Volume 14, Number 7 / July, 2007

Resection of Isolated Pelvic Recurrences after Colorectal Surgery: Long-Term Results and Predictors of Improved Clinical Outcome

Leonard R. Henry MD, Elin Sigurdson MD, PhD, Eric A. Ross PhD, John S. Lee MD, James C. Watson MD, Jonathan D. Cheng MD, Gary M. Freedman MD, Andre Konski MD, John P. Hoffman MD
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Impact of Induction Chemotherapy and Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy on Operative Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Locoregional Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach or Gastroesophageal Junction

Kazumasa Fujitani, Jaffer A. Ajani, Christopher H. Crane, Barry W. Feig, Peter W. Pisters, Nora Janjan, Garrett L. Walsh, Stephen G. Swisher, Ara A. Vaporciyan, David Rice, Angela Welch, Jackie Baker, Josephine Faust, Paul F. Mansfield
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Peripheral Excision Margins for Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans: A Meta-analysis of Spatial Data

Zebadiah Kimmel MS, Desiree Ratner MD, John Y. S. Kim MD, Jeffrey D. Wayne MD, Alfred W. Rademaker MD, PhD, Murad Alam MD
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Expression Level of Hepatoma-Derived Growth Factor Correlates with Tumor Recurrence of Esophageal Carcinoma

Shinji Yamamoto MD, PhD, Yasuhiko Tomita MD, PhD, Yoshihiko Hoshida MD, PhD, Eiichi Morii MD, PhD, Takushi Yasuda MD, PhD, Yuichiro Doki MD, PhD, Katsuyuki Aozasa MD, PhD, Hirokazu Uyama MD, PhD, Hideji Nakamura MD, PhD, Morito Monden MD, PhD
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Endocrine

The Role of Intra-Arterial Calcium Stimulation Test with Hepatic Venous Sampling (IACS) in the Management of Occult Insulinomas

Ling-Ming Tseng MD, Jui-Yu Chen MD, Justin Ging-Shing Won MD, Hsiao-Shan Tseng MD, An-Han Yang MD, PhD, Sine-E. Wang MD, Chen-Hsen Lee MD
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Gastrointestinal Oncology

Oncologic Results of Laparoscopic D3 Lymphadenectomy for Male Sigmoid and Upper Rectal Cancer with Clinically Positive Lymph Nodes

Jin-Tung Liang MD, PhD, Kuo-Chin Huang MD, PhD, Hong-Shiee Lai MD, PhD, Po-Huang Lee MD, PhD, Chia-Tung Sun MD
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Risk Criteria and Prognostic Factors for Predicting Recurrences After Resection of Primary Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

Piotr Rutkowski MD, PhD, Zbigniew I. Nowecki MD, PhD, Wanda Michej MD, Maria Dębiec-Rychter MD, PhD, Agnieszka Woźniak PhD, Janusz Limon PhD, Janusz Siedlecki PhD, Urszula Grzesiakowska MD, PhD, Michał Kąkol MD, Czesław Osuch MD, PhD, Marcin Polkowski MD, PhD, Stanisław Głuszek MD, PhD, Zbigniew Żurawski MD, Włodzimierz Ruka MD, PhD
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Efficacy of Different Technical Procedures for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Gastric Cancer Staging

Stephan Gretschel MD, Andreas Bembenek MD, Michael Hünerbein MD, Stefan Dresel MD, Wolfgang Schneider MD, PhD, Peter M. Schlag MD, PhD
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Patients with Locally Advanced Esophageal Carcinoma Nonresponder to Radiochemotherapy: Who Will Benefit From Surgery?

