Volume 15, Number 10 / October, 2008

Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Staging of Soft Tissue Sarcoma: What Is New?

Murray F. Brennan MD
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New Perspectives for Staging and Prognosis in Soft Tissue Sarcoma

G. Lahat MD, D. Tuvin MD, C. Wei PhD, D. A. Anaya MD, B. N. Bekele PhD, A. J. Lazar MD, PhD, P. W. Pisters MD, D. Lev MD, R. E. Pollock MD, PhD
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Isolated Limb Infusion for Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Extremity

Marc D. Moncrieff MD, Hidde M. Kroon MD, Peter C. Kam MD, Paul D. Stalley MB, BS, Richard A. Scolyer MD, John F. Thompson MD
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A Large-Scale Study of MT1–MMP as a Marker for Isolated Tumor Cells in Peripheral Blood and Bone Marrow in Gastric Cancer Cases

Koshi Mimori MD, Takeo Fukagawa MD, Yoshimasa Kosaka MD, Kenji Ishikawa MD, Masaaki Iwatsuki MD, Takehiko Yokobori MD, Shigeo Hirasaki MD, Yasushi Takatsuno MD, Hiroyuki Sakashita MD, Hideshi Ishii MD, Mitsuru Sasako MD, Masaki Mori MD, FACS
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Breast Oncology

Factors Associated with Lymph Node Assessment in Ductal Carcinoma in situ: Analysis of 1988–2002 Seer Data

Matthew R. Porembka MD, Rebecca L. Abraham BS, Julianne A. Sefko BS, Anjali D. Deshpande PhD, MPH, Donna B. Jeffe PhD, Julie A. Margenthaler MD
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Mammary Ductoscopy for Evaluation of Nipple Discharge

Edna Kapenhas-Valdes MD, Sheldon M. Feldman MD, FACS, Jean-Marc Cohen MD, Susan K. Boolbol MD
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Is the “10% Rule” Equally Valid for All Subsets of Sentinel-Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients?

Alice Chung MD, Jeanne Yu MD, Michelle Stempel MPH, Sujata Patil MPH, PhD, Hiram Cody III, MD, Leslie Montgomery MD
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Benefits and Harms in Avoiding Axilla Lymphadenectomy in Breast Cancer

Theodore Liakakos
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Value of Axillary Surgery for Postoperative Therapy in Breast Cancer

Toralf Reimer MD, Bernd Gerber PhD
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Endocrine Tumors

Molecular Phenotyping of Thyroid Tumors Identifies a Marker Panel for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis

Sam M. Wiseman MD, FRCSC, Adrienne Melck MD, Hamid Masoudi MD, Fariba Ghaidi MLT, Lynn Goldstein MD, Allen Gown MD, Steven J. M. Jones PhD, Obi L. Griffith PhD
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Lymph Node Status Influences Follow-Up Thyroglobulin Levels in Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Tsu-Hui (Hubert) Low MBBS, Leigh Delbridge MD, Stan Sidhu PhD, Dianna Learoyd PhD, Bruce Robinson MD, Paul Roach MBBS, Mark Sywak MBBS
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The Chemokine Receptors CXCR4 and CCR7 are Associated with Tumor Size and Pathologic Indicators of Tumor Aggressiveness in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Patrick L. Wagner MD, Tracy-Ann Moo MD, Nimmi Arora MD, Yi-Fang Liu MD, Rasa Zarnegar MD, Theresa Scognamiglio MD, Thomas J. Fahey III MD
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Older Age and Larger Tumor Size Predict Malignancy in Hürthle Cell Neoplasms of the Thyroid

Yi Wei Zhang BS, David Yu Greenblatt MD, MSPH, Daniel Repplinger BS, Anna Bargren BS, Joel T. Adler BA, Rebecca S. Sippel MD, Herbert Chen MD, FACS
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Gastrointestinal Oncology

The Randomized Trial of Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemoperfusion: What It Does and Does Not Tell Us

