W H Westra

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1 Evidence for a causal association between human papillomavirus and a subset of head and neck cancers. J Natl Cancer Inst 2000 14.43
2 AIS is an oncogene amplified in squamous cell carcinoma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000 4.37
3 Mandatory second opinion surgical pathology at a large referral hospital. Cancer 1999 3.40
4 High frequency of p16 (CDKN2/MTS-1/INK4A) inactivation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Res 1996 3.18
5 Multiple head and neck tumors: evidence for a common clonal origin. Cancer Res 1996 1.80
6 Distinguishing second primary tumors from lung metastases in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. J Natl Cancer Inst 1998 1.78
7 Serial analysis of gene expression in non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Res 1998 1.67
8 Esthesioneuroblastoma: the Johns Hopkins experience. Head Neck 2000 1.51
9 Detection and quantitation of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in the sera of patients with HPV-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 2000 1.46
10 Detection of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma among exfoliated oral mucosal cells by microsatellite analysis. Clin Cancer Res 2001 1.39
11 Distinct patterns of E-cadherin CpG island methylation in papillary, follicular, Hurthle's cell, and poorly differentiated human thyroid carcinoma. Cancer Res 1998 1.39
12 PGP9.5 as a candidate tumor marker for non-small-cell lung cancer. Am J Pathol 1999 1.36
13 Chromosomal alterations in lung adenocarcinoma from smokers and nonsmokers. Cancer Res 2001 1.34
14 Intrabiliary growth of metastatic colonic adenocarcinoma: a pattern of intrahepatic spread easily confused with primary neoplasia of the biliary tract. Am J Surg Pathol 1997 1.33
15 p53 mutation and locoregional treatment failure in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. J Natl Cancer Inst 1996 1.32
16 Human papillomavirus and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: recent evidence and clinical implications. J Dent Res 2009 1.31
17 Imaging findings of a hibernoma of the neck. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2006 1.28
18 Quantitative assessment of promoter methylation profiles in thyroid neoplasms. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 1.27
19 Randomized prospective evaluation of frozen-section analysis for follicular neoplasms of the thyroid. Ann Surg 2001 1.22
20 Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma to the brain: an unrecognized pattern of distant spread in patients with HPV-related head and neck cancer. J Neurooncol 2013 1.21
21 Genetic progression and clonal relationship of recurrent premalignant head and neck lesions. Clin Cancer Res 2000 1.15
22 Unknown primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: molecular identification of the site of origin. J Natl Cancer Inst 1999 1.13
23 Immunohistochemical detection of p53 protein accumulation in head and neck cancer: correlation with p53 gene alterations. Hum Pathol 1999 1.11
24 Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the thyroid: a report of two cases and review of the literature. Thyroid 2001 1.11
25 Allelotype of salivary gland tumors. Cancer Res 1996 1.10
26 Second esophageal tumors in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: an assessment of clonal relationships. Clin Cancer Res 1999 1.09
27 Detection of telomerase activity in oral rinses from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients. Cancer Res 1996 1.08
28 Occult tonsillar carcinoma in the unknown primary. Laryngoscope 1998 1.05
29 Telomerase activity: a marker to distinguish follicular thyroid adenoma from carcinoma. Cancer Res 1997 1.05
30 Inverted sinonasal papilloma : a molecular genetic appraisal of its putative status as a Precursor to squamous cell carcinoma. Am J Pathol 2000 1.03
31 The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor type 2A is frequently methylated in human colorectal carcinoma and suppresses cell growth. Oncogene 2007 1.00
32 Human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) gene expression in thyroid neoplasms. Clin Cancer Res 1999 1.00
33 Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid: can operative management be based solely on fine-needle aspiration? J Am Coll Surg 1997 1.00
34 Metastasizing mixed tumor of the parotid: initial presentation as a solitary kidney tumor and ultimate carcinomatous transformation at the primary site. Am J Surg Pathol 2000 0.98
35 Increased loss of chromosome 9p21 but not p16 inactivation in primary non-small cell lung cancer from smokers. Cancer Res 2001 0.98
36 The expanding clinical spectrum of desmoplastic small round-cell tumor: a report of two cases with molecular confirmation. Hum Pathol 1999 0.98
37 Ectopic lingual thyroid masquerading as thyroid cancer metastases. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 0.97
38 Inactivation of the INK4A/ARF locus frequently coexists with TP53 mutations in non-small cell lung cancer. Oncogene 1999 0.97
39 Impact of chromosome 14q loss on survival in primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 1997 0.97
40 Molecular detection of neoplastic cells in lymph nodes of metastatic colorectal cancer patients predicts recurrence. Clin Cancer Res 1999 0.97
41 Somatic mutations of the PTEN tumor suppressor gene in sporadic follicular thyroid tumors. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 1998 0.97
42 Immunohistochemical staining for thyroid transcription factor-1: a helpful aid in discerning primary site of tumor origin in patients with brain metastases. Hum Pathol 2002 0.96
