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Annals of Surgical Oncology

Issue 12/2011

Content (41 Articles)

Melanomas

What is the Significance of the In Transit or Interval Sentinel Node in Melanoma?

Jonathan S. Zager, Christopher A. Puleo, Vernon K. Sondak

Palliative Care

When a Chance to Cut Is Not a Chance to Cure: A Future for Palliative Surgery?

Paul J. Mosca, Dan G. Blazer III, Jane L. Wheeler, Amy P. Abernethy

Healthcare Policy and Outcomes

Rates of Venous Thromboembolism Among Patients with Major Surgery for Cancer

Jeffrey Hammond, Chris Kozma, James C. Hart, Somesh Nigam, Mehmet Daskiran, Andrew Paris, John I. Mackowiak

Healthcare Policy and Outcomes

Mechanisms of Improved Outcomes for Breast Cancer between Surgical Oncologists and General Surgeons

William C. Dooley, Jinju Bong, Jeanene Parker

Open Access Colorectal Cancer

Prognostic Value of Resection of Primary Tumor in Patients with Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Retrospective Analysis of Two Randomized Studies and a Review of the Literature

Sabine Venderbosch, Johannes H. de Wilt, Steven Teerenstra, Olaf J. Loosveld, Aart van Bochove, Harm A. Sinnige, Geert-Jan M. Creemers, Margot E. Tesselaar, Linda Mol, Cornelis J. A. Punt, Miriam Koopman

Colorectal Cancer

Evaluation of Guanylyl Cyclase C Lymph Node Status for Colon Cancer Staging and Prognosis

Daniel J. Sargent, Murray B. Resnick, Michael O. Meyers, Atoussa Goldar-Najafi, Thomas Clancy, Sharlene Gill, Gary O. Siemons, Qian Shi, Brian M. Bot, Tsung-Teh Wu, Guillaume Beaudry, Jean-François Haince, Yves Fradet

Colorectal Cancer

Clinical Significance of Pre- to Post-Chemoradiotherapy s-CEA Reduction Ratio in Rectal Cancer Patients Treated with Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy and Curative Resection

Chan Wook Kim, Chang Sik Yu, Song-Soo Yang, Kyung Ho Kim, Yong Sik Yoon, Sang Nam Yoon, Seok-Byung Lim, Jin Cheon Kim

Colorectal Cancer

MRI Predictive Factors for Long-Term Outcomes of Low Rectal Tumours

Oliver C. Shihab, Fiona Taylor, Gisella Salerno, Richard J. Heald, Philip Quirke, Brendan J. Moran, Gina Brown

Colorectal Cancer

Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer is an Easy and Effective Tool to Identify Retrospectively Lynch Syndrome

José Perea, Yolanda Rodríguez, Daniel Rueda, José C. Marín, José Díaz-Tasende, Edurne Álvaro, Cristina Alegre, Irene Osorio, Francisco Colina, Manuel Lomas, Manuel Hidalgo, Javier Benítez, Miguel Urioste

Melanomas

Treatment and Prognostic Significance of Positive Interval Sentinel Nodes in Patients with Primary Cutaneous Melanoma

Nick Verwer, Richard A. Scolyer, Roger F. Uren, Julie Winstanley, Philip T. Brown, Johannes H. W. de Wilt, John F. Thompson

Open Access Melanomas

Therapeutic Surgical Management of Palpable Melanoma Groin Metastases: Superficial or Combined Superficial and Deep Groin Lymph Node Dissection

A. P. T. van der Ploeg, A. C. J. van Akkooi, P. I. M. Schmitz, A. N. van Geel, J. H. de Wilt, A. M. M. Eggermont, C. Verhoef

Melanomas

Inguinopelvic Lymphadenectomy Following Positive Inguinal Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Melanoma: True Frequency of Synchronous Pelvic Metastases

Carrie K. Chu, Keith A. Delman, Grant W. Carlson, Andrea C. Hestley, Douglas R. Murray

Gastrointestinal Oncology

Molecular Imaging of Proliferation and Glucose Utilization: Utility for Monitoring Response and Prognosis after Neoadjuvant Therapy in Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer

Katja Ott, Ken Herrmann, Tibor Schuster, Rupert Langer, Karen Becker, Hinrich A. Wieder, Hans-Jürgen Wester, Jörg-Rüdiger Siewert, Christian Meyer zum Büschenfelde, Andreas K. Buck, Dirk Wilhelm, Matthias P. A. Ebert, Christian Peschel, Markus Schwaiger, Florian Lordick, Bernd Joachim Krause

Gastrointestinal Oncology

Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy is Safe and Effective Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy

Kfir Ben-David, George Rossidis, Robert A. Zlotecki, Stephen R. Grobmyer, Juan C. Cendan, George A. Sarosi, Steven N. Hochwald

Gastrointestinal Oncology

Carbonic Anhydrase IX Overexpression is Associated with Diminished Prognosis in Esophageal Cancer and Correlates with Her-2 Expression

Peter Birner, Bettina Jesch, Julia Friedrich, Martin Riegler, Johannes Zacherl, Michael Hejna, Fritz Wrba, Andrea Schultheis, Sebastian F. Schoppmann

Open Access Gastrointestinal Oncology

FDG-PET Parameters as Prognostic Factor in Esophageal Cancer Patients: A Review

J. M. T. Omloo, M. van Heijl, O. S. Hoekstra, M. I. van Berge Henegouwen, J. J. B. van Lanschot, G. W. Sloof

Gastrointestinal Oncology

Survival Factors in Patients with Recurrence After Curative Resection of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinomas

Hiroshi Miyata, Makoto Yamasaki, Yukinori Kurokawa, Shuji Takiguchi, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara, Koji Konishi, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki

Gastrointestinal Oncology

Elevated Preoperative Neutrophil:Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Postoperative Disease Recurrence in Esophageal Cancer

Reem Z. Sharaiha, Karim J. Halazun, Farooq Mirza, Jeffrey L. Port, Paul C. Lee, Alfred I. Neugut, Nasser K. Altorki, Julian A. Abrams

Thoracic Oncology

High Expression of Y-Box-Binding Protein-1 is Associated with Poor Survival in Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Yong Li, Zhe-Sheng Wen, Hao-Xian Yang, Rong-Zhen Luo, Ying Zhang, Mei-Fang Zhang, Xin Wang, Wei-Hua Jia

Thoracic Oncology

Expression of the Transient Receptor Potential Channel C3 Correlates with a Favorable Prognosis in Patients with Adenocarcinoma of the Lung

Hajime Saito, Yoshihiro Minamiya, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Naoko Takahashi, Manabu Ito, Hiroshi Toda, Hayato Konno, Masafumi Mitsui, Satoru Motoyama, Jun-ichi Ogawa

Hepatobiliary Tumors

Clinically Relevant Biomarkers to Select Patients for Targeted Inhibitor Therapy after Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Sameer H. Patel, Peter J. Kneuertz, Maria Delgado, David A. Kooby, Charles A. Staley III, Bassel F. El-Rayes, John S. Kauh, Juan M. Sarmiento, Steven Hanish, Cynthia Cohen, Alton B. Farris III, Shishir K. Maithel

Original Article - Hepatobiliary Tumors

Radiofrequency-Assisted Hepatic Resection

Madhava Pai, Charis Kyriakides, Sameh Mikhail, Nagy Habib, Duncan Spalding, Long Jiao, Daniel Cherqui

Breast Oncology

A Multicentered, Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing Radioguided Seed Localization to Standard Wire Localization for Nonpalpable, Invasive and in situ Breast Carcinomas

Peter J. Lovrics, Charlie H. Goldsmith, Nicole Hodgson, David McCready, Gabriela Gohla, Colm Boylan, Sylvie Cornacchi, Michael Reedijk

Breast Oncology

Axillary Failure in Patients Treated with MammoSite Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation

Majd Aburabia, Robert E. Roses, Henry M. Kuerer, Richard Fine, Peter D. Beitsch, Sharad Goyal, Bruce Haffty, Maureen Lyden, Frank A. Vicini

Breast Oncology

SPIO-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Detection of Metastases in Sentinel Nodes Localized by Computed Tomography Lymphography in Patients with Breast Cancer

Kazuyoshi Motomura, Makoto Ishitobi, Yoshifumi Komoike, Hiroki Koyama, Atsushi Noguchi, Hiroshi Sumino, Youji Kumatani, Hideo Inaji, Takashi Horinouchi, Katsuyuki Nakanishi

Endocrine Tumors

Normal PTH Levels in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Still the Same Disease?

