Issue 12/2019
Content (55 Articles)
The Oncoplastic Frenzy: Beware the Swing of the Pendulum
Krishna B. Clough, Ineke Meredith
Identifying Residual Nodal Disease in Sentinel Lymph Node Surgery After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Judy C. Boughey
Editorial: Applying Margin Consensus Guidelines to Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast
Rita A. Mukhtar
Time may Heal All Wounds, but While It Does, Melanoma Marches on
David W. Ollila, Michael O. Meyers
Combined Proctectomy and Hepatectomy for Metastatic Rectal Cancer: Safe for the Fit and Able—But for Everyone?
James R. Barrett, Daniel E. Abbott
Setting the Stage for Esophageal Cancer: Bulk versus Breadth
Benjamin D. Ferguson
Prognostic Significance of Skeletal Muscle Loss During Early Postoperative Period in Elderly Patients with Esophageal Cancer
Mary J. Fidler, Jeffrey A. Borgia, Philip D. Bonomi, Palmi Shah
Using Center-Specific Medicare Data to Compare Cancer Care Outcomes: Are We Seeing the Whole Playing Field or Just a Blade of Grass
Thomas A. Aloia
Facility Type is Another Factor in the Volume–Outcome Relationship for Complex Hepatopancreatobiliary Procedures
Gregory C. Wilson, David A. Geller
Dynamic Changes with Liver Atrophy as an Alternate Marker of Chemotherapy-Associated Liver Injury
Toshifumi Wakai, Pankaj Prasoon
Goals of Treatment Sequencing for Localized Pancreatic Cancer
Douglas B. Evans, Mandana Kamgar, Susan Tsai
Maintenance of Certification and Continuing Medical Education: Are They Still Required?
Marissa Howard-McNatt, Michael Sabel, Doreen Agnese, Farin Amersi, John Ammori, Cletus Arciero, Russell Berman, Laura Dominici, R. Y. Fleming, Dale Han, Jennifer LaFemina, Michael Meyers, Prejesh Philips, Janice Rafferty, Chantal Reyna, J. T. Rubin, Randall Scheri, Ranjna Sharma, Armando Guiliano
ASO Author Reflections: The New Continuous Certification Program and CME—What Is It, and How Can the Society of Surgical Oncologist Help with the New Requirements?
Marissa Howard-McNatt
Perioperative Use of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Decreases the Risk of Recurrence of Cancer After Colorectal Resection: A Cohort Study Based on Prospective Data
Anders Schack, Tina Fransgaard, Mads Falk Klein, Ismail Gögenur
Evaluation of Surgical Disparities Between African American and European American Women Treated for Breast Cancer Within an Equal-Access Military Hospital
Leann A. Lovejoy, Yvonne L. Eaglehouse, Matthew T. Hueman, Bradley J. Mostoller, Craig D. Shriver, Rachel E. Ellsworth
Impact of Residual Nodal Disease Burden on Technical Outcomes of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Node-Positive (cN1) Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Alison Laws, Melissa E. Hughes, Jiani Hu, William T. Barry, Laura Dominici, Faina Nakhlis, Thanh Barbie, Margaret Duggan, Anna Weiss, Esther Rhei, Katharine Carter, Suniti Nimbkar, Stuart J. Schnitt, Tari A. King
Was Reexcision Less Frequent for Patients with Lobular Breast Cancer After Publication of the SSO-ASTRO Margin Guidelines?
Anita Mamtani, Emily C. Zabor, Laura H. Rosenberger, Michelle Stempel, Mary L. Gemignani, Monica Morrow
Trends in Unilateral and Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Use in Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast: Patterns and Predictors
Biqi Zhang, Suzanne B. Coopey, Michele A. Gadd, Kevin S. Hughes, David C. Chang, Tawakalitu O. Oseni
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ with Microinvasion on Core Biopsy: Evaluating Tumor Upstaging Rate, Lymph Node Metastasis Rate, and Associated Predictive Variables
April Phantana-angkool, Amy E. Voci, Yancey E. Warren, Chad A. Livasy, Lakesha M. Beasley, Myra M. Robinson, Lejla Hadzikadic-Gusic, Terry Sarantou, Meghan R. Forster, Deba Sarma, Richard L. White Jr.
Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Bacterial Colonization of Surgical Drains with the Use of Chlorhexidine-Coated Dressings After Breast Cancer Surgery
Frida Rivera-Buendía, Rafael Franco-Cendejas, Cristina Guadalupe Román-López, Claudia Adriana Colín-Castro, Noé Becerra-Lobato, María de Lourdes García-Hernández, Patricia Cornejo-Juárez, Juan Enrique Bargalló-Rocha, Heriberto Medina-Franco, Diana Vilar-Compte
Post-Mastectomy Radiotherapy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer: A Pooled Retrospective Analysis of Three Prospective Randomized Trials
David Krug, Bianca Lederer, Fenja Seither, Valentina Nekljudova, Beyhan Ataseven, Jens-Uwe Blohmer, Serban Dan Costa, Carsten Denkert, Nina Ditsch, Bernd Gerber, Claus Hanusch, Joerg Heil, Jörn Hilfrich, Jens B. Huober, Christian Jackisch, Sherko Kümmel, Stefan Paepke, Christian Schem, Andreas Schneeweiss, Michael Untch, Jürgen Debus, Gunter von Minckwitz, Thorsten Kühn, Sibylle Loibl
Risk of Positive Sentinel Lymph Node After Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy in Clinically Node-Negative Breast Cancer: Implications for Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction
S. Samiei, B. N. van Kaathoven, L. Boersma, R. W. Y. Granzier, S. Siesling, S. M. E. Engelen, L. de Munck, S. M. J. van Kuijk, R. R. J. W. van der Hulst, M. B. I. Lobbes, M. L. Smidt, T. J. A. van Nijnatten
ASO Author Reflections: Preoperative Prediction of Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy After Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy
Sanaz Samiei, Marjolein L. Smidt, Thiemo J. A. van Nijnatten
A Nomogram to Predict the Pathologic Complete Response of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Based on Simple Laboratory Indicators
Fanrong Zhang, Minran Huang, Huanhuan Zhou, Kaiyan Chen, Jiaoyue Jin, Yingxue Wu, Lisha Ying, Xiaowen Ding, Dan Su, Dehong Zou
Adolescents and Young Adults with Breast Cancer have More Aggressive Disease and Treatment Than Patients in Their Forties
Brittany L. Murphy, Courtney N. Day, Tanya L. Hoskin, Elizabeth B. Habermann, Judy C. Boughey
The Impact of Margin Status on Breast Conservation Rates
Edibaldo Silva, Mona Tan
Saving the Male Breast: A Systematic Literature Review of Breast-Conservation Surgery for Male Breast Cancer
L. M. De La Cruz, P. T. R. Thiruchelvam, J. Shivani, J. Trina, S. A. Blankenship, C. S. Fisher
Early Recurrence in Completely Resected IIIB and IIIC Melanoma Warrants Restaging Prior to Adjuvant Therapy
Martine Bloemendal, Wouter W. van Willigen, Kalijn F. Bol, Marye J. Boers-Sonderen, Johannes J. Bonenkamp, J. E. M. Werner, Erik H. J. G. Aarntzen, Rutger H. T. Koornstra, Jan Willem B. de Groot, I. Jolanda M. de Vries, Jacobus J. M. van der Hoeven, Winald R. Gerritsen, Johannes H. W. de Wilt
ASO Author Reflections: Frequent Relapses Prior to the Start of Adjuvant Therapy in Stage IIIB/C Melanoma
Martine Bloemendal, Wouter W. van Willigen, Kalijn F. Bol, Johannes H. W. de Wilt
Age and Lymphovascular Invasion Accurately Predict Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in T2 Melanoma Patients
Michael E. Egger, Megan Stevenson, Neal Bhutiani, Adrienne C. Jordan, Charles R. Scoggins, Prejesh Philips, Robert C. G. Martin II, Kelly M. McMasters
Characteristics Associated with Pathologic Nodal Burden in Patients Presenting with Clinical Melanoma Nodal Metastasis
Minyoung Kwak, Yun Song, Phyllis A. Gimotty, Norma E. Farrow, Andrew D. Tieniber, Jonathan G. Davick, Gabriella N. Tortorello, Georgia M. Beasley, Craig L. Slingluff Jr., Giorgos C. Karakousis
Combined Proctectomy and Hepatectomy for Metastatic Rectal Cancer Should be Undertaken with Caution: Results of a National Cohort Study
Seth J. Concors, Charles M. Vining, Nicole M. Saur, Robert E. Roses, Emily Carter Paulson
ASO Author Reflections: Hepatectomy and Proctectomy for Metastatic Rectal Cancer: Is a Combined Approach Best for All Patients?
