Issue 2/2010
Content (47 Articles)
Taking Stock of Surgeons’ Integrity and Vitality: Why the “Three A’s” No Longer Tell the Whole Story
Lauren Kosinski
K-Ras and MSI: Potential Markers of Both Patient Prognosis and Treatment Efficacy
Kiran Turaga, David Shibata
Mini-Mesohepatectomy for Colorectal Metastasis Invading the Middle Hepatic Vein at the Hepatocaval Confluence: Educational Video Demonstrating IOUS Use in Modern Hepatic Surgery
Masatoshi Makuuchi, Hideki Abe
Why Does No One Want to Perform Lymph Node Dissection Anymore?
Kelly M. McMasters
Renal Cell Carcinoma and Prognostic Factors Predictive of Survival
M. Sorbellini, G. Bratslavsky
A Fire in Our Hearts: Passion and the Art of Surgery
S. Eva Singletary
Impact of Selection Bias on the Utilization of Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreas Adenocarcinoma
Andrew J. Russ, Sharon M. Weber, Robert J. Rettammel, David M. Mahvi, Layton F. Rikkers, Clifford S. Cho
National Quality Measures for Breast Centers (NQMBC): A Robust Quality Tool
C. S. Kaufman, L. Shockney, B. Rabinowitz, C. Coleman, C. Beard, J. Landercasper, J. B. Askew Jr., D. Wiggins
Controversies in Thyroid Pathology: Thyroid Capsule Invasion and Extrathyroidal Extension
Ozgur Mete, Lorne Rotstein, Sylvia L. Asa
The Utility of Metaiodobenzylguanidine Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography (MIBG SPECT/CT) for the Diagnosis of Pheochromocytoma
Goswin Y. Meyer-Rochow, Geoff P. Schembri, Diana E. Benn, Mark S. Sywak, Leigh W. Delbridge, Bruce G. Robinson, Paul J. Roach, Stan B. Sidhu
Complete Femoral Nerve Resection with Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Functional Outcomes
Kevin B. Jones, Peter C. Ferguson, Benjamin Deheshi, Soha Riad, Anthony Griffin, Robert S. Bell, Jay S. Wunder
Cytoreductive Surgery in Patients with Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Treated with Sunitinib Malate
Chandrajit P. Raut, Qian Wang, Judith Manola, Jeffrey A. Morgan, Suzanne George, Andrew J. Wagner, James E. Butrynski, Christopher D. M. Fletcher, George D. Demetri, Monica M. Bertagnolli
KRAS Mutation and Microsatellite Instability: Two Genetic Markers of Early Tumor Development That Influence the Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer
Garrett M. Nash, Mark Gimbel, Alfred M. Cohen, Zhao-Shi Zeng, Mackevin I. Ndubuisi, Daniel R. Nathanson, Jurg Ott, Francis Barany, Philip B. Paty
Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Molecular Disparity Between Primary Cancers and Lymph Node Metastases
Craig A. Messick, James M. Church, Xiuli Liu, Angela H. Ting, Matthew F. Kalady
Impact of Palliative Chemotherapy and Surgery on Management of Stage IV Incurable Colorectal Cancer
Renato Costi, Davide Di Mauro, Pasquale Giordano, Francesco Leonardi, Licia Veronesi, Leopoldo Sarli, Luigi Roncoroni, Vincenzo Violi
Local Excision After Preoperative Chemoradiation Results in an Equivalent Outcome to Total Mesorectal Excision in Selected Patients with T3 Rectal Cancer
Glenda G. Callender, Prajnan Das, Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas, John M. Skibber, Christopher H. Crane, Sunil Krishnan, Marc E. Delclos, Barry W. Feig
Recurrence After Curative Resection of Early Gastric Cancer
Ho Geun Youn, Ji Yeong An, Min Gew Choi, Jae Hyung Noh, Tae Sung Sohn, Sung Kim