Edward A. Levine MD
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Impact of Time Duration After Neoadjuvant Therapy to Surgery on Response and Outcome in Rectal Cancer Patients

Christopher G. Willett MD, Brian G. Czito MD
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An Interval >7 Weeks between Neoadjuvant Therapy and Surgery Improves Pathologic Complete Response and Disease–Free Survival in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Hagit Tulchinsky MD, Einat Shmueli MD, Arie Figer MD, Joseph M. Klausner MD, Micha Rabau MD
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Intersphincteric Resection for Very Low Rectal Adenocarcinoma: Univariate and Multivariate Analyses of Risk Factors for Recurrence

Takayuki Akasu MD, Masashi Takawa MD, Seiichiro Yamamoto MD, Seiji Ishiguro MD, Tomohiro Yamaguchi MD, Shin Fujita MD, Yoshihiro Moriya MD, Yukihiro Nakanishi MD
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Does Neoadjuvant Treatment for Gastric Cancer Patients with Positive Peritoneal Cytology at Staging Laparoscopy Improve Survival?

Brian Badgwell MD, Janice N. Cormier MD, MPH, Sunil Krishnan MD, James Yao MD, Gregg A. Staerkel MD, Philip J. Lupo MPH, Peter W. T. Pisters MD, Barry Feig MD, Paul Mansfield MD
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Risk Factors Associated with Complication Following Laparoscopy-Assisted Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Large-Scale Korean Multicenter Study

Min Chan Kim MD, Wook Kim MD, Hyung Ho Kim MD, Seung Wan Ryu MD, Seong Yeob Ryu MD, Kyo Young Song MD, Hyuk Joon Lee MD, Gyu Seok Cho MD, Sang Uk Han MD, Woo Jin Hyung MD
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Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy with Oxaliplatin for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Arising from Appendix: Preliminary Results of a Survival Analysis

Eric Marcotte MD, Lucas Sideris MD, FRCSC, Pierre Drolet MD, FRCPC, Andrew Mitchell MD, Suzanne Frenette BPharm, MSc, BCOP, Guy Leblanc MD, FRCSC, Yves E. Leclerc MD, FRCSC, FACS, Pierre Dubé MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
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Chemotherapy With Bevacizumab Does Not Affect Liver Regeneration After Portal Vein Embolization in the Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases

Daria Zorzi MD, Yun Shin Chun MD, David C. Madoff MD, Eddie K. Abdalla MD, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey MD
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Barrett’s Esophagus (BE) and Carcinoma in the Esophageal Stump (ES) After Esophagectomy with Gastric Pull-Up in Achalasia Patients: A Study Based on 10 Years Follow-Up

Julio Rafael Mariano da Rocha MD, Ulysses Ribeiro Jr. MD, Rubens A. A. Sallum MD, Sérgio Szachnowicz MD, Ivan Cecconello MD
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Adenocarcinoma of the Proximal Esophagus: Report of 9 Patients and Review of the Literature

Salvatore Marano MD, Alberto Ruol MD, FACS, Carlo Castoro MD, Giuseppe Portale MD, Matteo Cagol MD, Rita Alfieri MD, Silvia Michieletto MD, Ermanno Ancona MD, FACS
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CD133+CD44+ Population Efficiently Enriches Colon Cancer Initiating Cells

Naotsugu Haraguchi MD, PhD, Masahisa Ohkuma MD, Hiroyuki Sakashita MD, Shinji Matsuzaki MD, Fumiaki Tanaka MD, PhD, Koshi Mimori MD, PhD, Yukio Kamohara MD, PhD, Hiroshi Inoue MD, PhD, Masaki Mori MD, PhD
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Targeting VEGF, EGFR, and Other Interacting Pathways for Gastric Cancer—Promises and Reality

T. Liakakos MD, E. Fatourou MD, D. Ziogas MD, E. Lykoudis MD, Dimitrios H. Roukos MD
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Integrated Therapy in Localized Gastric Cancer: Targeted and Tailored Approach

