Issue 5/2020
Content (63 Articles)
Rethinking Resection and Transplant Candidacy for HCC: Should Tumor Biology Replace Size-Based Criteria?
Alexandra W. Acher, Daniel E. Abbott
Deciphering the Molecular Landscape of Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms for Diagnostic, Prognostic and Therapeutic Purposes
Haroon A. Choudry, David L. Bartlett
Postoperative Chemotherapy for Thoracic Pathological T3N0M0 Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Audrey E. Kam, Sam G. Pappas, Ashiq Masood
Esophageal Cancer and Surgical Margins: When a Positive Is a Negative
Stephanie G. Worrell
Workload Differentiates Breast Surgical Procedures: NSM Associated with Higher Workload Demand than SSM
M. Susan Hallbeck, Katherine E. Law, Bethany R. Lowndes, Anna R. Linden, Melissa Morrow, Renaldo C. Blocker, Stephen M. Cain, Amy C. Degnim, Tina J. Hieken, James W. Jakub, Jennifer M. Racz, David R. Farley, Heidi Nelson, Judy C. Boughey
ASO Author Reflections: Poor Ergonomics During Surgical Procedures May Lead to Work-Related Pain and Early Retirement
M. Susan Hallbeck, Katherine E. Law, Judy C. Boughey
Update on Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma from the SSO Endocrine/Head and Neck Disease-Site Work Group. Part 1 of 2: Advances in Pathogenesis and Diagnosis of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
Dhaval Patel, John E. Phay, Tina W. F. Yen, Paxton V. Dickson, Tracy S. Wang, Roberto Garcia, Anthony D. Yang, Carmen C. Solórzano, Lawrence T. Kim
Update on Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma from the SSO Endocrine and Head and Neck Disease Site Working Group, Part 2 of 2: Perioperative Management and Outcomes of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
Dhaval Patel, John E. Phay, Tina W. F. Yen, Paxton V. Dickson, Tracy S. Wang, Roberto Garcia, Anthony D. Yang, Lawrence T. Kim, Carmen C. Solórzano
Surgery with Radical Intent: Is There an Indication for G3 Neuroendocrine Neoplasms?
Elettra Merola, Anja Rinke, Stefano Partelli, Thomas M. Gress, Valentina Andreasi, Attila Kollár, Aurel Perren, Emanuel Christ, Francesco Panzuto, Andreas Pascher, Henning Jann, Ruza Arsenic, Birgit Cremer, Daniel Kaemmerer, Patrizia Kump, Rainer W. Lipp, Abbas Agaimy, Bertram Wiedenmann, Massimo Falconi, Marianne E. Pavel
Lessons Learned from the Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy with Vestibular Approach (TOETVA) for the Treatment of Thyroid Carcinoma
Kuauhyama Luna-Ortiz, Antonio Gómez-Pedraza, Angkoon Anuwong
Integrated Nomograms for Preoperative Prediction of Microvascular Invasion and Lymph Node Metastasis Risk in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients
Yongcong Yan, Qianlei Zhou, Mengyu Zhang, Haohan Liu, Jianhong Lin, Qinghua Liu, Bingchao Shi, Kai Wen, Ruibin Chen, Jie Wang, Kai Mao, Zhiyu Xiao
ALPPS for Locally Advanced Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Did Aggressive Surgery Lead to the Oncological Benefit? An International Multi-center Study
Jun Li, Mohamed Moustafa, Michael Linecker, Georg Lurje, Ivan Capobianco, Janine Baumgart, Francesca Ratti, Falk Rauchfuss, Deniz Balci, Eduardo Fernandes, Roberto Montalti, Ricardo Robles-Campos, Bergthor Bjornsson, Stefan A. Topp, Jiri Fronek, Chao Liu, Roger Wahba, Christiane Bruns, Stefan M. Brunner, Hans J. Schlitt, Asmus Heumann, Björn-Ole Stüben, Jakob R. Izbicki, Jan Bednarsch, Enrico Gringeri, Elisa Fasolo, Jens Rolinger, Jakub Kristek, Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro, Andreas Schnitzbauer, Natascha Nuessler, Michael R. Schön, Sergey Voskanyan, Athanasios S. Petrou, Oszkar Hahn, Yuji Soejima, Emilio Vicente, Carlos Castro-Benitez, René Adam, Federico Tomassini, Roberto Ivan Troisi, Alexandros Kantas, Karl Juergen Oldhafer, Victoria Ardiles, Eduardo de Santibanes, Massimo Malago, Pierre-Alain Clavien, Marco Vivarelli, Utz Settmacher, Luca Aldrighetti, Ulf Neumann, Henrik Petrowsky, Umberto Cillo, Hauke Lang, Silvio Nadalin
ASO Author Reflections: Optimizing the Oncological Outcome for Locally Advanced Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Jun Li, M. Moustafa, J. Meiners, O. Stüben, J. Izbicki, A. Heumann
How Many Steps Per Day are Necessary to Prevent Postoperative Complications Following Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgeries for Malignancy?
