Issue 3/2013
Content (46 Articles)
Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction: Territory of the Esophagus or Stomach, or an Independent Region?
Hiroya Takeuchi, Yuko Kitagawa
Management of Bowel Obstruction in Patients with Stage IV Cancer: Predictors of Outcome After Surgery
Valerie Francescutti, Austin Miller, Yashodhara Satchidanand, Amy Alvarez-Perez, Kelli Bullard Dunn
Multidisciplinary Cancer Team Meeting Structure and Treatment Decisions: A Prospective Correlational Study
B. W. Lamb, N. Sevdalis, J. Benn, C. Vincent, J. S. A. Green
Patient and Process Factors Associated with Late-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Safety-Net Patients: A Pilot Prospective Study
Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Donna B. Jeffe, Leisha Elmore, Deborah N. Ksiazek, Julie A. Margenthaler
Surgeon Training and Use of Radioactive Iodine in Stage I Thyroid Cancer Patients
Kathryn M. Schuessler, Mousumi Banerjee, Di Yang, Andrew K. Stewart, Gerard M. Doherty, Megan R. Haymart
Do Low Preoperative Vitamin D Levels Reduce the Accuracy of Quick Parathyroid Hormone in Predicting Postthyroidectomy Hypocalcemia?
Brian Hung-Hin Lang, Kai Pun Wong, Benjamin J. Cowling, Yuen Ki Fong, Desmond Kwan-Kit Chan, Grace Kin-Yee Hung
Multifocality and Total Tumor Diameter Predict Central Neck Lymph Node Metastases in Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma
Qunzi Zhao, Jie Ming, Chunping Liu, Lan Shi, Xia Xu, Xiu Nie, Tao Huang
Adrenal Histologic Findings Show No Difference in Clinical Presentation and Outcome in Primary Hyperaldosteronism
Allison B. Weisbrod, Richard C. Webb, Aarti Mathur, Stephanie Barak, Smita Baid Abraham, Naris Nilubol, Martha Quezado, Constantine A. Stratakis, Electron Kebebew
BRAF V600E Mutation Analysis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas by Peptide Nucleic Acid Clamp Real-time PCR
Dongjun Jeong, Yujun Jeong, Ji Hye Park, Sun Wook Han, Sung Yong Kim, Yeo Joo Kim, Sang Jin Kim, Young Hwangbo, Soyoung Park, Hyun Deuk Cho, Mee Hye Oh, Seung Ha Yang, Chang Jin Kim
Can Minimally Invasive Follicular Thyroid Cancer be Approached as a Benign Lesion?
Paolo Goffredo, Kevin Cheung, Sanziana A. Roman, Julie A. Sosa
Esophagus or Stomach? The Seventh TNM Classification for Siewert Type II/III Junctional Adenocarcinoma
Shinichi Hasegawa, Takaki Yoshikawa, Toru Aoyama, Tsutomu Hayashi, Takanobu Yamada, Kazuhito Tsuchida, Haruhiko Cho, Takashi Oshima, Norio Yukawa, Yasushi Rino, Munetaka Masuda, Akira Tsuburaya
Impact of Obesity on Perioperative Complications and Long-term Survival of Patients with Gastric Cancer
Kai A. Bickenbach, Brian Denton, Mithat Gonen, Murray F. Brennan, Daniel G. Coit, Vivian E. Strong
Significant Variation of Resected Meso-esophageal Tissue Volume in Two-Stage Subtotal Esophagectomy Specimens: A Retrospective Morphometric Study
Amy S. Izon, Paul Jose, Jeremy D. Hayden, Heike I. Grabsch
Outcome and Status of Microsatellite Stability in Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors with Early Gastric Carcinoma
Manabu Yamamoto, Kenichi Taguchi, Takeharu Yamanaka, Ayumi Matsuyama, Keiji Yoshinaga, Shinichi Tsutsui, Teruyoshi Ishida
Factors Affecting Prognosis of Patients with Giant Cell Tumors of the Mobile Spine: Retrospective Analysis of 102 Patients in a Single Center
Wei Xu, Xiang Li, Wending Huang, Yu Wang, Shuai Han, Su Chen, Leqin Xu, Xinghai Yang, Tielong Liu, Jianru Xiao
Microinvasive Breast Cancer: ER, PR, and HER-2/neu Status and Clinical Outcomes after Breast-Conserving Therapy or Mastectomy
Danielle N. Margalit, Meera Sreedhara, Yu-Hui Chen, Paul J. Catalano, Paul L. Nguyen, Mehra Golshan, Beth A. Overmoyer, Jay R. Harris, Jane E. Brock
Preoperative Axillary Ultrasound and Fine-needle Aspiration Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Axillary Metastases in Patients with Breast Cancer: Predictors of Accuracy and Future Implications
