Issue 9/2019
Content (51 Articles)
Comparing the 7th and 8th Editions of the American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Systems for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Improvements Observed and Future Horizons
Hunter J. Underwood, Kepal N. Patel
Editorial on “Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Does Not Increase Complications in Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Surgery”
Abhishek Chatterjee
Bridging the Gap: Making Sense of the Diverging Evidence for Self-Expandable Metallic Stents in Malignant Colonic Obstructions
Georgios Karagkounis, David Liska
The Combination of Respiratory Comorbidity and Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy May Double the Risk of Anastomotic Leaks After Esophagectomy: Do We Know Enough to Tailor Neoadjuvant Therapies, or Take Other Preemptive Measures in High-Risk Patients?
Magnus Nilsson
Editorial “Discrepancy Between the Clinical and Final Pathological Findings of Lymph Node Metastasis in Superficial Esophageal Cancer”
Rian M. Hasson, Joseph D. Phillips
The Patient Speaks: Importance of Patient Perspectives in Clinical Decision-Making
Sophia K. McKinley, Genevieve M. Boland
Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship Applicants: Trends over Time and the Impact of Board Certification Eligibility
Heather A. Lillemoe, Christopher P. Scally, Celia L. Adams, Brian K. Bednarski, Charles M. Balch, Thomas A. Aloia, Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, Jeffrey E. Lee, Elizabeth G. Grubbs
A Survey of the Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship Programs Regarding Applicant Selection and Rank
Michael M. Wach, Reed I. Ayabe, Samantha M. Ruff, Michael D’Angelica, Sean P. Dineen, Elizabeth G. Grubbs, David Shibata, Lawrence Shirley, Matthew J. Weiss, Jeremy L. Davis, Jonathan M. Hernandez
ASO Author Reflections: Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowships: What Are Programs Looking For?
Michael M. Wach, Elizabeth G. Grubbs, Michael D’Angelica, Jonathan M. Hernandez
Association of Primary Language with Outcomes After Operations Typically Performed to Treat Cancer: Analysis of a Statewide Database
Timothy Feeney, Michael Cassidy, Yorghos Tripodis, David McAneny, Maureen Kavanah, Teviah Sachs, Jennifer F. Tseng, Frederick Thurston Drake
Trends in Volume–Outcome Relationship in Gastrectomies in Texas
Naruhiko Ikoma, Bumyang Kim, Linda S. Elting, Ya-Chen Tina Shih, Brian D. Badgwell, Paul Mansfield
Risk of Recurrence in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Population-Based Comparison of the 7th and 8th Editions of the American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Systems
Tong Gan, Bin Huang, Quan Chen, Heather F. Sinner, Cortney Y. Lee, David A. Sloan, Reese W. Randle
Symptom Burden at the End of Life for Neuroendocrine Tumors: An Analysis of 2579 Prospectively Collected Patient-Reported Outcomes
Julie Hallet, Laura E. Davis, Alyson L. Mahar, Elie Isenberg-Grzeda, Lev D. Bubis, Sten Myrehaug, Haoyu Zhao, Kaitlyn Beyfuss, Lesley Moody, Calvin H. L. Law, Natalie G. Coburn
Outcomes of Lymph Node Dissection for Non-metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Propensity Score-Weighted Analysis of the National Cancer Database
Rui Mao, Hong Zhao, Kan Li, Sheng Luo, Megan Turner, Jian-Qiang Cai, Dan Blazer III
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy does not Increase Complications in Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Surgery
Karri Adamson, Mariana Chavez-MacGregor, Abigail Caudle, Benjamin Smith, Donald Baumann, Jun Liu, Mark Schaverien
Is Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Required for a Core Biopsy Diagnosis of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ with Microinvasion?