Hiroki Nakajima, Yukihiro Yokoyama, Takayuki Inoue, Motoki Nagaya, Yota Mizuno, Azusa Kayamoto, Yoshihiro Nishida, Masato Nagino
ASO Author Reflections: Please Walk at Least 5000 Steps per Day before Major Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgeries for Malignancy
Yukihiro Yokoyama, Hiroki Nakajima, Masato Nagino
Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) for Borderline Resectable and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (BR/LA PDAC) in the Era of Modern Neoadjuvant Treatment: Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes
Jon M. Harrison, Jennifer Y. Wo, Cristina R. Ferrone, Nora K. Horick, Florence K. Keane, Motaz Qadan, Keith D. Lillemoe, Theodore S. Hong, Jeffrey W. Clark, Lawrence S. Blaszkowsky, Jill N. Allen, Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo
The MELFO Study: A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial on the Effects of a Reduced Stage-Adjusted Follow-Up Schedule on Cutaneous Melanoma IB–IIC Patients—Results After 3 Years
Eric A. Deckers, Josette E. H. M. Hoekstra-Weebers, Samantha Damude, Anne Brecht Francken, Sylvia ter Meulen, Esther Bastiaannet, Harald J. Hoekstra
ASO Author Reflections: Stage-Adjusted Reduced Follow-Up of Melanoma Patients is Justified and Cost Effective, Until Biomarkers to Predict Prognosis Have Been Identified
Anne Brecht Francken, Josette E. H. M. Hoekstra-Weebers, Eric Deckers, Harald J. Hoekstra
International Multicenter Experience of Isolated Limb Infusion for In-Transit Melanoma Metastases in Octogenarian and Nonagenarian Patients
Jüri Teras, Hidde M. Kroon, John T. Miura, Tim Kenyon-Smith, Georgia M. Beasley, Dean Mullen, Norma E. Farrow, Paul J. Mosca, Michael C. Lowe, Clara R. Farley, Aishwarya Potdar, Hala Daou, James Sun, Michael Carr, Jeffrey M. Farma, Michael A. Henderson, David Speakman, Jonathan Serpell, Keith A. Delman, B. Mark Smithers, Andrew Barbour, Douglas S. Tyler, Brendon J. Coventry, Jonathan S. Zager, John F. Thompson
ASO Author Reflection: Isolated Limb Infusion for Locally Advanced Melanoma in the Extremely Old Patient is Safe and Effective
Jüri Teras, Hidde M. Kroon, Jonathan S. Zager
Utility of Quantitative SPECT/CT Lymphoscintigraphy in Guiding Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Head and Neck Melanoma
Jennifer J. Kwak, Adam L. Kesner, Ana Gleisner, Alexandria Jensen, Chloe Friedman, Martin D. McCarter, Phillip J. Koo, Rustain L. Morgan, Nicole Kounalakis
Prognostic Molecular Classification of Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms Treated with Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