Seth J. Concors, Robert E. Roses, E. Carter Paulson
Significance of Herpesvirus Entry Mediator Expression in Human Colorectal Liver Metastasis
Yoshiyuki Sasaki, Daisuke Hokuto, Takashi Inoue, Takeo Nomi, Takahiro Yoshikawa, Yasuko Matsuo, Fumikazu Koyama, Masayuki Sho
Robotic Extended Right Hemicolectomy with Complete Mesocolic Excision and D3 Lymph Node Dissection
Irbaz Hameed, Piyush Aggarwal, Martin R. Weiser
Superior Located Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma is a Risk Factor for Lateral Lymph Node Metastasis
Kyorim Back, Jee Soo Kim, Jung-Han Kim, Jun-Ho Choe
Utility of Early Postoperative Unstimulated Thyroglobulin in Influencing Decision Making in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Alexandria D. McDow, Cynthia M. Shumway, Susan C. Pitt, David F. Schneider, Rebecca S. Sippel, Kristin L. Long
Lymphovascular Invasion Is Associated with Lymph Node Involvement in Small Appendiceal Neuroendocrine Tumors
Andrew M. Blakely, Mustafa Raoof, Philip H. G. Ituarte, Yuman Fong, Gagandeep Singh, Byrne Lee
Impact of Frailty on Postoperative Outcomes for Laparoscopic Gastrectomy in Patients Older than 80 Years
Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Koichi Suda, Kazuki Inaba, Yusuke Umeki, Ai Gotoh, Yoshinori Ishida, Ichiro Uyama
Preoperative Hematocrit (HCT) is a Novel and Simple Predictive Marker for Gastric Cancer Patients Who Underwent Radical Gastrectomy
Jian-Xian Lin, Jun-Peng Lin, Jian-Wei Xie, Jia-bin Wang, Jun Lu, Qi-Yue Chen, Long-long Cao, Mi Lin, Ruhong Tu, Chao-Hui Zheng, Chang-Ming Huang, Ping Li
Venous Thromboembolism Following Abdominal Cancer Surgery in the Korean Population: Incidence and Validation of a Risk Assessment Model
Mi-hyeong Kim, Kang-woong Jun, Jeong-kye Hwang, Sang-dong Kim, Jang-yong Kim, Sun-cheol Park, Yong-sung Won, Sang-seop Yun, In-sung Moon, Ji-il Kim
Lymph Node Station-Based Nodal Staging System for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Large-Scale Multicenter Study
Yong Yuan, Hyokyoung G. Hong, Xiaoxi Zeng, Li-Yan Xu, Yu-Shang Yang, Qi-Xin Shang, Hong Yang, Yin Li, Yi Li, Zhi-Yong Wu, Jian-Hua Fu, Xiao-Dong Yao, Xiu-E Xu, Jian-Yi Wu, Long-Qi Chen
Thoracic Duct Resection During Esophagectomy Does Not Contribute to Improved Prognosis in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Propensity Score Matched-Cohort Study
Taro Oshikiri, Gosuke Takiguchi, Susumu Miura, Hironobu Goto, Dai Otsubo, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Masashi Yamamoto, Shingo Kanaji, Kimihiro Yamashita, Takeru Matsuda, Yasuhiro Fujino, Masahiro Tominaga, Tetsu Nakamura, Satoshi Suzuki, Yoshihiro Kakeji
End-to-End Versus End-to-Side Hand-Sewn Anastomosis for Minimally Invasive McKeown Esophagectomy