Meghan R. Flanagan, Michelle Stempel, Edi Brogi, Monica Morrow, Hiram S. Cody III
Predicting Outcome in Mammary Phyllodes Tumors: Relevance of Clinicopathological Features
Joshua Li, Julia Y. Tsang, Clement Chen, Siu-Ki Chan, Sai-Yin Cheung, Cherry Wu, Ava Kwong, Jintao Hu, Hong Hu, Dongxian Zhou, Gary M. Tse
Clinical Validation of the BREAST-Q Breast-Conserving Therapy Module
Ilona Stolpner, Jörg Heil, Manuel Feißt, Maria Margarete Karsten, Walter P. Weber, Jens-Uwe Blohmer, Tobias Forster, Michael Golatta, Florian Schütz, Christof Sohn, André Hennigs
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Timing and Postoperative Complications
Alex J. Bartholomew, Ornela A. Dervishaj, Michael Sosin, Lauren T. Kerivan, Shawndeep S. Tung, Diana L. Caragacianu, Shawna C. Willey, Eleni A. Tousimis
Omitting Postoperative Wound Drainage After Mastectomy With Skin-Flap Quilting
B. ten Wolde, F. F. R. Strobbe, M. Schlooz-de Vries, F. J. H. van den Wildenberg, M. Keemers-Gels, J. H. W. de Wilt, L. J. A. Strobbe
Clinicopathological Features and Disease Outcome in Breast Cancer Patients with Hormonal Receptor Discordance between Core Needle Biopsy and Following Surgical Sample
Siji Zhu, Jiayi Wu, Ou Huang, Jianrong He, Li Zhu, Yafen Li, Weiguo Chen, Xiaochun Fei, Xiaosong Chen, Kunwei Shen
Oncologic Outcomes of Self-Expandable Metallic Stent as a Bridge to Surgery and Safety and Feasibility of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Acute Malignant Colonic Obstruction
Seung Yoon Yang, Youn Young Park, Yoon Dae Han, Min Soo Cho, Hyuk Hur, Byung Soh Min, Kang Young Lee, Nam Kyu Kim
Assessment of the Value of Comorbidity Indices for Risk Adjustment in Colorectal Surgery Patients
Paul Strombom, Maria Widmar, Metin Keskin, Renee L. Gennarelli, Patricio Lynn, J. Joshua Smith, Jose G. Guillem, Philip B. Paty, Garrett M. Nash, Martin R. Weiser, Julio Garcia-Aguilar
Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients Undergoing Resection of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases. Clinical Utility for Long-Term Outcome: A Prospective Trial
Virginia Arrazubi, Elena Mata, María Luisa Antelo, Antonio Tarifa, Javier Herrera, Cruz Zazpe, Lucía Teijeira, Antonio Viudez, Javier Suárez, Irene Hernández, Ruth Vera
The Disease-Free Interval Between Resection of Primary Colorectal Malignancy and the Detection of Hepatic Metastases Predicts Disease Recurrence But Not Overall Survival
Diederik J. Höppener, Pieter M. H. Nierop, Martinus J. van Amerongen, Pim B. Olthof, Boris Galjart, Thomas M. van Gulik, Johannes H. W. de Wilt, Dirk J. Grünhagen, Nuh N. Rahbari, Cornelis Verhoef
Mathematical Modeling of the Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Microenvironment Defines the Importance of Cytotoxic Lymphocyte Infiltration and Presence of PD-L1 on Antigen Presenting Cells
Jenny Lazarus, Morgan D. Oneka, Souptik Barua, Tomasz Maj, Mirna Perusina Lanfranca, Lawrence Delrosario, Lei Sun, J. Joshua Smith, Michael I. D’Angelica, Jinru Shia, Jiayun M. Fang, Jiaqi Shi, Marina Pasca Di Magliano, Weiping Zou, Arvind Rao, Timothy L. Frankel
