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Genetic ancestry and prostate cancer susceptibility SNPs in Puerto Rican and African American men by Irizarry‐Ramírez, Margarita, Kittles, Rick A., Wang, Xuemei, Salgado‐Montilla, Jeannette, Nogueras‐González, Graciela M., Sánchez‐Ortiz, Ricardo, Guerrios, Lourdes, Rivera, Keila, Shah, Ebony, Prokhorova, Ina, Roberson, Pamela, Troncoso, Patricia, Pettaway, Curtis A.

“…Background The Puerto Rican (PR) population is a racially admixed population that has a high prostate cancer (PCa) mortality rate. We hypothesized in this…”
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Preoperative International Prostate Symptom Score Predictive of Inguinal Hernia in Patients Undergoing Robotic Prostatectomy by Sánchez-Ortiz, Ricardo F, Andrade-Geigel, Carolina, López-Huertas, Héctor, Cadillo-Chávez, Ronald, Soto-Avilés, Omar

“…Purpose Studies have shown that encountering an inguinal hernia during robotic radical prostatectomy is not uncommon. We reviewed our experience with…”
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Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Inguinal Hernia Repair at the Time of Robotic Radical Prostatectomy by Soto-Palou, Francois G., Sánchez-Ortiz, Ricardo F.

“…Abdominal straining associated with voiding dysfunction or constipation has traditionally been associated with the development of abdominal wall hernias. Thus,…”
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Association of serum lipid levels and prostate cancer severity among Hispanic Puerto Rican men by Salgado-Montilla, Jeannette, Soto Salgado, Marievelisse, Surillo Trautmann, Barbara, Sánchez-Ortiz, Ricardo, Irizarry-Ramírez, Margarita

“…While obesity and fat intake have been associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer (PCa) aggressiveness and mortality, the association between lipid…”
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Robotic radical prostatectomy in a patient with prostate cancer and MERRF syndrome, a rare mitochondrial disorder affecting muscle fibers by Morales-López, Ramphis A., Sánchez-Ortiz, Ricardo

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Renal cell carcinoma clinically involving adjacent organs : Experience with aggressive surgical management by MARGULIS, Vitaly, SANCHEZ-ORTIZ, Ricardo F, TAMBOLI, Pheroze, COHEN, Daniel D, SWANSON, David A, WOOD, Christopher G

“…Historically, patients with nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) involving adjacent organs have been considered inoperable and incurable. The oncologic…”
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An interval longer than 12 weeks between the diagnosis of muscle invasion and cystectomy is associated with worse outcome in bladder carcinoma by Sánchez-Ortiz, Ricardo F, Huang, William C, Mick, Rosemarie, Van Arsdalen, Keith N, Wein, Alan J, Malkowicz, S Bruce

“…The standard of care for muscle invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder is radical cystectomy. Definitive therapy may often be delayed for various…”
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African‐American men with nonpalpable prostate cancer exhibit greater tumor volume than matched white men by Sanchez‐Ortiz, Ricardo F., Troncoso, Patricia, Babaian, Richard J., Lloreta, Josep, Johnston, Dennis A., Pettaway, Curtis A.

“…BACKGROUND Although prostate cancer (PC) mortality disproportionately affects African‐American (AA) men, limited data exist comparing the pathologic…”
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Melanoma of the penis, scrotum and male urethra: a 40-year single institution experience by Sánchez-Ortiz, Ricardo, Huang, Samuel F, Tamboli, Pheroze, Prieto, Victor G, Hester, Greg, Pettaway, Curtis A

“…Genitourinary melanoma is rare and classically associated with a poor prognosis. We describe our experience with 10 patients with penile or urethral…”
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Renal cell carcinoma with nodal metastases in the absence of distant metastatic disease (clinical stage TxN1-2M0): the impact of aggressive surgical resection on patient outcome by Canfield, Steven E, Kamat, Ashish M, Sánchez-Ortiz, Ricardo F, Detry, Michelle, Swanson, David A, Wood, Christopher G

“…Nodal disease in the setting of metastatic renal cell carcinoma is associated with poor prognosis. However, to our knowledge the biology of nodal metastases in…”
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Spontaneous regression of pulmonary metastases from renal cell carcinoma after radio frequency ablation of primary tumor: an in situ tumor vaccine? by Sánchez-Ortiz, Ricardo F, Tannir, Nizar, Ahrar, Kamran, Wood, Christopher G

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Young age is an independent prognostic factor for survival of sporadic renal cell carcinoma by Sánchez-Ortiz, Ricardo F, Rosser, Charles J, Madsen, Lydia T, Swanson, David A, Wood, Christopher G

“…Compared to older adults with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) our subjective impression has been that younger adults present with more unfavorable histological…”
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A renal mass in the setting of a nonrenal malignancy : When is a renal tumor biopsy appropriate? by SANCHEZ-ORTIZ, Ricardo F, MADSEN, Lydia T, BERMEJO, Carlos E, SIJIN WEN, YU SHEN, SWANSON, David A, WOOD, Christopher G

“…Frequently, a renal mass is identified when patients with cancer undergo studies for staging or surveillance. In determining whether it represents a…”
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The role of lymphadenectomy in penile cancer by Sánchez-Ortiz, Ricardo F, Pettaway, Curtis A

“…In patients with squamous carcinoma of the penis, the presence and extent of metastases involving the inguinal nodes are the most important factors predictive…”
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Natural history, management, and surveillance of recurrent squamous cell penile carcinoma: a risk-based approach by Sánchez-Ortiz, Ricardo F, Pettaway, Curtis A

“…For men with penile carcinoma, surveillance strategies may be tailored to the risks of local and regional recurrence, which vary according to the pathologic…”
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Closed suction or penrose drainage after partial nephrectomy: does it matter? by Sánchez-Ortiz, Ricardo, Madsen, Lydia T, Swanson, David A, Canfield, Steven E, Wood, Christopher G

“…Prospective studies in the general surgery literature have shown fewer wound related complications with closed suction drainage than with open passive…”
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Is patient age a factor in the occurrence of prostate-specific antigen bounce phenomenon after external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer? by Rosser, Charles J., Kamat, Ashish M., Wang, Xuemei, Do, Kim-Anh, Sanchez-Ortiz, Ricardo F., Kuban, Deborah A., Lee, Andrew K., Cheung, Rex, Chichakli, Ramsey, Pisters, Louis L.

“…To evaluate the effect of patient age on the occurrence of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) “bounce” after external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for prostate…”
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Renal cell carcinoma clinically involving adjacent organs by Margulis, Vitaly, Sánchez‐Ortiz, Ricardo F., Tamboli, Pheroze, Cohen, Daniel D., Swanson, David A., Wood, Christopher G.

“…BACKGROUND. Historically, patients with nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) involving adjacent organs have been considered inoperable and incurable. The…”
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MP14-11 QUANTIFYING ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AFTER A RECENT PROSTATE CANCER DIAGNOSIS: SHOULD ROUTINE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOLLOW THE BAD NEWS? by Sanchez, Ricardo, Bernaschina, Cristian, Méndez-Busó, Carla, Sánchez-Ortiz, Ricardo

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Prognostic factors for survival among caucasian, African-American and hispanic men with androgen-independent prostate cancer by WYATT, Reena B, SANCHEZ-ORTIZ, Ricardo F, WOOD, Christopher G, RAMIREZ, Edilberto, LOGOTHETIS, Christopher, PETTAWAY, Curtis A

“…African-American men suffer disproportionately with respect to the incidence and mortality from prostate cancer. The objective of the current study was to…”
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