Eva Lieto MD, Francesca Ferraraccio MD, PhD, Michele Orditura MD, PhD, Paolo Castellano MD, Anna La Mura MD, Margherita Pinto MD, Anna Zamboli MD, Ferdinando De Vita MD, PhD, Gennaro Galizia MD, PhD
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Gastronintestinal Oncology

Adjuvant Therapy for Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas: Analysis of Reported Trials and Recommendations for Future Progress

Robert A. Wolff MD, Gauri R. Varadhachary MD, Douglas B. Evans MD
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Gynecologic Oncology

The Outcome of Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy and Lymphadenectomy for Cervical Cancer: A Prospective Analysis of 295 Patients

Yong Chen MD, Huichen Xu MD, Yuyan Li MD, Dan Wang MD, Junnan Li MD, Jizhao Yuan MD, Zhiqing Liang MD
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Pretreatment Staging of Cervical Cancer: Is Imaging Better Than Palpation? : Role of CT and MRI in Preoperative Staging of Cervical Cancer: Single Institution Results for 255 Patients

Katharina Hancke MD, Volker Heilmann MD, Peter Straka MD, Rolf Kreienberg MD, PhD, Christian Kurzeder MD
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Changes in Pulse Oximetry After Patent Blue Dye Injection Into the Uterine Cervix

Sabas Carlos Vieira MD, Rodrigo Beserra Sousa, Marília Buenos Aires Cabral Tavares, Benedita Andrade Leal de Abreu PhD, Jerúsia Oliveira Ibiapina MD, Alexandra Kolontai de Sousa Oliveira MD, Luiz Carlos Zeferino PhD
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Healthcare Policy and Outcomes

Disparities in Urban and Rural Mastectomy Populations : The Effects of Patient- and County-Level Factors on Likelihood of Receipt of Mastectomy

Lisa K. Jacobs MD, Katherine A. Kelley, Gedge D. Rosson MD, Meagan E. Detrani, David C. Chang PhD, MPH, MBA
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The Cost-Effectiveness of Three Strategies for the Surgical Treatment of Symptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Chris Baliski MD, FRCPC, Bohdan Nosyk MA, Adrienne Melck MD, Samuel Bugis MD, FRCPC, Frances Rosenberg MD, PhD, FRCPC, Aslam H. Anis PhD
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Hepatic and Pancreatic Tumors

Local Recurrence After Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Tumors: An Analysis of 1032 Tumors

Eren Berber MD, Allan Siperstein MD
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Influence of Hepatic Resection Margin on Recurrence and Survival in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Dietmar Tamandl MD, Beata Herberger MSc, Birgit Gruenberger MD, Harald Puhalla MD, Markus Klinger MD, Thomas Gruenberger MD
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Surgical Management of Hepatocellular Adenoma: Take It or Leave It?

Sung W. Cho MBBS, MSc, J. Wallis Marsh MD, Jennifer Steel PhD, Shane E. Holloway MD, Jason T. Heckman MD, Erin R. Ochoa MD, David A. Geller MD, T. Clark Gamblin MD, MS
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Hepatic Resection for Liver Metastases as Part of the “Oncosurgical” Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer

Mireia Caralt MD, Itxarone Bilbao PhD, Javier Cortés PhD, Alfredo Escartín PhD, José Luís Lázaro MD, Cristina Dopazo PhD, Jorge Juan Olsina PhD, Joaquim Balsells PhD, Ramon Charco PhD
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Laboratory Research

Ablation of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Combined with SonoVue on Rabbit VX2 Liver Tumors: Assessment with Conventional Gray-Scale US, Conventional Color/Power Doppler US, Contrast-Enhanced Color Doppler US, and Contrast-Enhanced Pulse-Inversion Harmonic US

Wen Luo MD, Xiaodong Zhou MD, Guangbin He MD, Qiuyang Li MD, Xiaoying Zheng MD, Zhiyong Fan MD, Qing Liu MD, Ming Yu MD, Zenghui Han MD, Jun Zhang MD, Yunqiu Qian MD
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Mechanisms Driving Local Breast Cancer Recurrence in a Model of Breast-Conserving Surgery

