Issue 1/2008
Content (62 Articles)
Is Routine Use of Sentinel Node Biopsy Justified in Colon Cancer?
Michael Nicholl, Anton J. Bilchik
Prognostic Factors for Primary GIST: Prime Time for Personalized Therapy?
Chandrajit P. Raut, Ronald P. DeMatteo
Heading in the Right Direction: Improved Outcome of Surgery for Advanced Colorectal Liver Metastases
Alan W. Hemming
Adjuvant Therapy after Resection of Hepatic Colorectal Metastases
Bernardo Sandoval, Yuman Fong
Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Resection for Resectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: Time for a Randomized Trial?
Steven A. Curley
Is Case Volume the Only Surrogate for Oncologic Surgical Quality?
Frederick L. Greene
Ductal Carcinoma in Situ: Through a Glass, Darkly
Michael D. Lagios, Melvin J. Silverstein
Status of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Gynecological Cancers
Charles F. Levenback
The Predominant Role of Surgery in the Prevention and New Trends in the Surgical Treatment of Women With BRCA1/2 Mutations
Michael Fatouros, Georgios Baltoyiannis, Dimitrios H. Roukos
Anemia and Transfusions in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Cancer
Randal S. Weber, Nicolas Jabbour, Robert C. G. Martin II
Sentinel Lymph Node Evaluation Does Not Improve Staging Accuracy in Colon Cancer
Sherry J. Lim, Barry W. Feig, Huamin Wang, Kelly K. Hunt, Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas, John M. Skibber, Vickie Ellis, Karen Cleary, George J. Chang
Surgically Managed Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: A Comparative and Prognostic Analysis
Imran Hassan, Y. Nancy You, Roman Shyyan, Eric J. Dozois, Thomas C. Smyrk, Scott H. Okuno, Cathy D. Schleck, David O. Hodge, John H. Donohue
Can intra-operative intraperitoneal free cancer cell detection techniques identify patients at higher recurrence risk following curative colorectal cancer resection: a meta-analysis
Sushil Rekhraj, Omer Aziz, Shirish Prabhudesai, Emmanouil Zacharakis, Franziska Mohr, Thanos Athanasiou, Ara Darzi, Paul Ziprin
Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) is an Independent Prognostic Indicator of Worse Outcome in Gastric Cancer Patients
Eva Lieto, Francesca Ferraraccio, Michele Orditura, Paolo Castellano, Anna La Mura, Margherita Pinto, Anna Zamboli, Ferdinando De Vita, Gennaro Galizia
High-Volume versus Low-Volume for Esophageal Resections for Cancer: The Essential Role of Case-Mix Adjustments based on Clinical Data
Michael W. Wouters, Bas P. Wijnhoven, Henrieke E. Karim-Kos, Harriet G. Blaauwgeers, Laurents P. Stassen, Willem-Hans Steup, Huug W. Tilanus, Rob A. Tollenaar
A Highly Active and Tolerable Neoadjuvant Regimen Combining Paclitaxel, Carboplatin, 5-FU, and Radiation Therapy in Patients with Stage II and III Esophageal Cancer
L. van de Schoot, E. A. P. M. Romme, M. J. van der Sangen, G. J. Creemers, G. van Lijnschoten, O. J. Repelaer van Driel, H. J. T. Rutten, G. A. P. Nieuwenhuijzen
Activin A Causes Cancer Cell Aggressiveness in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells
Keiji Yoshinaga, Keishi Yamashita, Koshi Mimori, Fumiaki Tanaka, Hiroshi Inoue, Masaki Mori
Clinicopathologic Features of Superficial Esophageal Cancer: Results of Consecutive 100 Patients
Mitsuo Tachibana, Noriyuki Hirahara, Shoichi Kinugasa, Hiroshi Yoshimura
Laparoscopic Resection of Abdominal Neuroblastoma
Marc-David Leclair, Pascal de Lagausie, François Becmeur, François Varlet, Caroline Thomas, Jean-Stéphane Valla, Thierry Petit, Pascale Philippe-Chomette, Pierre-Yves Mure, Sabine Sarnacki, Jean Michon, Yves Heloury
Survival and Health Outcomes After Cytoreductive Surgery With Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy for Disseminated Peritoneal Cancer of Appendiceal Origin
Richard P. McQuellon, Gregory B. Russell, Perry Shen, John H. Stewart IV, Weston Saunders, Edward A. Levine
Improved Long-Term Outcome of Surgery for Advanced Colorectal Liver Metastases: Reasons and Implications for Management on the Basis of a Severity Score
Axel Andres, Pietro E. Majno, Philippe Morel, Laura Rubbia-Brandt, Emiliano Giostra, Pascal Gervaz, Sylvain Terraz, Abdelkarim S. Allal, Arnaud D. Roth, Gilles Mentha
Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Resection for Resectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: Time for a Randomized Trial?
