Publications by authors named "J J Paly"

Article Synopsis
  • Primary meningiomas in the head and neck region are rare, and fine needle aspiration (FNA) can complicate their diagnosis due to their uncommon presentation.* -
  • A case involving a 26-year-old woman revealed a large neck mass that, upon FNA, displayed characteristic cellular features leading to a diagnosis of meningioma with rhabdoid characteristics and loss of the protein BAP1.* -
  • The study underscores the challenges FNA poses for diagnosing extracranial meningiomas and emphasizes the need for additional diagnostic techniques to prevent misdiagnosis.*
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Purpose: To address a gap in radiation oncology education in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), we sought to evaluate the effectiveness and generalizability of a refined curriculum on intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) offered to existing radiation therapy (RT) clinics across Africa and Latin America (LATAM) at no cost.

Methods: A curriculum was created based on prior needs assessments and adapted for participating medical physicists, radiation oncologists, radiation therapists, and trainees in LMICs. English-speaking and Spanish-speaking teams of volunteer educators delivered 27 hour-long sessions 1-2 times weekly for 4 months using video conferencing to African and LATAM cohorts, respectively.

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Introduction: Patients with brain metastases (BrMs) arising from EGFR and ALK driven non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have favorable prognoses and evolving treatment options. We evaluated multicenter outcomes for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to multiple (≥4) BrMs, where randomized data remain limited.

Methods: Data were collected retrospectively from 5 academic centers on EGFR and ALK NSCLC who received SRS to ≥4 BrMs with their first SRS treatment between 2008 and 2018.

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Purpose: This study used a patient-specific model to characterize and compare ideal prostate-specific antigen (PSA) kinetics for low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer after definitive radiation treatment with conventionally fractionated, hypofractionated, stereotactic body radiation therapy, or brachytherapy, both high-dose and low-dose rate.

Methods And Materials: This retrospective analysis includes low- and intermediate-risk patients with prostate cancer treated between 1998 and 2018 at an National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. Demographics and treatment characteristics were prospectively collected.

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