Positive Peritoneal Washing Cytology in Multiple Cavities Can Predict Poor Prognosis of Advanced Gastric Cancer Patients
Yoichiro Homma, Shinichiro Ushida, Makoto Yamada, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Kazufumi Suzuki
Malignant Ascites Symptom Cluster in Patients Referred for Paracentesis
Amna Husain, Andrea Bezjak, Alexandra Easson
Temporary Placement of Self-Expanding Oesophageal Stents as Bridging for Neo-Adjuvant Therapy
Felix B. Langer, Sebastian F. Schoppmann, Gerhard Prager, Florian Tomaselli, Ursula Pluschnig, Michael Hejna, Rainer Schmid, Johannes Zacherl
Pneumonectomy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Radiation for Advanced-Stage Lung Cancer
Thomas Ng, Ariel E. Birnbaum, Jacques P. Fontaine, David Berz, Howard P. Safran, Thomas A. Dipetrillo
Minimesohepatectomy for Colorectal Liver Metastasis Invading the Middle Hepatic Vein at the Hepatocaval Confluence
Guido Torzilli, Florin Botea, Matteo Donadon, Matteo Cimino, Daniele Del Fabbro, Angela Palmisano
Yttrium-90 Radiotherapy for Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Preliminary Assessment of This Novel Treatment Option
Akshat Saxena, Lourens Bester, Terence C. Chua, Francis C. Chu, David L. Morris
Systematic Review of Randomized and Nonrandomized Trials of the Clinical Response and Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Systemic Chemotherapy for Resectable Colorectal Liver Metastases
Terence C. Chua, Akshat Saxena, Winston Liauw, Adel Kokandi, David L. Morris
Preoperative Diabetes Mellitus and Long-Term Survival After Resection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Carrie K. Chu, Ashley E. Mazo, Michael Goodman, Vasili Egnatashvili, Juan M. Sarmiento, Charles A. Staley, John R. Galloway, N. Volkan Adsay, Sol Jacobs, David A. Kooby
Outcome of Patients with a Positive Sentinel Lymph Node who do not Undergo Completion Lymphadenectomy
T. Peter Kingham, Katherine S. Panageas, Charlotte E. Ariyan, Klaus J. Busam, Mary Sue Brady, Daniel G. Coit
Reevaluation of the Locoregional Recurrence Rate in Melanoma Patients With a Positive Sentinel Node Compared to Patients With Palpable Nodal Involvement
Hidde J. Veenstra, Iris M. C. van der Ploeg, Michel W. J. M. Wouters, Bin B. R. Kroon, Omgo E. Nieweg
Evaluation of Clinical and Histomorphological Parameters as Potential Predictors of Occult Metastases in Sentinel Lymph Nodes of Early Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
Mete Goerkem, Julia Braun, Sandro J. Stoeckli
Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality of Head and Neck Cancers in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis Undergoing Surgical Resection Followed by Microsurgical Free Tissue Transfer
Huang-Kai Kao, Kai-Ping Chang, Wei-Cheng Ching, Chung-Kan Tsao, Ming-Huei Cheng, Fu-Chan Wei
Prognostic Factors Influencing Long-Term Survival of Patients Undergoing Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Nonmetastatic Renal-Cell Carcinoma (RCC) with Imperative Indications
Axel Haferkamp, Martin Kurosch, Maria Pritsch, Gencay Hatiboglu, Stephan Macher-Goeppinger, Jesco Pfitzenmaier, Sascha Pahernik, Nina Wagener, Markus Hohenfellner
Erratum to: Axillary Recurrence Rate Following Negative Sentinel Node Biopsy for Invasive Breast Cancer: Long-Term Follow-Up
