; Eisele D; Hogan R; Lee D J
Solitary plasmacytoma of the epiglottis: a case report and review of the literature.
The Journal of laryngology and otology 1998;112(2):174-6.
1997: Takiyama Y; Saji M; Clark D P; Phillips G S; Segev D L; Smallridge R C; Westra W H; Udelsman R; Zeiger M A
Polymerase chain reaction-based microsatellite analysis of fine-needle aspirations from Hürthle cell neoplasms.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association 1997;7(6):853-7.
1997: Saji M; Westra W H; Chen H; Umbricht C B; Tuttle R M; Box M F; Udelsman R; Sukumar S; Zeiger M A
Telomerase activity in the differential diagnosis of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid.
Surgery 1997;122(6):1137-40.
1997: Okami K; Cairns P; Westra W H; Linn J F; Ahrendt S A; Wu L; Sidransky D; Jen J
Detailed deletion mapping at chromosome 9p21 in non-small cell lung cancer by microsatellite analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization.
International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer 1997;74(6):588-92.
1997: Sewell D A; Li D; Duan L; Westra W H; O'Malley B W
Safety of in vivo adenovirus-mediated thymidine kinase treatment of oral cancer.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 1997;123(12):1298-302.
1997: Riopel M A; Klimstra D S; Godellas C V; Blumgart L H; Westra W H
Intrabiliary growth of metastatic colonic adenocarcinoma: a pattern of intrahepatic spread easily confused with primary neoplasia of the biliary tract.
The American journal of surgical pathology 1997;21(9):1030-6.
1997: Licameli G R; Tunkel D E; Westra W H
Pathologic quiz case 2. Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), alveolar type, of the paranasal sinus.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 1997;123(8):881, 883-4.
1997: Zeiger M A; Saji M; Gusev Y; Westra W H; Takiyama Y; Dooley W C; Kohn L D; Levine M A
Thyroid-specific expression of cholera toxin A1 subunit causes thyroid hyperplasia and hyperthyroidism in transgenic mice.
Endocrinology 1997;138(8):3133-40.
1997: Ahrendt S A; Yang S C; Wu L; Westra W H; Jen J; Califano J A; Sidransky D
Comparison of oncogene mutation detection and telomerase activity for the molecular staging of non-small cell lung cancer.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 1997;3(7):1207-14.
1997: Lin K Y; Westra W H; Kashima H K; Mounts P; Wu T C
Coinfection of HPV-11 and HPV-16 in a case of laryngeal squamous papillomas with severe dysplasia.
The Laryngoscope 1997;107(7):942-7.
1997: Umbricht C B; Saji M; Westra W H; Udelsman R; Zeiger M A; Sukumar S
Telomerase activity: a marker to distinguish follicular thyroid adenoma from carcinoma.
Cancer research 1997;57(11):2144-7.
1997: Chen H; Zeiger M A; Clark D P; Westra W H; Udelsman R
Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid: can operative management be based solely on fine-needle aspiration?
Journal of the American College of Surgeons 1997;184(6):605-10.
1997: Lee D J; Koch W M; Yoo G; Lango M; Reed A; Califano J; Brennan J A; Westra W H; Zahurak M; Sidransky D
Impact of chromosome 14q loss on survival in primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 1997;3(4):501-5.
1997: Weinstein L J; Epstein J I; Edlow D; Westra W H
Static image analysis of skin specimens: the application of telepathology to frozen section evaluation.
Human pathology 1997;28(1):30-5.
1996: Califano J A; Johns M M; Westra W H; Lango M N; Eisele D; Saji M; Zeiger M A; Udelsman R; Koch W M; Sidransky D
An allelotype of papillary thyroid cancer.
International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer 1996;69(6):442-4.
1996: Califano J; Ahrendt S A; Meininger G; Westra W H; Koch W M; Sidransky D
Detection of telomerase activity in oral rinses from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients.
Cancer research 1996;56(24):5720-2.
1996: Zeiger M A; Saji M; Caturegli P; Westra W H; Kohn L D; Levine M A
Transformation of rat thyroid follicular cells stably transfected with cholera toxin A1 fragment.
Endocrinology 1996;137(12):5392-9.
1996: Koch W M; Brennan J A; Zahurak M; Goodman S N; Westra W H; Schwab D; Yoo G H; Lee D J; Forastiere A A; Sidransky D
p53 mutation and locoregional treatment failure in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1996;88(21):1580-6.
1996: Ruska K M; Westra W H
Pathologic quiz case 1. Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the orbit.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 1996;122(10):1130, 1132.