Methylprednisolone Inhibits Tumor Growth and Peritoneal Seeding Induced by Surgical Stress and Postoperative Complications
Yoshiki Taniguchi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Takaomi Hagi, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Makoto Yamasaki, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki
A Population-Based Comparison of the AJCC 7th and AJCC 8th Editions for Patients Diagnosed with Stage III Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma in Sweden
Karolin Isaksson, Dimitrios Katsarelias, Rasmus Mikiver, Ana Carneiro, Lars Ny, Roger Olofsson Bagge
Utility of Level III Axillary Node Dissection in Melanoma Patients with Palpable Axillary Lymph Node Disease
David A. Mahvi, Mark Fairweather, Charles H. Yoon, Nancy L. Cho
Focused Ultrasound Surveillance of Lymph Nodes Following Lymphoscintigraphy Without Sentinel Node Biopsy: A Useful and Safe Strategy in Elderly or Frail Melanoma Patients
Norbertus A. Ipenburg, John F. Thompson, Roger F. Uren, David Chung, Omgo E. Nieweg
Cardiorespiratory Comorbidity and Postoperative Complications following Esophagectomy: a European Multicenter Cohort Study
F. Klevebro, J. A. Elliott, A. Slaman, B. D. Vermeulen, S. Kamiya, C. Rosman, S. S. Gisbertz, P. R. Boshier, J. V. Reynolds, I. Rouvelas, G. B. Hanna, M. I. van Berge Henegouwen, S. R. Markar
Discrepancy Between the Clinical and Final Pathological Findings of Lymph Node Metastasis in Superficial Esophageal Cancer
Junya Aoyama, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Shuhei Mayanagi, Kazumasa Fukuda, Tomoyuki Irino, Rieko Nakamura, Norihito Wada, Tatsuya Suzuki, Kaori Kameyama, Yuko Kitagawa
Treatment-Related Lymphopenia Predicts Pathologic Complete Response and Recurrence in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy
Qiaoqiao Li, Sha Zhou, Shiliang Liu, Songran Liu, Hong Yang, Lei Zhao, Mengzhong Liu, Yonghong Hu, Mian Xi
Nomogram to Predict Overall Survival for Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients After Radical Esophagectomy
Wei Deng, Wencheng Zhang, Jinsong Yang, Wenjie Ni, Shufei Yu, Chen Li, Xiao Chang, Zongmei Zhou, Dongfu Chen, Qinfu Feng, Xiaohui Chen, Yu Lin, Kunshou Zhu, Xiongwei Zheng, Jie He, Shugeng Gao, Qi Xue, Yousheng Mao, Guiyu Cheng, Kelin Sun, Xiangyang Liu, Dekang Fang, Junqiang Chen, Zefen Xiao
Prophylactic Cervical Lymph Node Dissection in Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer Increases Postoperative Complications and Does Not Improve Survival
Yasufumi Koterazawa, Taro Oshikiri, Gosuke Takiguchi, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Masashi Yamamoto, Shingo Kanaji, Kimihiro Yamashita, Takeru Matsuda, Tetsu Nakamura, Yasuhiro Fujino, Masahiro Tominaga, Satoshi Suzuki, Yoshihiro Kakeji
Natural History of Gastric Cancer: Observational Study of Gastric Cancer Patients Not Treated During Follow-Up
Seung-Young Oh, Jeong-Hwan Lee, Hyuk-Joon Lee, Tae Han Kim, Yeon-Ju Huh, Hye-Seong Ahn, Yun-Suhk Suh, Seong-Ho Kong, Ga Hee Kim, Su Joa Ahn, Se Hyung Kim, Yunhee Choi, Han-Kwang Yang
In Patients with Localized and Resectable Gastric Cancer, What is the Optimal Extent of Lymph Node Dissection—D1 Versus D2 Versus D3?
