Volume 15, Number 9 / September, 2008

Analysis of Clinical Applicability of the Breast Cancer Nomogram for Positive Sentinel Lymph Node: The Canadian Experience

Éric Poirier MD, FRCSC, Lucas Sideris MD, FRCSC, Pierre Dubé MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS, Pierre Drolet MD, FRCPC, Sarkis H. Meterissian MD, FRCSC, FACS
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Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Management of Merkel Cell Carcinoma: The Roles of Lymphoscintigraphy, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Adjuvant Radiotherapy

Ross E. Warner MBBS, Michael J. Quinn MBBS, George Hruby MBCLB, Richard A. Scolyer MD, Roger F. Uren MD, John F. Thompson MD
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Proper Margins of Excision in Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans: Wide or Narrow?

Jonathan S. Zager MD, Marilyn M. Bui MD, PhD, Jeffrey M. Farma MD, Jane L. Messina MD, Vernon K. Sondak MD
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Peripheral Excision Margins for Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans

Zebadiah Kimmel MD, MBA, Murad Alam MD
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Breast Oncology

Chromosomal Alterations Associated with the Transition from In Situ to Invasive Breast Cancer

Rachel E. Ellsworth PhD, Amy Vertrees MD, Brad Love PhD, Jeffrey A. Hooke MD, Darrell L. Ellsworth PhD, Craig D. Shriver MD
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Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer Phenotype: Does Dose Matter?

Elisabeth R. Garwood BS, Anjali S. Kumar MD, MPH, Veronica Shim MD
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Predictors of Surgical Margin Status in Breast-Conserving Surgery Within a Breast Screening Program

Emil D. Kurniawan BMedSc, Matthew H. Wong BMedSc, Imogen Windle BMedSc, Allison Rose MBBS, FRANZCR, MMed, Arlene Mou MBBS, FRANZCR, Malcolm Buchanan MBBS, FRCPA, John P. Collins MBBS, FRACS, FACS, Julie A. Miller MD, FRACS, Russell L. Gruen MBBS, PhD, FRACS, G. Bruce Mann MBBS, PhD, FRACS
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Combined Axillary Reverse Mapping (ARM) Technique for Breast Cancer Patients Requiring Axillary Dissection

Claude Nos MD, Gabriel Kaufmann MD, Krishna B. Clough MD, Marie-Anne Collignon MD, Eric Zerbib MD, Pino Cusumano MD, Fabrice Lecuru PhD
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Simplified Technique of Radioguided Occult Lesion Localization (ROLL) Plus Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SNOLL) in Breast Carcinoma

Vincent Lavoué MD, Claude Nos MD, Krishna B. Clough MD, Forouhar Baghaie MD, Eric Zerbib MD, Bruno Poulet MD, Marie-Aude Lefrère Belda MD, Anne Ducellier MD, Fabrice Lecuru PhD
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Local Therapy in Stage IV Breast Cancer Patients

F. Fitzal MD
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In Reply: Local Therapy in Stage IV Breast Cancer Patients

Seema A. Khan MD
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Endocrine Tumors

Central Cervical Nodal Metastasis from Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: Pattern and Factors Predictive of Nodal Metastasis

Jong-Lyel Roh MD, Jin-Man Kim MD, Chan Il Park MD
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Role of Surgeon-Performed Ultrasound in Predicting Malignancy in Patients with Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules

William Méndez MD, Steven E. Rodgers MD, PhD, John I. Lew MD, Raquel Montano BS, Carmen C. Solórzano MD, FACS
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Prognostic Value of Lymph Node Yield and Metastatic Lymph Node Ratio in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

Maya D. Leggett MD, Steven L. Chen MD, MBA, Philip D. Schneider MD, PhD, Steve R. Martinez MD
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Treatment Outcomes in Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Survival Improvement in Young Patients With Localized Disease Treated by Combination of Surgery and Radiotherapy

Thomas Yau MBBS, C. Y. Lo MS, R. J. Epstein MD, A. K. Y. Lam MD, PhD, K. Y. Wan MBBS, Brian H. Lang MS
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Gastrointestinal Oncology

Laparoscopic-Assisted Proctectomy for Rectal Cancer: On Trial

Mattias Soop MD, PhD, Heidi Nelson MD
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Laparoscopic-Assisted Versus Open Abdominoperineal Resection for Low Rectal Cancer: A Prospective Randomized Trial

Simon S. M. Ng FRCSEd (Gen), Ka Lau Leung MD, FRCS (Edin), Janet F. Y. Lee MD, FRCSEd (Gen), Raymond Y. C. Yiu FRCSEd (Gen), Jimmy C. M. Li FRACS, Anthony Y. B. Teoh MRCS (Edin), Wing Wa Leung MSc
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8-Year Follow-up of Randomized Trial: Cytoreduction and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Versus Systemic Chemotherapy in Patients with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis of Colorectal Cancer

Vic J. Verwaal MD, PhD, Sjoerd Bruin MD, Henk Boot MD, PhD, Gooike van Slooten MD, Harm van Tinteren ScM
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Lumboaortic and Iliac Lymphadenectomy for Lymph Node Recurrence of Colorectal Cancer: Prognostic Value of the MSI Phenotype

Jeremie H. Lefevre MD, Fabio Rondelli MD, Najat Mourra MD, Malika Bennis MD, Emmanuel Tiret MD, Rolland Parc MD, Yann Parc MD, PhD
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Multimodal Treatment for Lymph Node Recurrence of Esophageal Carcinoma After Curative Resection