Myles J. Smith MRCSI, PhD, Aedín C. Culhane PhD, Shane Killeen MRCSI, MD, Maura A. Kelly MRCSI, Jiang H. Wang PhD, Thomas G. Cotter D. Phil, Henry P. Redmond MCh, FRCSI
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SnoN Overexpression is Predictive of Poor Survival in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Ichiro Akagi MD, Masao Miyashita MD, PhD, Hiroshi Makino MD, PhD, Tsutomu Nomura MD, PhD, Nobutoshi Hagiwara MD, PhD, Ken Takahashi MD, PhD, Kazumitsu Cho MD, PhD, Takuya Mishima MD, PhD, Toshihiro Takizawa MD, PhD, Takashi Tajiri MD, PhD
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Melanomas

Keystone Flap Reconstruction of Primary Melanoma Excision Defects of the Leg—The End of the Skin Graft?

Marc D. Moncrieff MD, FRCS(Plast), Felicity Bowen MBBS, John F. Thompson MD, FRACS, Robyn P. M. Saw MS FRACS, Kerwin F. Shannon MBBS, FRACS, Andrew J. Spillane MD, FRACS, Michael J. Quinn MBBS, FRACS, Jonathan R. Stretch DPhil, FRACS
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Validation of a Nomogram to Predict the Presence of Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases in Melanoma

Antonio Piñero MD, PhD, Manuel Canteras PhD, Eduardo Ortiz MD, Enrique Martínez-Barba MD, Pascual Parrilla MD, PhD
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Slow Dynamics of Lymphoscintigraphic Mapping Is Associated to the Negativity of the Sentinel Node in Melanoma Patients

Laurence Mahieu-Renard MD, Serge Cammilleri MD, Roch Giorgi MD, PhD, Caroline Gaudy-Marqueste MD, Olivier Mundler MD, Marie-Aleth Richard MD, Jean-Jacques Grob MD
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Actual False-Negative Rate Prompts the Routine Use of Ultrasound Scan Before and After Sentinel Node Biopsy in Melanoma

Carlo Riccardo Rossi MD, Sandro Pasquali MD, Simone Mocellin MD, PhD
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Multimedia Article

Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Node Biopsy in the Colonic Mesentery by Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES)

R. A. Cahill MD, FRCS, S. Perretta MD, J. Leroy MD, B. Dallemagne MD, J. Marescaux MD, FRCS, FACS
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Neuro-Oncology

Use of Gliadel (BCNU) Wafer in the Surgical Treatment of Malignant Glioma: A 10-Year Institutional Experience

Frank J. Attenello MS, Debraj Mukherjee MD, Ghazala Datoo BS, Matthew J. McGirt MD, Eileen Bohan RN, Jon D. Weingart MD, Alessandro Olivi MD, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa MD, Henry Brem MD
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Other

Technical Enhancements to Breast Ductal Lavage

Julianne Tondre, Mitra Nejad, Ashley Casano, Dixie Mills MD, Susan Love
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Thoracic Oncology

Refining Esophageal Cancer Staging After Neoadjuvant Therapy: Importance of Treatment Response

Andrew P. Barbour MBBS, PhD, Mark Jones PhD, Mithat Gonen PhD, David C. Gotley MD, Janine Thomas BN, Damien B. Thomson MBBS, Bryan Burmeister MBBS, B. Mark Smithers MBBS
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Does Surgical Resection of Pulmonary Metastases of Head and Neck Cancer Improve Survival?

Hauke Winter MD, Georgios Meimarakis MD, Gabriele Hoffmann MD, Manuela Hummel MD, Dominik Rüttinger MD, Astrid Zilbauer MD, Klaus Stelter MD, Fritz Spelsberg MD, Karl-Walter Jauch MD, PhD, Rudolph Hatz MD, PhD, Florian Löhe MD, PhD
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