Harveshp Mogal, Ryan Fields, Shishir K. Maithel, Konstantinos Votanopoulos
Impact of Radical Hysterectomy Versus Simple Hysterectomy on Survival of Patients with Stage 2 Endometrial Cancer: A Meta-analysis
Ting Liu, Hua Tu, Yongxue Li, Zhimin Liu, Guochen Liu, Haifeng Gu
Maximal-Effort Cytoreductive Surgery for Ovarian Cancer Patients with a High Tumor Burden: Variations in Practice and Impact on Outcome
Marcia Hall, Konstantinos Savvatis, Katherine Nixon, Maria Kyrgiou, Kuhan Hariharan, Malcolm Padwick, Owen Owens, Paula Cunnea, Jeremy Campbell, Alan Farthing, Richard Stumpfle, Ignacio Vazquez, Neale Watson, Jonathan Krell, Hani Gabra, Gordon Rustin, Christina Fotopoulou
Long-Term Prognosis of Unilateral and Multifocal Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma After Unilateral Lobectomy Versus Total Thyroidectomy
Ye Won Jeon, Hong Gi Gwak, Seung Taek Lim, Jean Schneider, Young Jin Suh
Therapeutic Index Associated with Lymphadenectomy Among Patients with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Which Patients Benefit the Most from Nodal Evaluation?
Kota Sahara, Diamantis I. Tsilimigras, Katiuscha Merath, Fabio Bagante, Alfredo Guglielmi, Luca Aldrighetti, Matthew Weiss, Todd W. Bauer, Sorin Alexandrescu, George A. Poultsides, Shishir K. Maithel, Hugo P. Marques, Guillaume Martel, Carlo Pulitano, Feng Shen, Olivier Soubrane, B. Groot Koerkamp, Ryusei Matsuyama, Itaru Endo, Timothy M. Pawlik
ASO Author Reflections: Which Patients Benefit the Most From Lymphadenectomy During Resection for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma?
Kota Sahara, Diamantis I. Tsilimigras, Timothy M. Pawlik
Cholangiographic Tumor Classification for Simple Patient Selection Prior to Hepatopancreatoduodenectomy for Cholangiocarcinoma
Yoshitaka Toyoda, Tomoki Ebata, Takashi Mizuno, Yukihiro Yokoyama, Tsuyoshi Igami, Junpei Yamaguchi, Shunsuke Onoe, Nobuyuki Watanabe, Masato Nagino
Laparoscopic Isolated Total Caudate Lobectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Located in the Paracaval Portion of the Cirrhotic Liver
Fei Liu, Yonggang Wei, Bo Li
Robotic Left Hepatectomy and Roux-en-Y Hepaticojejunostomy After Bile Duct Injury
Marcel Autran Machado, Rodrigo C. Surjan, Andre O. Ardengh, Fabio Makdissi
Quality of Life Following Major Laparoscopic or Open Pancreatic Resection
Robert J. Torphy, Brandon C. Chapman, Chloe Friedman, Christina Nguyen, Christan G. Bartsch, Cheryl Meguid, Steven A. Ahrendt, Martin D. McCarter, Marco Del Chiaro, Richard D. Schulick, Barish H. Edil, Ana Gleisner
The CANLPH Score, an Integrative Model of Systemic Inflammation and Nutrition Status (SINS), Predicts Clinical Outcomes After Surgery in Renal Cell Carcinoma: Data From a Multicenter Cohort in Japan
Kazumasa Komura, Takeshi Hashimoto, Takuya Tsujino, Ryu Muraoka, Takeshi Tsutsumi, Naoya Satake, Tomohisa Matsunaga, Yuki Yoshikawa, Tomoaki Takai, Koichiro Minami, Kohei Taniguchi, Hirofumi Uehara, Tomohito Tanaka, Hajime Hirano, Hayahito Nomi, Naokazu Ibuki, Kiyoshi Takahara, Teruo Inamoto, Yoshio Ohno, Haruhito Azuma
Reflection on Consensus Statement on Oncoplastic Surgery
Gustavo Zucca-Matthes, Gail Lebovic
Author's Response to Reflexion on Consensus Statement on Oncoplastic Surgery, by Zucca-Matthes, Gustavo, et al.
Abhishek Chatterjee
Laparoscopic Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy is Safe for Patients with Peritoneal Metastases from Gastric Cancer and May Lead to Gastrectomy
C. Eveno, T. Voron, G. Piessen
Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding “Laparoscopic Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy is Safe for Patients with Peritoneal Metastases from Gastric Cancer and May Lead to Gastrectomy”
Timothy E. Newhook, Brian D. Badgwell