Jing Su, Guangxu Jin, Konstantinos I. Votanopoulos, Lou Craddock, Perry Shen, Jeff W. Chou, Shadi Qasem, Stacey S. O’Neill, Kathleen Cummins Perry, Lance D. Miller, Edward A. Levine
The Safety of Iterative Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis: A High Volume Center Prospectively Maintained Database Analysis
Eliahu Bekhor, Jacquelyn Carr, Margaret Hofstedt, Brianne Sullivan, Daniel Solomon, Natasha Leigh, Nathan Bolton, Benjamin Golas, Umut Sarpel, Daniel Labow, Deepa Magge
ASO Author Reflections: Major Late Complication Rates are Higher for Patients Who Underwent Iterative CRS\HIPEC When Compared to a Singular Procedure
Eliahu Bekhor, Deepa Magge
Extent of Peritoneal Resection for Peritoneal Metastases: Looking Beyond a Complete Cytoreduction
Aditi Bhatt, Olivier Glehen
ASO Author Reflections: Tailoring the Extent of Peritoneal Resection for Peritoneal Metastases According to the Primary Tumor Site
Aditi Bhatt, Olivier Glehen
Staging Laparoscopy is Underutilized in the Management of Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Eric M. Groh, Shreya Gupta, Zachary J. Brown, Lindsey Enewold, Lauren A. Gamble, Jonathan M. Hernandez, Jeremy L. Davis
Modified Gastric Cancer AJCC Staging with a Classification Based on the Ratio of Regional Lymph Node Involvement: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Zeping Huang, Yutong Chen, Wenjun Zhang, Haipeng Liu, Zixian Wang, Youcheng Zhang
Postoperative Chemotherapy for Thoracic Pathological T3N0M0 Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Qifeng Wang, Lin Peng, Tao Li, Wei Dai, Yinchun Jiang, Tianpeng Xie, Qiang Fang, Yi Wang, Lei Wu, Bangrong Cao, Yongtao Han, Jinyi Lang
Margin Positivity in Resectable Esophageal Cancer: Are there Modifiable Risk Factors?
Cary Jo R. Schlick, Rhami Khorfan, David D. Odell, Ryan P. Merkow, David J. Bentrem
ASO Author Reflections: Margin Positivity Following Esophageal Cancer Resection is Associated with Treatment Decisions
Cary Jo R. Schlick, David J. Bentrem
Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy with Cisplatin Plus Fluorouracil for Borderline Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Takeshi Suzuki, Akihiko Okamura, Masayuki Watanabe, Shinji Mine, Yu Imamura, Takao Asari, Hiroki Osumi, Izuma Nakayama, Takashi Ichimura, Mariko Ogura, Akira Ooki, Daisuke Takahari, Kensei Yamaguchi, Keisho Chin
ASO Author Reflections: How Should We Approach Borderline Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma?
