Christina Kong

Publications

• Laboratory-developed L1 sequencing and type-specific, real-time polymerase chain reaction for the detection and typing of human papillomaviruses in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues. Mills A, Balasubramaniam R, Longacre TA, Kong CS, Pinsky BA. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2013; 137 (1): 50-4
• Loss of the p53/p63 target PERP is an early event in oral carcinogenesis and correlates with higher rate of local relapse. Kong CS, Cao H, Kwok S, Nguyen CM, Jordan RC, Beaudry VG, Attardi LD, Le QT. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2013; 115 (1): 95-103
• Are women with endocervical adenocarcinoma at risk for lynch syndrome? Evaluation of 101 cases including unusual subtypes and lower uterine segment tumors. Mills AM, Liou S, Kong CS, Longacre TA. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2012; 31 (5): 463-9
• CD44(+) cells have cancer stem cell-like properties in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Janisiewicz AM, Shin JH, Murillo-Sauca O, Kwok S, Le QT, Kong C, Kaplan MJ, Sunwoo JB. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2012; 2 (6): 465-70
• Evaluation of ProExC as a prognostic marker in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas. Mills AM, Beck AH, Pourmand N, Le QT, Kong CS. Am J Surg Pathol. 2012; 36 (8): 1158-64
• Prognostic and predictive significance of plasma HGF and IL-8 in a phase III trial of chemoradiation with or without tirapazamine in locoregionally advanced head and neck cancer. Le QT, Fisher R, Oliner KS, Young RJ, Cao H, Kong C, Graves E, Hicks RJ, McArthur GA, Peters L, O'Sullivan B, Giaccia A, Rischin D. Clin Cancer Res. 2012; 18 (6): 1798-807
• Quantitation of human papillomavirus DNA in plasma of oropharyngeal carcinoma patients. Cao H, Banh A, Kwok S, Shi X, Wu S, Krakow T, Khong B, Bavan B, Bala R, Pinsky BA, Colevas D, Pourmand N, Koong AC, Kong CS, Le QT. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012; 82 (3): e351-8
• The diagnostic value of nipple discharge cytology: breast imaging complements predictive value of nipple discharge cytology. Kalu ON, Chow C, Wheeler A, Kong C, Wapnir I. J Surg Oncol. 2012; 106 (4): 381-5
• Validation that metabolic tumor volume predicts outcome in head-and-neck cancer. Tang C, Murphy JD, Khong B, La TH, Kong C, Fischbein NJ, Colevas AD, Iagaru AH, Graves EE, Loo BW, Le QT. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012; 83 (5): 1514-20
• A novel aldehyde dehydrogenase-3 activator leads to adult salivary stem cell enrichment in vivo. Banh A, Xiao N, Cao H, Chen CH, Kuo P, Krakow T, Bavan B, Khong B, Yao M, Ha C, Kaplan MJ, Sirjani D, Jensen K, Kong CS, Mochly-Rosen D, Koong AC, Le QT. Clin Cancer Res. 2011; 17 (23): 7265-72
• Correlation between metabolic tumor volume and pathologic tumor volume in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. Murphy JD, Chisholm KM, Daly ME, Wiegner EA, Truong D, Iagaru A, Maxim PG, Loo BW, Graves EE, Kaplan MJ, Kong C, Le QT. Radiother Oncol. 2011; 101 (3): 356-61
• Differentiated (simplex) vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia: a case report and review of the literature. Taube JM, Badger J, Kong CS, Dadras SS. Am J Dermatopathol. 2011; 33 (3): e27-30
• MYB expression and translocation in adenoid cystic carcinomas and other salivary gland tumors with clinicopathologic correlation. West RB, Kong C, Clarke N, Gilks T, Lipsick JS, Cao H, Kwok S, Montgomery KD, Varma S, Le QT. Am J Surg Pathol. 2011; 35 (1): 92-9
• Tumor galectin-1 mediates tumor growth and metastasis through regulation of T-cell apoptosis. Banh A, Zhang J, Cao H, Bouley DM, Kwok S, Kong C, Giaccia AJ, Koong AC, Le QT. Cancer Res. 2011; 71 (13): 4423-31
• A panel of 3 markers including p16, ProExC, or HPV ISH is optimal for distinguishing between primary endometrial and endocervical adenocarcinomas. Kong CS, Beck AH, Longacre TA. Am J Surg Pathol. 2010; 34 (7): 915-26
• The RGD domain of human osteopontin promotes tumor growth and metastasis through activation of survival pathways. Courter D, Cao H, Kwok S, Kong C, Banh A, Kuo P, Bouley DM, Vice C, Brustugun OT, Denko NC, Koong AC, Giaccia A, Le QT. PLoS One. 2010; 5 (3): e9633
• The relationship between human papillomavirus status and other molecular prognostic markers in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Kong CS, Narasimhan B, Cao H, Kwok S, Erickson JP, Koong A, Pourmand N, Le QT. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009; 74 (2): 553-61
• Validation of lysyl oxidase as a prognostic marker for metastasis and survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group trial 90-03. Le QT, Harris J, Magliocco AM, Kong CS, Diaz R, Shin B, Cao H, Trotti A, Erler JT, Chung CH, Dicker A, Pajak TF, Giaccia AJ, Ang KK. J Clin Oncol. 2009; 27 (26): 4281-6