Cheng-Yi Mao, Yu-Shang Yang, Yong Yuan, Wei-Peng Hu, Yong-Fan Zhao, Yang Hu, Guo-Wei Che, Long-Qi Chen
Margin Analysis in Head and Neck Cancer: State of the Art and Future Directions
Michael M. Li, Sidharth V. Puram, Dustin A. Silverman, Matthew O. Old, James W. Rocco, Stephen Y. Kang
ASO Author Reflections: Margin Analysis in Head and Neck Cancer—State of the Art and Future Directions
Dustin A. Silverman, Michael M. Li, Sidharth V. Puram, Stephen Y. Kang
The Impact of Dedicated Cancer Centers on Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Liver and Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
Rittal Mehta, Aslam Ejaz, J. Madison Hyer, Diamantis I. Tsilimigras, Susan White, Katiuscha Merath, Kota Sahara, Fabio Bagante, Anghela Z. Paredes, Jordan M. Cloyd, Mary Dillhoff, Allan Tsung, Timothy M. Pawlik
Facility Type is Associated with Margin Status and Overall Survival of Patients with Resected Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Grace C. Lee, T. Clark Gamblin, Zhi Ven Fong, Cristina R. Ferrone, Lipika Goyal, Keith D. Lillemoe, Lawrence S. Blaszkowsky, Kenneth K. Tanabe, Motaz Qadan
Dynamic Changes in Normal Liver Parenchymal Volume During Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer: Liver Atrophy as an Alternate Marker of Chemotherapy-Associated Liver Injury
Junichi Shindoh, Yuta Kobayashi, Keiichi Kinowaki, Yoshihiro Mise, Wataru Gonoi, Shuntaro Yoshida, Keigo Tani, Shuichiro Matoba, Hiroya Kuroyanagi, Masaji Hashimoto
Completion of Adjuvant Chemotherapy After Upfront Surgical Resection for Pancreatic Cancer Is Uncommon Yet Associated With Improved Survival
Ariella M. Altman, Keith Wirth, Schelomo Marmor, Emil Lou, Katherine Chang, Jane Y. C. Hui, Todd M. Tuttle, Eric H. Jensen, Jason W. Denbo
Association of Preoperative Hypercoagulability with Poor Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients with Microvascular Invasion After Liver Resection: A Multicenter Study
Xiu-Ping Zhang, Teng-Fei Zhou, Zhi-Heng Wang, Fan Zhang, Cheng-Qian Zhong, Yi-Ren Hu, Kang Wang, Zong-Tao Chai, Zhen-Hua Chen, Meng-Chao Wu, Wan Yee Lau, Shu-Qun Cheng
Actual 10-Year Survival After Surgical Microwave Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Single-Center Experience in Japan
Tomoki Ryu, Yuko Takami, Yoshiyuki Wada, Takanobu Hara, Shin Sasaki, Hideki Saitsu
Establishment and Characterization of Two Novel Cholangiocarcinoma Cell Lines
Yanhua Zhang, Jingfeng Luo, Xue Dong, Fang Yang, Miaofeng Zhang, Juanjuan Zhao, Qiangfeng Wang, Fei Zhou, Jihong Sun, Xiaoming Yang
Prognostic Role of the Immunoscore for Patients with Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder Who Underwent Radical Cystectomy
Xiang-Dong Li, Chao-Wen Huang, Ze-Fu Liu, Li-Juan Jiang, Jie-Wei Chen, Dan Xie, Fang-Jian Zhou, Hui-Ming Lu, Zhuo-Wei Liu