John V. Kiluk, Quan P. Ly, Alfredo A. Santillan, Tammi Meade, Daniel Ramos, Douglas S. Reintgen, Sophie Dessureault, Michelle Davis, Corinne Shamehdi, Charles E. Cox
What is an Adequate Margin for Breast-Conserving Surgery? Surgeon Attitudes and Correlates
Michelle Azu, Paul Abrahamse, Steven J. Katz, Reshma Jagsi, Monica Morrow
E2F1 Expression Predicts Outcome in Korean Women Who Undergo Surgery for Breast Carcinoma
Mi Jung Kwon, Eun Sook Nam, Seong Jin Cho, Hye Rim Park, Hyung Sik Shin, Jun Ho Park, Chan Heun Park, Won Jae Lee
KRAS Mutation Correlates With Accelerated Metastatic Progression in Patients With Colorectal Liver Metastases
Garrett M. Nash, Mark Gimbel, Jinru Shia, Daniel R. Nathanson, MacKevin I. Ndubuisi, Zhao-Shi Zeng, Nancy Kemeny, Philip B. Paty
Beyond the False Negative Rate: Development of Quality Indicators for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer
May Lynn Quan, Bryan J. Wells, David McCready, Frances C. Wright, Novlette Fraser, Anna R. Gagliardi
Inhibition of Autophagy Potentiates Sulforaphane-Induced Apoptosis in Human Colon Cancer Cells
Takeshi Nishikawa, Nelson H. Tsuno, Yurai Okaji, Yasutaka Shuno, Kazuhito Sasaki, Kumiko Hongo, Eiji Sunami, Joji Kitayama, Koki Takahashi, Hirokazu Nagawa
Glucose-Regulated Protein 78 Is a Novel Contributor to Acquisition of Resistance to Sorafenib in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Jeng-Fong Chiou, Cheng-Jeng Tai, Ming-Te Huang, Po-Li Wei, Yu-Huei Wang, Jane An, Chih-Hsiung Wu, Tsan-Zon Liu, Yu-Jia Chang
Characterizing the HER2/neu Status and Metastatic Potential of Breast Cancer Stem/Progenitor Cells
SuEllen J. Pommier, Glenda G. Quan, Dara Christante, Patrick Muller, Amy E. H. Newell, Susan B. Olson, Brian Diggs, Leslie Muldoon, Edward Neuwelt, Rodney F. Pommier
Enhancing Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells with Activating KRAS Oncogene in Patients with Colorectal Cancer by Weighted Chemiluminescent Membrane Array Method
Ming-Je Yang, Hua-Hsien Chiu, Hwei-Ming Wang, Li-Chen Yen, Der-An Tsao, Chao-Peng Hsiao, Yi-Fang Chen, Jaw-Yuan Wang, Shiu-Ru Lin
p53 Genotype Predicts Response to Chemotherapy in Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus
Makoto Yamasaki, Hiroshi Miyata, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara, Shuji Takiguchi, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Toshirou Nishida, Takushi Yasuda, Jin Matsuyama, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki
Adenoviral Oncolytic Suicide Gene Therapy for a Peritoneal Dissemination Model of Gastric Cancer in Mice
Yu Imamura, Shinji Ishikawa, Nobutaka Sato, Ryuichi Karashima, Kotaro Hirashima, Yukiharu Hiyoshi, Youhei Nagai, Yoshikatsu Koga, Naoko Hayashi, Masayuki Watanabe, Gen Yamada, Hideo Baba
Caution in Adding Bevacizumab in the Adjuvant Treatment of Breast Cancer
Dimosthenis Ziogas, Dimitrios Roukos
Continued Exploration of Bevacizumab in Breast Cancer
Rita S. Mehta, Min-Ying Su
A Different Variable to Stratify Risk in Resected Gastric Cancer
Esther Uña Cidón
Potential Cost-Effectiveness of US-Guided FNAC in Melanoma Patients as a Primary Procedure and in Follow-Up
Alexander C. J. van Akkooi, Christiane A. Voit, Cornelis Verhoef, Alexander M. M. Eggermont
In Reply: Cost Effectiveness of Staging Procedures in Patients with Stage I/II Melanoma
Rachael L. Morton, Kirsten Howard, John F. Thompson