Viraj A Master

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1 Active surveillance for the management of prostate cancer in a contemporary cohort. Cancer 2008 4.77
2 Too frail for surgery? Initial results of a large multidisciplinary prospective study examining preoperative variables predictive of poor surgical outcomes. J Am Coll Surg 2013 1.91
3 Effect of obesity on urethroplasty outcome. Urology 2009 1.59
4 Management of severe urethral complications of prostate cancer therapy. J Urol 2006 1.58
5 Major depression drives severity of American Urological Association Symptom Index. Urology 2010 1.54
6 IPSS quality of life question: a possible indicator of depression among patients with lower urinary tract symptoms. Can J Urol 2012 1.54
7 The association between C-reactive protein (CRP) level and biochemical failure-free survival in patients after radiation therapy for nonmetastatic adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Cancer 2013 1.48
8 A prospective study examining the association between preoperative frailty and postoperative complications in patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery. J Endourol 2014 1.46
9 Patient misunderstanding of the individual questions of the American Urological Association symptom score. J Urol 2008 1.46
10 Posterior lumbar vein off the retrohepatic inferior vena cava: a novel anatomical variant with surgical implications. J Urol 2011 1.43
11 Endovascular management of trauma related renal artery thrombosis. J Trauma 2008 1.43
12 Nomograms incorporating serum C-reactive protein effectively predict mortality before and after surgical treatment of renal cell carcinoma. Int J Urol 2014 1.42
13 Assessment of single-item literacy questions, age, and education level in the prediction of low health numeracy. JAAPA 2013 1.42
14 Recent trends in prostate cancer incidence by age, cancer stage, and grade, the United States, 2001-2007. Prostate Cancer 2012 1.38
15 Minimally invasive endovascular techniques to treat acute renal hemorrhage. J Urol 2008 1.36
16 Safety and effectiveness of a new saline filled testicular prosthesis. J Urol 2004 1.34
17 Detection of recurrent prostate carcinoma with anti-1-amino-3-18F-fluorocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid PET/CT and 111In-capromab pendetide SPECT/CT. Radiology 2011 1.30
18 Renal epithelial neoplasms: diagnostic applications of gene expression profiling. Adv Anat Pathol 2008 1.30
19 Extensive inguinal lymphadenectomy improves overall 5-year survival in penile cancer patients: results from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program. Cancer 2010 1.28
20 Age and grade trends in prostate cancer (1974-2003): a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Registry analysis. Am J Clin Oncol 2008 1.28
21 Impact of ethnicity on primary treatment choice and mortality in men with prostate cancer: data from CaPSURE. J Clin Oncol 2010 1.26
22 Characterization of primary prostate carcinoma by anti-1-amino-2-[(18)F] -fluorocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid (anti-3-[(18)F] FACBC) uptake. Am J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2013 1.21
23 The efficacy of written screening tools in an inner city hospital: literacy based limitations on patient access to appropriate care. J Urol 2007 1.17
24 Current trends in the molecular classification of renal neoplasms. ScientificWorldJournal 2006 1.07
25 Inherent difficulties of measuring the burden of surgical disease in resource-poor settings. World J Surg 2013 1.07
26 Differences in complications and outcomes for obese patients undergoing laparoscopic radical, partial or simple nephrectomy. J Urol 2004 1.06
27 Scrotal cancer survival is influenced by histology: a SEER study. World J Urol 2012 0.99
28 Severe lack of comprehension of common prostate health terms among low-income inner-city men. Cancer 2013 0.98
29 Nocturia associated with depressive symptoms. Urology 2011 0.96
30 Assessment of the performance of the American Urological Association symptom score in 2 distinct patient populations. J Urol 2008 0.95
31 Association of tumor size with metastatic potential and survival in patients with adrenocortical carcinoma: an analysis of the National Cancer Database. Can J Urol 2013 0.95