Guillaume Piessen, Nicolas Briez, Jean-Pierre Triboulet, Christophe Mariette
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Alterations in Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Expression in the Progression From Reflux Esophagitis to Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Yan Li PhD, John M. Wo MD, Ruifeng R. Su BS, Mukunda B. Ray MD, PhD, Robert C. G. Martin MD
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A Meta-Analysis of Quality of Life for Abdominoperineal Excision of Rectum versus Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer

Julie A. Cornish MBBCh, MRCS, Henry S. Tilney MBBS, MRCS, Alexander G. Heriot MD, FRCS, Ian C. Lavery MD, Victor W. Fazio MD, Paris P. Tekkis MD, FRCS
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Systematic Review on Safety and Efficacy of Repeat Hepatectomy for Recurrent Liver Metastases from Colorectal Carcinoma

Tristan D. Yan BSc(Med), MBBS, Junyang Sim BSc(Med), Deborah Black BSc, DipEd, MStat, PhD, Rui Niu BSc(Med), David L. Morris MD, PhD
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Gynecologic Oncology

The Definition of Optimal Inguinal Femoral Nodal Dissection in the Management of Vulva Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Tien Le, Ramadan Elsugi, Laura Hopkins, Wylam Faught, Michael Fung-Kee-Fung
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Hepatic and Pancreatic

Recurrence and Survival Outcomes after Hepatic Resection with or without Cryotherapy for Liver Metastases from Colorectal Carcinoma

Rui Niu BSc (Med), Tristan D. Yan BSc (Med), MBBS, Jacqui C. Zhu BSc (Med), Deborah Black BSc, DipEd, MStat, PhD, Francis Chu MBBS, David L. Morris MD, PhD
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Laboratory Research

Pancreatic Cancer Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Intron 1 Polymorphism Influences Postoperative Patient Survival and in vitro Erlotinib Response

Ching-Wei D. Tzeng MD, Andrey Frolov MD, PhD, Natalya Frolova MD, Nirag C. Jhala MD, J. Harrison Howard MD, Selwyn M. Vickers MD, Donald J. Buchsbaum PhD, Martin J. Heslin MD, J. Pablo Arnoletti MD
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The Role of Growth Differentiation Factor-9 (GDF-9) and Its Analog, GDF-9b/BMP-15, in Human Breast Cancer

S. Hanavadi MS, FRCS, T. A. Martin PhD, G. Watkins HND, R. E. Mansel MS, FRCS, W. G. Jiang MB BCh, MD
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Letter to the Editor

How to Avoid Intraoperative Evaluation of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer

Emmanuel Barranger MD
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Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Prognosis in Colon Cancer: A Crack in the Wall?

Gerardo Ferrara MD, Natalia Palombi PhD, Arturo Di Blasi MD
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Letters to the Editor

An Evolving Role of Perioperative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy After Cytoreductive Surgery for Colorectal Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

Tristan D. Yan BSc (Med), MBBS, Paul H Sugarbaker MD
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Medical Oncology

A Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: Gemcitabine Alone Versus Gemcitabine Combined with Cisplatin

Daniel H. Palmer MRCP, PhD, Deborah D. Stocken PhD, Helen Hewitt RGN, Catherine E. Markham RGN, A. Bassim Hassan PhD, Philip J. Johnson FRCP, MD, John A. C. Buckels FRCS, MD, Simon R. Bramhall FRCS, MD
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Melanoma

Yield and Predictors of Radiologic Studies for Identifying Distant Metastases in Melanoma Patients with a Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Jason S. Gold, David P. Jaques, Klaus J. Busam, Mary S. Brady, Daniel G. Coit
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Multimedia Article

Comparison of Functional and Surgical Outcomes of Laparoscopic-Assisted Colonic J-Pouch Versus Straight Reconstruction After Total Mesorectal Excision for Lower Rectal Cancer

Jin-Tung Liang MD, PhD, Hong-Shiee Lai MD, PhD, Po-Huang Lee MD, PhD, Kuo-Chin Huang MD, PhD
Multimedia
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Laparoscopic Prophylactic Oophorectomy Plus N3 Lymphadenectomy for Advanced Rectosigmoid Cancer

Jin-Tung Liang MD, PhD, Hong-Shiee Lai MD, PhD, Chen-Tu Wu MD, Kuo-chin Huang MD, PhD, Po-Huang Lee MD, PhD, Chia-Tung Shun MD
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