1996: Reed A L; Califano J; Cairns P; Westra W H; Jones R M; Koch W; Ahrendt S; Eby Y; Sewell D; Nawroz H; Bartek J; Sidransky D
High frequency of p16 (CDKN2/MTS-1/INK4A) inactivation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Cancer research 1996;56(16):3630-3.
1996: Califano J; van der Riet P; Westra W; Nawroz H; Clayman G; Piantadosi S; Corio R; Lee D; Greenberg B; Koch W; Sidransky D
Genetic progression model for head and neck cancer: implications for field cancerization.
Cancer research 1996;56(11):2488-92.
1996: Bedi G C; Westra W H; Gabrielson E; Koch W; Sidransky D
Multiple head and neck tumors: evidence for a common clonal origin.
Cancer research 1996;56(11):2484-7.
1996: Rosin M P; Miller S J; Schwab D; Westra W H; Sidransky D
Molecular analysis of effectiveness of Mohs' surgical technique.
Lancet 1996;347(9016):1692-3.
1996: Lee D J; Moini M; Giuliano J; Westra W H
Hypoxic sensitizer and cytotoxin for head and neck cancer.
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 1996;25(3):397-404.
1996: DiGiuseppe J A; Corio R L; Westra W H
Lymphoid infiltrates of the salivary glands: pathology, biology and clinical significance.
Current opinion in oncology 1996;8(3):232-7.
1996: Nguyen B D; Westra W H; Zerhouni E A
Renal cell carcinoma and tumor thrombus neovascularity: MR demonstration with pathologic correlation.
Abdominal imaging 1996;21(3):269-71.
1996: Westra W H; Baas I O; Hruban R H; Askin F B; Wilson K; Offerhaus G J; Slebos R J
K-ras oncogene activation in atypical alveolar hyperplasias of the human lung.
Cancer research 1996;56(9):2224-8.
1996: Shih I M; Wang T L; Westra W H
Diagnostic and biological implications of mel-CAM expression in mesenchymal neoplasms.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 1996;2(3):569-75.
1996: Johns M M; Westra W H; Califano J A; Eisele D; Koch W M; Sidransky D
Allelotype of salivary gland tumors.
Cancer research 1996;56(5):1151-4.
1996: Nguyen B D; Westra W H; Kuhlman J E
Bone metastasis from breast carcinoma with fluid-fluid level.
Skeletal radiology 1996;25(2):189-92.
1996: Brown H; Talamini M; Westra W H
Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis due to invasive Candida albicans in a patient with AIDS.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 1996;22(1):186-7.
1995: Cairns P; Polascik T J; Eby Y; Tokino K; Califano J; Merlo A; Mao L; Herath J; Jenkins R; Westra W
Frequency of homozygous deletion at p16/CDKN2 in primary human tumours.
Nature genetics 1995;11(2):210-2.
1995: Bedi G C; Westra W H; Farzadegan H; Pitha P M; Sidransky D
Microsatellite instability in primary neoplasms from HIV + patients.
Nature medicine 1995;1(1):65-8.
1994: Westra W H; Gerald W L; Rosai J
Solitary fibrous tumor. Consistent CD34 immunoreactivity and occurrence in the orbit.
The American journal of surgical pathology 1994;18(10):992-8.
1994: Yoo G H; Xu H J; Brennan J A; Westra W; Hruban R H; Koch W; Benedict W F; Sidransky D
Infrequent inactivation of the retinoblastoma gene despite frequent loss of chromosome 13q in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Cancer research 1994;54(17):4603-6.
1994: Westra W H; Anderson B O; Klimstra D S
Carcinosarcoma of the spleen. An extragenital malignant mixed müllerian tumor?
The American journal of surgical pathology 1994;18(3):309-15.
1993: Westra W H; Slebos R J; Offerhaus G J; Goodman S N; Evers S G; Kensler T W; Askin F B; Rodenhuis S; Hruban R H
K-ras oncogene activation in lung adenocarcinomas from former smokers. Evidence that K-ras mutations are an early and irreversible event in the development of adenocarcinoma of the lung.
Cancer 1993;72(2):432-8.
1993: Westra W H; Offerhaus G J; Goodman S N; Slebos R J; Polak M; Baas I O; Rodenhuis S; Hruban R H
Overexpression of the p53 tumor suppressor gene product in primary lung adenocarcinomas is associated with cigarette smoking.
The American journal of surgical pathology 1993;17(3):213-20.
1993: Westra W H; Hruban R H; Baughman K L; Olson J L; Porterfield J K; Mitchell M C; Hutchins G M
Progressive hemochromatotic cardiomyopathy despite reversal of iron deposition after liver transplantation.
American journal of clinical pathology 1993;99(1):39-44.

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