32 Videoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy for metastatic melanoma. Cancer Control 2013 0.92
33 Primary penile angiosarcoma in a patient with AIDS: a case report. AIDS 2007 0.91
34 Penetrating external genital trauma: a 30-year single institution experience. J Urol 2008 0.90
35 Improper retrograde urethrogram technique leads to incorrect diagnosis. J Urol 2009 0.89
36 Stage IV prostate cancer: survival differences in clinical T4, nodal and metastatic disease. J Urol 2010 0.89
37 Lessons learned from the International Renal Cell Carcinoma-Venous Thrombus Consortium (IRCC-VTC). Curr Urol Rep 2014 0.88
38 Functional, oncologic, and technical outcomes after endoscopic groin dissection for penile carcinoma. Can J Urol 2012 0.88
39 Prostate cancer modality time trend analyses from 1973 to 2004: a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registry analysis. Am J Clin Oncol 2010 0.87
40 Review of the relationship between C-reactive protein and exercise. Mol Diagn Ther 2011 0.87
41 Boost first, eliminate systematic error, and individualize CTV to PTV margin when treating lymph nodes in high-risk prostate cancer. Radiother Oncol 2008 0.85
42 Systematic review of the evidence of a relationship between chronic psychosocial stress and C-reactive protein. Mol Diagn Ther 2013 0.85
43 Association between smoking status, and free, total and percent free prostate specific antigen. J Urol 2012 0.84
44 Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid differentiation: a clinicopathologic study of 14 cases. Anal Quant Cytopathol Histpathol 2013 0.84
45 Medical student surgery elective in rural Haiti: a novel approach to satisfying clerkship requirements while providing surgical care to an underserved population. World J Surg 2011 0.83
46 Video-based educational tool improves patient comprehension of common prostate health terminology. Cancer 2014 0.83
47 Minor symptoms are suggestive of metastatic renal cell carcinoma if c-reactive protein remains high after curative nephrectomy. J Clin Oncol 2010 0.82
48 Determinants of the combined use of external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy for low-risk, clinically localized prostate cancer. Cancer 2013 0.82
49 Multimedia version of a standard medical questionnaire improves patient understanding across all literacy levels. J Urol 2009 0.82
50 Peak window of suicides occurs within the first month of diagnosis: implications for clinical oncology. Psychooncology 2011 0.81
51 The impact of income and education on dietary habits in stone formers. Urology 2010 0.80
52 Renal cell carcinoma in patients with end-stage renal disease has favorable overall prognosis. Clin Transplant 2014 0.80
53 Health related quality of life significance of single pad urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy. J Urol 2003 0.79
54 Estimated volume growth characteristics of renal tumors undergoing active surveillance. Can J Urol 2010 0.79
55 Non-malignant drivers of elevated C-reactive protein levels differ in patients with and without a history of cancer. Mol Diagn Ther 2010 0.79
56 Initial North American experience with the use of the Olympus Button Electrode for vaporization of bladder tumors. Can J Urol 2012 0.79
57 Applying population dynamics modeling to patients with lymph node positive prostate cancer. J Urol 2007 0.79
58 Unusual presentations of metastatic prostate carcinoma as detected by anti-3 F-18 FACBC PET/CT. Clin Nucl Med 2011 0.79
59 Pilot evaluation of anti-1-amino-2-[18F] fluorocyclopentane-1-carboxylic acid (anti-2-[18F] FACPC) PET-CT in recurrent prostate carcinoma. Mol Imaging Biol 2011 0.78
60 Kidney cancer incidence and mortality among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, 1990-2009. Am J Public Health 2014 0.78
61 Duplicated vena cava with tumor thrombus from renal cancer: use of venogram for safer operative planning. Urology 2011 0.78
62 Preoperative C-reactive protein level adjusted for comorbidities and lifestyle factors predicts overall mortality in localized renal cell carcinoma. Mol Diagn Ther 2011 0.78
63 Prospective pilot study of smoking cessation in patients undergoing urologic surgery. Urology 2012 0.78
64 Bilateral endoscopic inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy using simultaneous carbon dioxide insufflation: an initial report of a novel approach. Can J Urol 2012 0.78