Jonathan Cools-Lartigue, Alison Sinclair, Nora Trabulsi, Ari Meguerditchian, Benoit Mesurolle, Rebecca Fuhrer, Sarkis Meterissian
Utilization of Mastectomy and Reconstruction in the Outpatient Setting
Laura Kruper, Xin Xin Xu, Katherine Henderson, Leslie Bernstein, Steven L. Chen
Application of ACOSOG Z0011 Criteria Reduces Perioperative Costs
Melissa S. Camp, Rachel A. Greenup, Alphonse Taghian, Suzanne B. Coopey, Michelle Specht, Michele Gadd, Kevin Hughes, Barbara L. Smith
Lifestyle Risk Factors Associated with Arm Swelling Among Women with Breast Cancer
Shayna L. Showalter, Justin C. Brown, Andrea L. Cheville, Carla S. Fisher, Dahlia Sataloff, Kathryn H. Schmitz
A Modified Triple Test for Palpable Breast Masses: The Value of Ultrasound and Core Needle Biopsy
Christina J. Wai, Ghada Al-Mubarak, Marc J. Homer, Allison Goldkamp, Marja Samenfeld-Specht, Yoojin Lee, Tanya Logvinenko, Janice G. Rothschild, Roger A. Graham
The Effect of Intraoperative Rectal Washout on Local Recurrence after Rectal Cancer Surgery: A Meta-Analysis
Akihisa Matsuda, Taro Kishi, Giovanna Musso, Takeshi Matsutani, Kimiyoshi Yokoi, Ping Wang, Eiji Uchida
Elevated CEA Levels and Low Distance of the Tumor from the Anal Verge are Predictors of Incomplete Response to Chemoradiation in Patients with Rectal Cancer
Angelo Restivo, Luigi Zorcolo, Ivana Maria Francesca Cocco, Romina Manunza, Carla Margiani, Luigi Marongiu, Giuseppe Casula
Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy after Preoperative Brachytherapy for Stage IB1 Cervical Cancer: Feasibility, Results, and Surgical Implications in a Large Bicentric Study of 162 Consecutive Cases
Catherine Uzan, Benjamin Merlot, Sebastien Gouy, Jérémie Belghiti, Christine Haie-Meder, Philippe Nickers, Narducci Fabrice, Philippe Morice, Eric Leblanc
Development of Criteria for Ovarian Preservation in Cervical Cancer Patients Treated with Radical Surgery With or Without Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: A Multicenter Retrospective Study and Meta-analysis
Ting Hu, Li Wu, Hui Xing, Ru Yang, Xiong Li, Kecheng Huang, Yao Jia, Qinghua Zhang, Zhilan Chen, Shaoshuai Wang, Dan Liu, Xiaobing Han, Zhongqiu Lin, Pengpeng Qu, Hongbing Cai, Xiaojie Song, Xiaoyu Tian, Hui Wang, Shixuan Wang, Xing Xie, Shuang Li, Ding Ma
Free Flap Reconstruction After Robot-Assisted Neck Dissection Via a Modified Face-Lift or Retroauricular Approach
Young Min Park, Won Jai Lee, In Sik Yun, Dong Won Lee, Dae Hyun Lew, Jeon Mi Lee, Jong-Gyun Ha, Won Shik Kim, Yoon Woo Koh, Eun Chang Choi
Utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT for Detecting Neck Metastasis in Patients with Salivary Gland Carcinomas: Preoperative Planning for Necessity and Extent of Neck Dissection
Min-Joo Kim, Jae Seung Kim, Jong-Lyel Roh, Jeong Hyun Lee, Kyung-Ja Cho, Seung-Ho Choi, Soon Yuhl Nam, Sang Yoon Kim
Sonographic Characteristics Suggesting Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma According to Nodule Size
Ga Ram Kim, Myung Hyun Kim, Hee Jung Moon, Woong Youn Chung, Jin Young Kwak, Eun-Kyung Kim
Survival Benefit of Surgical Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Inferior Vena Cava/Right Atrium Tumor Thrombus: Results of a Retrospective Cohort Study
Yi Wang, Lei Yuan, Rui-liang Ge, Yanfu Sun, Gongtian Wei
Inflammatory Markers are Associated with Outcome in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Transarterial Chemoembolization
Megan E. McNally, Antonio Martinez, Hooman Khabiri, Gregory Guy, Anthony J. Michaels, James Hanje, Robert Kirkpatrick, Mark Bloomston, Carl R. Schmidt
Postoperative Serum Osteopontin Level is a Novel Monitor for Treatment Response and Tumor Recurrence after Resection of Hepatitis B–related Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Chuang Zhou, Hai-Jun Zhou, Xiao-Fei Zhang, Li-Li Lou, Qing-Hai Ye, Yan Zheng, Ji Wang, Hai-Tao Zhu, Qiong-Zhu Dong, Hu-Liang Jia, Wen-Wei Zhu, Lei Guo, Yue Zhao, Dong-Mei Gao, Lun-Xiu Qin