43 Use of technetium Tc 99m sestamibi scintigraphy for recurrent tertiary hyperparathyroidism from a parathyroid forearm graft. South Med J 2000 0.96
44 Detailed deletion mapping at chromosome 9p21 in non-small cell lung cancer by microsatellite analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization. Int J Cancer 1997 0.95
45 Cyclin D1 amplification is independent of p16 inactivation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oncogene 1999 0.95
46 p53 alterations in atypical alveolar hyperplasia of the human lung. Hum Pathol 1998 0.95
47 Myosin heavy chain composition in human laryngeal muscles. Laryngoscope 1999 0.92
48 Polymerase chain reaction-based microsatellite polymorphism analysis of follicular and Hürthle cell neoplasms of the thyroid. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 0.91
49 Static image analysis of skin specimens: the application of telepathology to frozen section evaluation. Hum Pathol 1997 0.91
50 Microsatellite instability in primary neoplasms from HIV + patients. Nat Med 1995 0.91
51 Paraganglioma of the thyroid: two cases that clarify and expand the clinical spectrum. Head Neck 2000 0.89
52 A putative oncogenic role for MPP11 in head and neck squamous cell cancer. Cancer Res 2000 0.89
53 Corticotropin-independent Cushing's syndrome caused by an ectopic adrenal adenoma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 0.89
54 Lymphoid infiltrates of the salivary glands: pathology, biology and clinical significance. Curr Opin Oncol 1996 0.88
55 EU-USA pathology panel for uniform diagnosis in randomised controlled trials for HRCT screening in lung cancer. Eur Respir J 2006 0.86
56 Detection of Merkel cell virus and correlation with histologic presence of Merkel cell carcinoma in sentinel lymph nodes. Br J Cancer 2012 0.86
57 Bone metastasis from breast carcinoma with fluid-fluid level. Skeletal Radiol 1996 0.84
58 Coinfection of HPV-11 and HPV-16 in a case of laryngeal squamous papillomas with severe dysplasia. Laryngoscope 1997 0.84
59 Comparison of oncogene mutation detection and telomerase activity for the molecular staging of non-small cell lung cancer. Clin Cancer Res 1997 0.83
60 Giant cell reparative granuloma of the sphenoid bone. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2006 0.83
61 Diagnostic and biological implications of mel-CAM expression in mesenchymal neoplasms. Clin Cancer Res 1996 0.83
62 Telomerase activity in the differential diagnosis of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. Surgery 1997 0.82
63 Thyroid-specific expression of cholera toxin A1 subunit causes thyroid hyperplasia and hyperthyroidism in transgenic mice. Endocrinology 1997 0.82
64 Phenotypic and genotypic disparity in premalignant lesions: of calm water and crocodiles. J Natl Cancer Inst 1998 0.81
65 Pathologic quiz case 1. Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the orbit. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1996 0.81
66 Allelic losses in OraTest-directed biopsies of patients with prior upper aerodigestive tract malignancy. Clin Cancer Res 2001 0.80
67 Safety of in vivo adenovirus-mediated thymidine kinase treatment of oral cancer. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997 0.80
68 An allelotype of papillary thyroid cancer. Int J Cancer 1996 0.79
69 PSA immunoreactivity in a parotid oncocytoma: a diagnostic pitfall in discriminating primary parotid neoplasms from metastatic prostate cancer. Diagn Cytopathol 1998 0.79
70 Hypoxic sensitizer and cytotoxin for head and neck cancer. Ann Acad Med Singapore 1996 0.78
71 Metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the pituitary presenting with hyperprolactinemia. J Endocrinol Invest 2004 0.78
72 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 Res 1999 0.78
73 HMB-45 immunohistochemical staining of sentinel lymph nodes: a specific method for enhancing detection of micrometastases in patients with melanoma. Am J Surg Pathol 2000 0.77
74 Sialoblastoma: association with cutaneous hamartoma (organoid nevus)? Pediatr Dev Pathol 2000 0.76
75 Transformation of rat thyroid follicular cells stably transfected with cholera toxin A1 fragment. Endocrinology 1996 0.76
76 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 0.76
77 Solitary plasmacytoma of the epiglottis: a case report and review of the literature. J Laryngol Otol 1998 0.76
78 Lack of BRCA2 alterations in primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998 0.75
79 Pathology forum: quiz case 1. Early medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), familial type, arising in a background of C-cell hyperplasia. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2001 0.75
80 Minimally invasive device to effect vocal fold lateralization. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1999 0.75
81 Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis due to invasive Candida albicans in a patient with AIDS. Clin Infect Dis 1996 0.75
82 Comparative microsatellite analysis in discerning origin of disseminated tumor: the case of a patient with malignant ascites and a history of multiple tumors. Hum Pathol 1999 0.75
83 Polymerase chain reaction-based microsatellite analysis of fine-needle aspirations from Hürthle cell neoplasms. Thyroid 1997 0.75
84 Pathologic quiz case 2. Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), alveolar type, of the paranasal sinus. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997 0.75
85 Renal cell carcinoma and tumor thrombus neovascularity: MR demonstration with pathologic correlation. Abdom Imaging 1996 0.75
86 Molecular analysis of effectiveness of Mohs' surgical technique. Lancet 1996 0.75