Takeshi Suzuki, Akihiko Okamura, Masayuki Watanabe, Keisho Chin
Intensified Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Patients with Potentially Resectable Esophageal Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Jorianne Boers, Annalie Joldersma, Annette D. van Dalsen, Erwin M. Wiegman, B. Ed Schenk, Jacques C. de Graaf, Engelbertus G. J. M. Pierik, Paul R. Timmer, Jan Willem B. de Groot
ASO Author Reflections: Intensified Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Esophagectomy in Esophageal Cancer
Jorianne Boers, Jan Willem B. de Groot
Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer in a Patient with Left Pulmonary Artery Sling
Keita Takahashi, Akihiko Okamura, En Amada, Reiko Otake, Ryotaro Kozuki, Tasuku Toihata, Yu Imamura, Masayuki Watanabe
ASO Author Reflections: Cervicothoracoscopic Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer
Keita Takahashi, Akihiko Okamura, Masayuki Watanabe
Toxicity of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Considerations for the Surgeon
Beth A. Helmink, Christina L. Roland, Colleen M. Kiernan, Jennifer A. Wargo
Enhanced mLST8 Expression Correlates with Tumor Progression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Xiang-Nan Yu, Guang-Cong Zhang, Jia-Lei Sun, Hai-Rong Zhu, Xuan Shi, Guang-Qi Song, Shu-Qiang Weng, Ling Dong, Tao-Tao Liu, Xi-Zhong Shen, Hong-Ying Guo, Ji-Min Zhu
ASO Author Reflections: mLST8 is a Prognostic Biomarker and Involved in Tumor Progression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Xiang-Nan Yu, Xi-Zhong Shen, Hong-Ying Guo, Ji-Min Zhu
Prolonged Length of Stay After Robotic Prostatectomy: Causes and Risk Factors
Marshall C. Strother, Katharine F. Michel, Leilei Xia, Kellie McWilliams, Thomas J. Guzzo, Daniel J. Lee, David I. Lee
ASO Author Reflections: Prolonged Length of Stay After Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy—A Separate Problem from Perioperative Complications
Katharine F. Michel, Marshall C. Strother, Daniel J. Lee, David I. Lee
Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and Tumor Recurrence in Patients with Early T-Stage Cancer of the Lower Rectum
Ian P. Hayes, Elasma Milanzi, Peter Gibbs, Jeanette C. Reece
The Impact of Primary Tumor Location in Synchronous Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Differences in Metastatic Sites and Survival
Nelleke P. M. Brouwer, Dave E. W. van der Kruijssen, Niek Hugen, Ignace H. J. T. de Hingh, Iris D. Nagtegaal, Rob H. A. Verhoeven, Miriam Koopman, Johannes H. W. de Wilt
Size of Sentinel Node Metastasis Predicts Non-sentinel Node Involvement in Endometrial Cancer
Glauco Baiocchi, Henrique Mantoan, Bruna Tirapelli Gonçalves, Carlos Chaves Faloppa, Lillian Yuri Kumagai, Levon Badiglian-Filho, Alexandre Andre Balieiro Anastacio da Costa, Louise De Brot
Defining the Safety Profile for Performing Pancreatoduodenectomy in the Setting of Hyperbilirubinemia
Bofeng Chen, Maxwell T. Trudeau, Laura Maggino, Brett L. Ecker, Luke J. Keele, Ronald P. DeMatteo, Jeffrey A. Drebin, Douglas L. Fraker, Major K. Lee IV, Robert E. Roses, Charles M. Vollmer Jr.
Main Pancreatic Duct to Parenchymal Thickness Ratio at Preoperative Imaging is Associated with Overall Survival in Upfront Resected Pancreatic Cancer
Marta Sandini, Adrian A. Negreros-Osuna, Motaz Qadan, Thomas Hank, Manuel Patino, Cristina R. Ferrone, Andrew L. Warshaw, Keith D. Lillemoe, Dushyant Sahani, Carlos Fernández-del Castillo
The ‘TRIANGLE Operation’ by Laparoscopy: Radical Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Major Vascular Resection for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Head Cancer
Edoardo Rosso, Giuseppe Zimmitti, Antonio Iannelli, Marco Garatti