Stefaan Mulier, Yicheng Ni, Jacques Jamart, Luc Michel, Guy Marchal, Theo Ruers
A Phase II Prospective Multi-institutional Trial of Adjuvant Active Specific Immunotherapy Following Curative Resection of Colorectal Cancer Hepatic Metastases: Cancer and Leukemia Group B Study 89903
Mitchell C. Posner, Donna Niedzwiecki, Alan P. Venook, Donna R. Hollis, Hedy L. Kindler, Edward W. Martin, Richard L. Schilsky, Richard M. Goldberg
Impact of Total Lymph Node Count and Lymph Node Ratio on Staging and Survival after Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Large, Population-Based Analysis
Mark B. Slidell, David C. Chang, John L. Cameron, Christopher Wolfgang, Joseph M. Herman, Richard D. Schulick, Michael A. Choti, Timothy M. Pawlik
Variations in Surgical Treatment and Outcomes of Patients With Pancreatic Cancer: A Population-Based Study
Anand Govindarajan, Jensen C. C. Tan, Nancy N. Baxter, Natalie G. Coburn, Calvin H. L. Law
Second-Look Operation for Unresectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma at a High-Volume Center
Christoph W. Michalski, Jörg Kleeff, Jeannine Bachmann, Jaber AlKhatib, Mert Erkan, Irene Esposito, Ulf Hinz, Helmut Friess, Markus W. Büchler
Noninvasive Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms can be Safely and Effectively Treated by Limited Pancreatectomy
Yu-Wen Tien, Rey-Heng Hu, Ji-Shiang Hung, Hsiu-Po Wang, Po-Huang Lee
Treatment Guidelines for Branch Duct Type Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas: When Can We Operate or Observe?
Jin-Young Jang, Sun-Whe Kim, Seung Eun Lee, Sung Hoon Yang, Kuhn Uk Lee, Young Joo Lee, Song Chul Kim, Duck Jong Han, Dong Wook Choi, Seong Ho Choi, Jin Seok Heo, Baik Hwan Cho, Hee Chul Yu, Dong Sup Yoon, Woo Jung Lee, Hee-Eun Lee, Gyeong Hoon Kang, Jeong Min Lee
Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Cancer: Technical Aspects of the Retroperitoneal Soft Tissue Dissection to Maximize a Negative Surgical Margin
Nicholas J. Zyromski, Thomas J. Howard
Long-Term Results of Liver Resection for Non-colorectal, Non-neuroendocrine Metastases
Thomas R. O’Rourke, Paris Tekkis, Shinn Yeung, Jonathan Fawcett, Stephen Lynch, Russell Strong, Daryl Wall, Timothy G. John, Fenella Welsh, Myrddin Rees
Hepatic Arterial Infusion of Oxaliplatin and Intravenous LV5FU2 in Unresectable Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer after Systemic Chemotherapy Failure
Valérie Boige, David Malka, Dominique Elias, Marine Castaing, Thierry De Baere, Diane Goere, Clarisse Dromain, Marc Pocard, Michel Ducreux
Radiofrequency Ablation for Metachronous Liver Metastasis from Colorectal Cancer after Curative Surgery
In Ja Park, Hee Cheol Kim, Chang Sik Yu, Pyo Nyun Kim, Hyung Jin Won, Jin Cheon Kim
Right Hemihepatectomy for Metastatic Cloacogenic Carcinoma using the Staple Technique
Fady K. Balaa, T. Clark Gamblin, Jason T. Heckman, David A. Geller
Clinical Outcome after Selective Treatment of Patients Diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast
Philip Meijnen, Hester S. A. Oldenburg, Johannes L. Peterse, Harry Bartelink, Emiel J. Th. Rutgers
Development of New Cancers in Patients with DCIS: The M.D. Anderson Experience
Shaheenah Dawood, Kristine Broglio, Ana M. Gonzalez-Angulo, Shu-Wan Kau, Wei Yang, Constance Albarracin, Funda Meric, Gabriel Hortobagyi, Richard Theriault
The Critical Role of Axillary Ultrasound and Aspiration Biopsy in the Management of Breast Cancer Patients with Clinically Negative Axilla
J. L. Hinson, P. McGrath, A. Moore, J. T. Davis, Y. M. Brill, E. Samoilova, M. Cibull, M. Hester, E. Romond, K. Weisinger, L. M. Samayoa
Sentinel Node Positivity Rates With and Without Frozen Section for Breast Cancer
Nimmi Arora, Diana Martins, Tara L. Huston, Paul Christos, Syed Hoda, Michael P. Osborne, Alexander J. Swistel, Eleni Tousimis, Peter I. Pressman, Rache M. Simmons
Morbidity in Breast Cancer Patients with Sentinel Node Metastases Undergoing Delayed Axillary Lymph Node Dissection (ALND) Compared with Immediate ALND
Amit Goyal, Robert G. Newcombe, Alok Chhabra, Robert E. Mansel
Sentinel Node Biopsy is Important in Mastectomy for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Francisco J. Dominguez, Mehra Golshan, Dalliah M. Black, Kevin S. Hughes, Michele A. Gadd, Roger Christian, Beth-Ann Lesnikoski, Michelle Specht, James Michaelson, Barbara L. Smith
Desmoid Tumors (Fibromatoses) of the Breast: A 25-Year Experience
Heather B. Neuman, Edi Brogi, Amber Ebrahim, Murray F. Brennan, Kimberly J. Van Zee
A Significant Correlation between Nuclear CXCR4 Expression and Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Hormonal Receptor Negative Breast Cancer
Sang Uk Woo, Jeoung Won Bae, Chul Hwan Kim, Jae Bok Lee, Byum Whan Koo
Combined [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography (FDG-PET/CT) for Detection of Recurrent, 131I-Negative Thyroid Cancer
Steven E. Finkelstein, Perry W. Grigsby, Barry A. Siegel, Farrokh Dehdashti, Jeffrey F. Moley, Bruce L. Hall
Failure to Recognize Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2B: More Common Than We Think?