65 Sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma of the bladder: a contemporary clinicopathologic analysis of 37 cases. Can J Urol 2015 0.78
66 Learning from Haiti. Lancet 2011 0.77
67 C-reactive protein may represent sensitive measure of renal cell carcinoma metastasis. Urol Nurs 2011 0.77
68 Preoperative Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Independently Predicts Overall Survival in Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma following Radical Nephrectomy. Int J Surg Oncol 2012 0.77
69 Increased mortality among Hispanic testis cancer patients independent of neighborhood socioeconomic status: a SEER study. J Immigr Minor Health 2011 0.77
70 International consultation on urologic diseases and the European Association of Urology international consultation on locally advanced renal cell carcinoma. Eur Urol 2011 0.77
71 Laparoscopic versus open cytoreductive nephrectomy in advanced renal-cell carcinoma. J Endourol 2006 0.76
72 C-reactive protein as a clinically useful biomarker of metastasis of renal cell carcinoma. Mol Diagn Ther 2010 0.76
73 Sensitive biomarkers of cancer recurrence and metastasis: inexpensive tools to cut costs and reduce radiation exposure among cancer patients. Mol Diagn Ther 2012 0.76
74 Re: Lymphangiography with sclerotherapy: a novel therapy for refractory chylous ascites. Can J Urol 2012 0.75
75 Breakage of Needle during Intracavernosal Injection and Use of Portable Ultrasound Guidance for Removal. Case Rep Urol 2013 0.75
76 Body mass index as a predictor of urological disease and outcomes-overly simplistic? J Urol 2009 0.75
77 Change in Salvage Radiotherapy Management Based on Guidance With FACBC (Fluciclovine) PET/CT in Postprostatectomy Recurrent Prostate Cancer. Clin Nucl Med 2017 0.75
78 Re: The efficacy of written screening tools in an inner city hospital: literacy based limitations on patient access to appropriate care T. V. Johnson, M. Goodman and V. A. Master J Urol 2007; 178: 623-629. J Urol 2008 0.75
79 Racial disparities in prostate cancer care: is adherence to National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines good enough for our patients? Cancer 2013 0.75
80 Intensive medical student involvement in short-term surgical trips provides safe and effective patient care: a case review. BMC Res Notes 2011 0.75
81 Decreased cancer survival in individuals separated at time of diagnosis: Critical period for cancer pathophysiology? Cancer 2010 0.75
82 Extramammary Paget's Disease of genitourinary origin. Curr Opin Urol 2022 0.75
83 A win for all: faculty-student partnerships in surgical humanitarianism. Bull Am Coll Surg 2013 0.75
84 Expression of C-reactive protein and cyclooxygenase enzyme-2 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma: correlation with pathological parameters in 110 patients. Tumour Biol 2010 0.75
85 Extramammary Paget's disease in males: survival outcomes in 495 patients. Ann Surg Oncol 2014 0.75
86 Radical nephrectomy via epidural-only anesthesia. Can J Urol 2010 0.75
87 Surgery for high-risk prostate cancer and metastatic prostate cancer. Curr Probl Cancer 2014 0.75
88 C-reactive protein: a clinically useful biomarker in renal cell carcinoma. JAAPA 2012 0.75
89 International surgical clerkship rotation: perceptions and academic performance. Am J Surg 2013 0.75
90 Pediatric adrenal trauma in the 21st century: Children's Hospital of Atlanta experience. J Urol 2011 0.75
91 High Expression of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Is Associated with Improved Prognosis. Urol Int 2015 0.75
92 Multiple potential infectious causes of hematuria complicate this diagnosis. A diagnosis of schistosomiasis is made after four of five possible etiologies are ruled out, illustrating the need to test for all triggers before initiating treatment. JAAPA 2010 0.75
93 Hidden variables: why patients may misunderstand written screening tools. JAAPA 2011 0.75
94 Intra-tumor Doppler flow patterns do not predict malignancy of renal masses in a United States population. Can J Urol 2011 0.75
95 Appropriate use of CT in the diagnosis of bladder rupture. J Am Coll Surg 2005 0.75
96 Pelvic shape and prostate motion: implications for target volume design and analysis of acute toxicity. Am J Clin Oncol 2009 0.75