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Robert McKenna Jr

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Merchant N, McKenna Jr R, Sier R, Onugha O
Am Surg . 2020 Nov; 86(10):1385-1390. PMID: 33147983
Video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) is performed for diagnosis and treatment of peripheral lung nodules. Localization of peripherally located ground-glass opacities (GGOs) can be challenging. We report the results and usefulness of...
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Goebel C, Louden C, McKenna Jr R, Onugha O, Wachtel A, Long T
BMC Cancer . 2020 Feb; 20(1):137. PMID: 32085733
Background: In a previous study (Goebel et. al, Cancer Genomics Proteomics 16:229-244, 2019), we identified 33 biomarkers for an early stage (I-II) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) test with 90%...
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Goebel C, Louden C, McKenna Jr R, Onugha O, Wachtel A, Long T
Cancer Genomics Proteomics . 2019 Jun; 16(4):229-244. PMID: 31243104
Background/aim: In 2016 in the United States, 7 of 10 patients were estimated to die following lung cancer diagnosis. This is due to a lack of a reliable screening method...
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Merchant N, McKenna Jr R, Onugha O
Surg Technol Int . 2018 May; 32:225-229. PMID: 29791705
Lung cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and continues to be the leading cause of death for both men and women, with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounting...
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Gupta R, Dastane A, McKenna Jr R, Marchevsky A
Hum Pathol . 2008 Nov; 40(3):356-65. PMID: 18976796
Epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway plays an important role in pulmonary adenocarcinoma biology. Targeted therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors like gefitinib and erlotinib are being used in selected patients...
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Gupta R, McKenna Jr R, Marchevsky A
Am J Clin Pathol . 2008 Jun; 130(1):11-20. PMID: 18550465
The frozen section diagnosis of lung nodules is difficult because inflammatory atypia and histologic artifacts can simulate a malignancy. From a total of 2,405 frozen sections examined, 143 cases were...
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Fan V, Ramsey S, Giardino N, Make B, Emery C, Diaz P, et al.
Arch Intern Med . 2007 Nov; 167(21):2345-53. PMID: 18039994
Background: We sought to determine whether depressive or anxiety symptoms are associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) hospitalization or mortality. These data were collected as part of the National...
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McVay C, Pickens A, Fuller C, Houck W, McKenna Jr R
Am Surg . 2006 Feb; 71(9):791-3. PMID: 16468520
Although modern techniques in anesthesia and surgery have reduced morbidity and mortality for pulmonary resection, some physicians still consider advanced age a contraindication to resection of lung cancer. We examined...