Curtis J. Wray, Thereasa A. Rich, Steven G. Waguespack, Jeffrey E. Lee, Nancy D. Perrier, Douglas B. Evans
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Histologically Ambiguous Melanocytic Tumors With Spitzoid Features (So-Called Atypical Spitzoid Tumors)
Rajmohan Murali, Raghwa N. Sharma, John F. Thompson, Jonathan R. Stretch, C. Soon Lee, Stanley W. McCarthy, Richard A. Scolyer
N-Ratio: a Novel Independent Prognostic Factor for Patients with Stage-III Cutaneous Melanoma
Carlo Riccardo Rossi, Simone Mocellin, Sandro Pasquali, Pierluigi Pilati, Donato Nitti
Primary Cutaneous Melanoma with Regression Does not Require a Lower Threshold for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Katherine T. Morris, Klaus J. Busam, Suzannah Bero, Ami Patel, Mary S. Brady
Diagnostic Accuracy of Fine Needle Biopsy for Metastatic Melanoma and Its Implications for Patient Management
Anna Doubrovsky, Richard A. Scolyer, Rajmohan Murali, Paul R. McKenzie, Geoffrey F. Watson, C. Soon Lee, Duncan J. McLeod, William H. McCarthy, Roger F. Uren, Jonathan R. Stretch, Robyn P. Saw, John F. Thompson
Should Pelvic and Para-aortic Lymphadenectomy Be Different Depending on Histological Subtype in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer?
Natacha Roger, Yaelle Zafrani, Catherine Uzan, Sebastien Gouy, Annie Rey, Patricia Pautier, Catherine Lhommé, Pierre Duvillard, Damienne Castaigne, Philippe Morice
Pharmacokinetics of Oxaliplatin During Open Versus Laparoscopically Assisted Heated Intraoperative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC): An Experimental Study
Amélie Gesson-Paute, Gwenael Ferron, Fabienne Thomas, Emanuelle Cohen de Lara, Etienne Chatelut, Denis Querleu
‘Telangiectatic’ Transformation in Soft Tissue Sarcomas. A Clinicopathology Analysis of an Aggressive Feature of High-grade Sarcomas
Amir Sternheim, Xiaolong Jin, Barry Shmookler, James Jelinek, Martin M. Malawer
Predictors of Complications and Outcomes of External Hemipelvectomy Wounds: Account of 160 Consecutive Cases
Alex Senchenkov, Steven L. Moran, Paul M. Petty, James Knoetgen III, Ricky P. Clay, Uldis Bite, Sunni A. Barnes, Franklin H. Sim
Preservation of the Internal Jugular Vein in the Radical Treatment of Node-Positive Neck—Is It Safe?
Everton Pontes Martins, João Gonçalves Filho, Ivan Marcelo Gonçalves Agra, André Lopes Carvalho, José Magrin, Luiz Paulo Kowalski
Microsurgical Tissue Transfers for Head and Neck Reconstruction in Patients with Alcohol-Induced Mental Disorder
Yur-Ren Kuo, Seng-Feng Jeng, Kuan-Miao Lin, Szu-Jen Hou, Chih-Ying Su, Chih-Yen Chien, Ker-Li Hsueh, Eng-Yen Huang
The Negative Sestamibi Scan: Is a Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy Still Possible?
Antonio Toniato, Dario Casara, Mariarosa Pelizzo
Peritoneal Recurrence for Gastric Cancer: Can It Be Prevented?
Theodore Liakakos
Practice Pearl: A Novel Use of Tranexamic Acid for Decreasing the Blood Loss of Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Ablation
Hamid Namazi, Kamran Mozaffarian
Does Lymphadenectomy Improve Survival of Patients with Solid Tumors?
Theodore Liakakos, Dimitrios H. Roukos
Lymphadenectomy in Surgical Oncology
Dimosthenis Ziogas, Georgios Baltogiannis, Michael Fatouros
Response to Letters-to-the-Editor: Role of Lymphadenectomy in Solid Tumors—An Update on the Clinical Data
James E. Gervasoni Jr, Samer Sbayi, Blake Cady
Axillary Reverse Mapping in Breast Cancer: Can we Spare what we Find?
Riccardo Ponzone, Paola Mininanni, Elisa Cassina, Piero Sismondi
Comments to the Letter to the Editor by Dr. Ponzone
Claude Nos, Benedicte Lesieur, Krishna B. Clough, Marie-Anne Collignon, Fabrice Lecuru