Amanda L. Amin, Tracy S. Wang, Thomas J. Wade, Tina W. F. Yen

Endocrine Tumors

Expression Profiling of Difficult-to-diagnose Thyroid Histologic Subtypes Shows Distinct Expression Profiles and Identify Candidate Diagnostic microRNAs

Mio Kitano, Reza Rahbari, Erin E. Patterson, Yin Xiong, Nijaguna B. Prasad, Yongchun Wang, Martha A. Zeiger, Electron Kebebew

Gynecologic Oncology

The Impact of Tumor Morcellation During Surgery on the Outcomes of Patients with Apparently Early Low-Grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma of the Uterus

Jeong-Yeol Park, Dae-Yeon Kim, Jong-Hyeok Kim, Yong-Man Kim, Young-Tak Kim, Joo-Hyun Nam

Gynecologic Oncology

Prognostic Significance of Stromal Microinvasion in the Intestinal Type of Ovarian Mucinous Adenocarcinoma

Kun-Young Kong, Jeong-Yeol Park, Dae-Yeon Kim, Jong-Hyeok Kim, Yong-Man Kim, Kyu-Rae Kim, Young-Tak Kim, Joo-Hyun Nam

Gynecologic Oncology

Class III Nerve-sparing Radical Hysterectomy Versus Standard Class III Radical Hysterectomy: An Observational Study

Antonino Ditto, Fabio Martinelli, Flavia Mattana, Claudio Reato, Eugenio Solima, Marialuisa Carcangiu, Edward Haeusler, Luigi Mariani, Francesco Raspagliesi

Head and Neck Oncology

Selective Organ Preservation in Operable Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas Guided by Primary Site Restaging Biopsy: Long-Term Results of Two Sequential Brown University Oncology Group Chemoradiotherapy Studies

Harold J. Wanebo, Ritesh Rathore, Prakash Chougule, Michael R. DiSiena, R. James Koness, Robert G. McRae, Peter T. Nigri, Kathy Radie-Keane, Neal Ready

Head and Neck Oncology

Clinical Implications of Bilateral Lateral Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Risk Factor for Lung Metastasis

Yoon Se Lee, Yun Sung Lim, Jin-Choon Lee, Soo-Geun Wang, In-Ju Kim, Seok-Man Son, Byung-Joo Lee

Pancreatic Tumors

Presence of Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia in the Pancreatic Transection Margin does not Influence Outcome in Patients with R0 Resected Pancreatic Cancer

Hanno Matthaei, Seung-Mo Hong, Skye C. Mayo, Marco dal Molin, Kelly Olino, Raghunandan Venkat, Michael Goggins, Joseph M. Herman, Barish H. Edil, Christopher L. Wolfgang, John L. Cameron, Richard D. Schulick, Anirban Maitra, Ralph H. Hruban

Radiation Oncology

Avoiding Mastectomy: Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer Patients with Pacemakers or Defibrillators

Randal Croshaw, Yongbok Kim, Erik Lappinen, Thomas Julian, Mark Trombetta

Translational Research

Enhancing Surgical Vision by Using Real-Time Imaging of αvβ3-Integrin Targeted Near-Infrared Fluorescent Agent

George Themelis, Niels J. Harlaar, Wendy Kelder, Joost Bart, Athanasios Sarantopoulos, Gooitzen M. van Dam, Vasilis Ntziachristos

Translational Research and Biomarkers

Butylidenephthalide Suppresses Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase (TERT) in Human Glioblastomas

Po-Cheng Lin, Shinn-Zong Lin, Yi-Lin Chen, Jeng-Shou Chang, Li-Ing Ho, Po-Yen Liu, Li-Fu Chang, Yeu-Chern Harn, Shee-Ping Chen, Li-Yi Sun, Pi-Chun Huang, Jung-Ting Chein, Chang-Hai Tsai, Chii-Wen Chou, Horng-Jyh Harn, Tzyy-Wen Chiou