Colorectal Cancer with Synchronous Resectable Liver Metastases: Monocentric Management in a Hepatobiliary Referral Center Improves Survival Outcomes
Luca Viganò, Serena Langella, Alessandro Ferrero, Nadia Russolillo, Elisa Sperti, Lorenzo Capussotti
Regulatory T Cell Infiltration Predicts Outcome Following Resection of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases
Steven C. Katz, Zubin M. Bamboat, Ajay V. Maker, Jinru Shia, Venu G. Pillarisetty, Adam C. Yopp, Cyrus V. Hedvat, Mithat Gonen, William R. Jarnagin, Yuman Fong, Michael I. D’Angelica, Ronald P. DeMatteo
Diversity of Stage III Melanoma in the Era of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Michael E. Egger, Glenda G. Callender, Kelly M. McMasters, Merrick I. Ross, Robert C. G. Martin II, Michael J. Edwards, Marshall M. Urist, R. Dirk Noyes, Jeffrey J. Sussman, Douglas S. Reintgen, Arnold J. Stromberg, Charles R. Scoggins
Re-resection for Isolated Local Recurrence of Pancreatic Cancer is Feasible, Safe, and Associated with Encouraging Survival
Oliver Strobel, Werner Hartwig, Thilo Hackert, Ulf Hinz, Viktoria Berens, Lars Grenacher, Frank Bergmann, Jürgen Debus, Dirk Jäger, Markus Büchler, Jens Werner
The Keystone Flap: Not an Advance, Just a Stretch
Charles D. Douglas, Nelson C. K. Low, Michael J. Seitz
Flap Survival of Skin-Sparing Mastectomy Type IV: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 75 Consecutive Cases
Fabio Santanelli, Benedetto Longo, Michail Sorotos, Alessio Farcomeni, Guido Paolini
Do Clinicopathological Features of the Cancer Patient Relate with Nipple Areolar Complex Necrosis in Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy?
Visnu Lohsiriwat, Nicole Rotmensz, Edoardo Botteri, Mattia Intra, Paolo Veronesi, Stefano Martella, Cristina Garusi, Francesca De Lorenzi, Andrea Manconi, Giuseppe Lomeo, Mario Rietjens, Mario Schorr, Maximiliano Cassilha Kneubil, Jean Yves Petit
Esophageal Carcinosarcoma: A Unique Entity with Better Prognosis
Liang Wang, Yongbin Lin, Hao Long, Hui Liu, Huilan Rao, Youjian He, Tiehua Rong, Ying Liang
Synergistic Effect of Bcl-2 and Cyclin A2 on Adverse Recurrence-Free Survival in Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Eunkyung Ko, Yujin Kim, Eun Yoon Cho, Jungho Han, Young Mog Shim, Joobae Park, Duk-Hwan Kim
Outcomes After Adjuvant Platinum-based Chemotherapy in Elderly NSCLC Patients with T4 Disease
Keith Sigel, Grace Mhango, Jessica Cohen, Ethan A. Halm, John Mandeli, Gary Strauss, Juan Wisnivesky
Physiology, Not Chronology, Dictates Outcomes after Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: Outcomes in Patients 80 Years and Older
Sheraz R. Markar, Donald E. Low
Predictors of Survival in Patients With Soft Tissue Surgical Margin Involvement at Radical Cystectomy
Evanguelos Xylinas, Michael Rink, Giacomo Novara, David A. Green, Thomas Clozel, Hans-Martin Fritsche, Bertrand Guillonneau, Yair Lotan, Wassim Kassouf, Derya Tilki, Marek Babjuk, Pierre I. Karakiewicz, Francesco Montorsi, Joual Abdennabi, Quoc D. Trinh, Robert S. Svatek, Douglas S. Scherr, Marc Zerbib, Shahrokh F. Shariat
Overexpression of Forkhead Box M1 Transcription Factor (FOXM1) is a Potential Prognostic Marker and Enhances Chemoresistance for Docetaxel in Gastric Cancer
Kaoru Okada, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yurika Nakamura, Shuji Takiguchi, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Hiroshi Miyata, Makoto Yamasaki, Yukinori Kurokawa, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki
Overexpressions of RACK1 and CD147 Associated with Poor Prognosis in Stage T1 Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma
Xinwen Zhong, Mo Li, Beibei Nie, Fei Wu, Lin Zhang, Enhua Wang, Yuchen Han