ASO Author Reflections: Mini-invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy—Moving from Feasible to Radical
Edoardo Rosso, Antonio Iannelli
Microscopic Extracapsular Extension in Sentinel Lymph Nodes Does Not Mandate Axillary Dissection in Z0011-Eligible Patients
Andrea V. Barrio, Stephanie Downs-Canner, Marcia Edelweiss, Kimberly J. Van Zee, Hiram S. Cody III, Mary L. Gemignani, Melissa L. Pilewskie, George Plitas, Mahmoud El-Tamer, Laurie Kirstein, Deborah Capko, Sujata Patil, Monica Morrow
ASO Author Reflections: To Dissect or Not to Dissect—The Clinical Implications of Microscopic Extracapsular Extension in the Sentinel Node
Andrea V. Barrio, Monica Morrow
Recurrence Outcomes After Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction in Patients with Pure Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Zhen Yu Wu, Hee-Jeong Kim, JongWon Lee, Il-Yong Chung, Ji-Sun Kim, Sae-Byul Lee, Byung Ho Son, Jin-Sup Eom, Sung-Bae Kim, Gyung-Yub Gong, Hak-Hee Kim, Sei Hyun Ahn, BeomSeok Ko
ASO Author Reflections: Risk of Locoregional Recurrence After Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction for Pure Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Zhen Yu Wu, BeomSeok Ko
Characterization of Recurrences Following Second Breast-Conserving Surgery with Intraoperative Radiotherapy
Kevin M. Boehm, Jonathan Chen, Samuel Trichter, Hatem Abdallah, Rebecca Zhuo, Eugene J. Nowak, John Ng, Alexander J. Swistel
Effect of a Knowledge-Translation Intervention on Breast Surgeons’ Oncofertility Attitudes and Practices
Ellen Warner, Samantha Yee, Maureen Seminsky, Karen Glass, Shu Foong, Erin Kennedy, Steven Narod, May Lynn Quan
A Prospective Validation Cohort Study of a Prediction Model on Non-sentinel Lymph Node Involvement in Early Breast Cancer
Enqi Qiao, Xingfei Yu, Lingyan Zhou, Chen Wang, Chen Yang, Yang Yu, Daobao Chen, Jian Huang, Hongjian Yang
Impact of Genetic Testing on Risk-Management Behavior of Black Breast Cancer Survivors: A Longitudinal, Observational Study
Claire C. Conley, Monica L. Kasting, Bianca M. Augusto, Jennifer D. Garcia, Deborah Cragun, Brian D. Gonzalez, Jongphil Kim, Kimlin Tam Ashing, Cheryl L. Knott, Chanita Hughes-Halbert, Tuya Pal, Susan T. Vadaparampil
Impact of 21-Gene Expression Assay on Clinical Outcomes in Node-Negative ≤ T1b Breast Cancer
Maria Pomponio, Luke Keele, Elizabeth Hilt, Laura Burkbauer, Macy Goldbach, Susanna Nazarian, Kevin Fox, Julia Tchou
Time to Surgery and the Impact of Delay in the Non-Neoadjuvant Setting on Triple-Negative Breast Cancers and Other Phenotypes
Alina M. Mateo, Anna M. Mazor, Elias Obeid, John M. Daly, Elin R. Sigurdson, Elizabeth A. Handorf, Lyudmila DeMora, Allison A. Aggon, Richard J. Bleicher
Impact of Metastasis Surgery and Alkylating-Agent-Based Chemotherapy on Outcomes of Metastatic Malignant Phyllodes Tumors: A Multicenter Retrospective Study
Mathias Neron, Christophe Sajous, Simon Thezenas, Sophie Piperno-Neumann, Fabien Reyal, Marick Laé, Camille Chakiba, Nicolas Penel, Thomas Ryckewaert, Charles Honoré, François Bertucci, Audrey Monneur, Sébastien Salas, Florence Duffaud, Esma Saada-Bouzid, Nicolas Isambert, Mehdi Brahmi, Isabelle Ray-Coquard, Jean-Yves Blay, Nelly Firmin
Impact of Surgical Margins in Breast Cancer After Preoperative Systemic Chemotherapy on Local Recurrence and Survival
K. Wimmer, M. Bolliger, Z. Bago-Horvath, G. Steger, D. Kauer-Dorner, R. Helfgott, C. Gruber, F. Moinfar, M. Mittlböck, F. Fitzal
18FDG-PET/CT Imaging in Breast Cancer Patients with Clinical Stage IIB or Higher
David Groheux, Elif Hindié
Response to Letter to the Editor: “18FDG-PET/CT Imaging in Breast Cancer Patients with Clinical Stage IIB or Higher”
Marissa K. Srour, Farin Amersi