• p16(INK4A) immunohistochemical staining may be helpful in distinguishing branchial cleft cysts from cystic squamous cell carcinomas originating in the oropharynx. Pai RK, Erickson J, Pourmand N, Kong CS. Cancer. 2009; 117 (2): 108-19
• Cytologic evaluation of lymphadenopathy associated with mycosis fungoides and Sezary syndrome: role of immunophenotypic and molecular ancillary studies. Pai RK, Mullins FM, Kim YH, Kong CS. Cancer. 2008; 114 (5): 323-32
• Diagnostic problems in anal pathology. Longacre TA, Kong CS, Welton ML. Adv Anat Pathol. 2008; 15 (5): 263-78
• Pathology quiz case. Cholesterol granuloma (CG) of the left maxillary sinus. Parikh S, Mattoch IW, Kong C, Hwang PH. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008; 134 (11): 1233-4
• Cytologic diagnosis of columnar-cell lesions of the breast. Jensen KC, Kong CS. Diagn Cytopathol. 2007; 35 (2): 73-9
• Expression and prognostic significance of a panel of tissue hypoxia markers in head-and-neck squamous cell carcinomas. Le QT, Kong C, Lavori PW, O'byrne K, Erler JT, Huang X, Chen Y, Cao H, Tibshirani R, Denko N, Giaccia AJ, Koong AC. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007; 69 (1): 167-75
• Role of human papillomavirus in squamous cell metaplasia-dysplasia-carcinoma of the rectum. Kong CS, Welton ML, Longacre TA. Am J Surg Pathol. 2007; 31 (6): 919-25
• p16INK4A immunohistochemistry is superior to HPV in situ hybridization for the detection of high-risk HPV in atypical squamous metaplasia. Kong CS, Balzer BL, Troxell ML, Patterson BK, Longacre TA. Am J Surg Pathol. 2007; 31 (1): 33-43
• An evaluation of tumor oxygenation and gene expression in patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancers. Le QT, Chen E, Salim A, Cao H, Kong CS, Whyte R, Donington J, Cannon W, Wakelee H, Tibshirani R, Mitchell JD, Richardson D, O'Byrne KJ, Koong AC, Giaccia AJ. Clin Cancer Res. 2006; 12 (5): 1507-14
• Burkitt's lymphoma presenting as a rapidly growing thyroid mass. Kalinyak JE, Kong CS, McDougall IR. Thyroid. 2006; 16 (10): 1053-7
• Lysyl oxidase is essential for hypoxia-induced metastasis. Erler JT, Bennewith KL, Nicolau M, Dornhöfer N, Kong C, Le QT, Chi JT, Jeffrey SS, Giaccia AJ. Nature. 2006; 440 (7088): 1222-6
• Cytologic diagnosis of Burkitt lymphoma. Troxell ML, Bangs CD, Cherry AM, Natkunam Y, Kong CS. Cancer. 2005; 105 (5): 310-8
• Endometrial adenocarcinoma associated with subtle lymph-vascular space invasion and lymph node metastasis: a histologic pattern mimicking intravascular and sinusoidal histiocytes. McKenney JK, Kong CS, Longacre TA. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2005; 24 (1): 73-8
• Galectin-1: a link between tumor hypoxia and tumor immune privilege. Le QT, Shi G, Cao H, Nelson DW, Wang Y, Chen EY, Zhao S, Kong C, Richardson D, O'Byrne KJ, Giaccia AJ, Koong AC. J Clin Oncol. 2005; 23 (35): 8932-41
• Pathologic correlates of false positive breast magnetic resonance imaging findings: which lesions warrant biopsy? Langer SA, Horst KC, Ikeda DM, Daniel BL, Kong CS, Dirbas FM. Am J Surg. 2005; 190 (4): 633-40
• Utility of syndecan-1 (CD138) expression in the diagnosis of undifferentiated malignant neoplasms: a tissue microarray study of 1,754 cases. Kambham N, Kong C, Longacre TA, Natkunam Y. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2005; 13 (4): 304-10
• Nodular fasciitis: diagnosis by fine needle aspiration biopsy. Kong CS, Cha I. Acta Cytol. 2004 Jul-Aug; 48 (4): 473-7
• Identification of hypoxia-regulated proteins in head and neck cancer by proteomic and tissue array profiling. Chen Y, Shi G, Xia W, Kong C, Zhao S, Gaw AF, Chen EY, Yang GP, Giaccia AJ, Le QT, Koong AC. Cancer Res. 2004; 64 (20): 7302-10
• Laryngeal embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma: a case of cervical metastases 13 years after treatment and a 25-year review of existing literature. Sivanandan R, Kong CS, Kaplan MJ, Fee WE, Thu-Le Q, Goffinet DR. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004; 130 (10): 1217-22
• Ectopic intrathyroidal thymoma: a case report and review. Cohen JB, Troxell M, Kong CS, McDougall IR. Thyroid. 2003; 13 (3): 305-8
• Utility of CD34 reactivity in evaluating focal nodular hepatocellular lesions sampled by fine needle aspiration biopsy. Kong CS, Appenzeller M, Ferrell LD. Acta Cytol. 2000 Mar-Apr; 44 (2): 218-22
• Epithelioid trophoblastic tumor of the uterus in a postmenopausal woman: a case report and review of the literature. Coulson LE, Kong CS, Zaloudek C. Am J Surg Pathol. 2000; 24 (11): 1558-62
• Induction of donor-specific unresponsiveness to cardiac allografts in rats by pretransplant anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody therapy. Shizuru JA, Seydel KB, Flavin TF, Wu AP, Kong CC, Hoyt EG, Fujimoto N, Billingham ME, Starnes VA, Fathman CG. Transplantation. 1990; 50 (3): 366-73
• Use of anti-L3T4 and anti-Ia treatments for prolongation of xenogeneic islet transplants. Kaufman DS, Kong CS, Shizuru JA, Gregory AK, Fathman CG. Transplantation. 1988; 46 (2): 210-5