Tsutomu Nakamura MD, PhD, Masaho Ota MD, PhD, Kosuke Narumiya MD, PhD, Takuya Sato MD, Takeshi Ohki MD, PhD, Masakazu Yamamoto MD, PhD, Norio Mitsuhashi MD, PhD
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Liver Surgery for Colorectal Metastases: Results after 10 Years of Follow-Up. Long-Term Survivors, Late Recurrences, and Prognostic Role of Morbidity

Luca Viganò MD, Alessandro Ferrero MD, Roberto Lo Tesoriere MD, Lorenzo Capussotti MD
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Biological Behavior of Perihepatic Lymph Node Metastasis and Its Impact on Prognosis Following Liver Resection for Colorectal Metastases

Durgatosh Pandey M.Ch
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Stage-Specific Guided Adjuvant Treatment for Gastric Cancer

T. Liakakos MD, E. Fatourou MD
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Lessons from Laparoscopic Gastrectomy: Preventing Surgical Complications

D. Ziogas MD, T. Liakakos MD
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In Reply: Local Excision as an Optional Tool to Individualize Treatment of Rectal Cancer

Thomas Borschitz MD
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Gynecologic Oncology

Clinical Value of Immunohistochemically Detected Lymphovascular Space Invasion in Early Stage Cervical Carcinoma

Chung Sim Lim MRCS, Farhad Alexander-Sefre MRCOG, MD, Mohamed Allam MSc, MRCOG, Naveena Singh FRCPath, Joanne Chin Aleong FRCPath, Haytham Al-Rawi BMedSci, MRCP, Ian J. Jacobs MD, MRCOG
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Head and Neck Oncology

Sentinel Node Concept in Clinically N0 Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer

Masayuki Tomifuji MD, Akihiro Shiotani MD, Hirofumi Fujii MD, Koji Araki MD, Koichiro Saito MD, Koji Inagaki MD, Makio Mukai MD, Yuko Kitagawa MD, Kaoru Ogawa MD
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Chyle Leakage in Patients Undergoing Thyroidectomy Plus Central Neck Dissection for Differentiated Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Jong-Lyel Roh MD, PhD, Yeo-Hoon Yoon MD, Chan Il Park MD, PhD
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Healthcare Policy and Outcomes

A Presidential Blueprint for Success and Change

Frederick L. Greene MD
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Getting to Better Cancer Care: Results of a Society of Surgical Oncology Survey

Sandra L. Wong MD, MS, Laurence E. McCahill MD, Stephen B. Edge MD, Robert L. Askew MS, Peter D. Beitsch MD, Daniel R. Kollmorgen MD, Thomas Anthony MD, Nicholas J. Petrelli MD, Stanley P. L. Leong MD, Janice N. Cormier MD, MPH
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The Role of Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Clinical Decision Making in Surgery for Esophageal Cancer: A Systematic Review

R. Parameswaran MRCS, A. McNair MRCS, K. N. L. Avery PhD, R. G. Berrisford FRCS (Th), S. A. Wajed MCRir, FRCS, M. A. G. Sprangers PhD, J. M. Blazeby MD, FRCS
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No Influence of Surgical Volume on Patients’ Health-Related Quality of Life After Esophageal Cancer Resection

Martin Rutegård, Pernilla Lagergren RN, PhD
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Is There a Difference in Survival Between Right- Versus Left-Sided Colon Cancers?

Robert A. Meguid MD, MPH, Mark B. Slidell MD, MPH, Christopher L. Wolfgang MD, PhD, David C. Chang PhD, MPH, MBA, Nita Ahuja MD
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Hepatic and Pancreatic Tumors

PET/CT Fusion Scan Enhances CT Staging in Patients with Pancreatic Neoplasms

Jeffrey M. Farma MD, Alfredo A. Santillan MD, MPH, Marcovalerio Melis MD, Janet Walters RN, CCM, Daly Belinc RN, BSN, Dung-Tsa Chen PhD, Edward A. Eikman MD, Mokenge Malafa MD
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Appraisal of 1 cm Hepatectomy Margins for Intrahepatic Micrometastases in Patients with Colorectal Carcinoma Liver Metastasis

Toshifumi Wakai MD, PhD, Yoshio Shirai MD, PhD, Jun Sakata MD, PhD, Vladimir A. Valera MD, PhD, Pavel V. Korita MD, Kouhei Akazawa PhD, Yoichi Ajioka MD, PhD, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama MD, PhD, FACS
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In Reply: Partial Hepatectomy for Colorectal Metastases and Perihepatic Lymph Node Micrometastases

Carl R. Schmidt MD, William R. Jarnagin MD
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Laboratory Research

Suberoyl Bishydroxamic Acid Activates Notch1 Signaling and Suppresses Tumor Progression in an Animal Model of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

Li Ning MD, Renata Jaskula-Sztul PhD, Muthusamy Kunnimalaiyaan PhD, Herbert Chen MD, FACS
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Prognostic Relevance of Tensin4 Expression in Human Gastric Cancer

Katsuya Sakashita MD, Koshi Mimori MD, PhD, Fumiaki Tanaka MD, PhD, Yukio Kamohara MD, PhD, Hiroshi Inoue MD, PhD, Tetsuji Sawada MD, PhD, Kosei Hirakawa MD, PhD, Masaki Mori MD, PhD, FACS
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Melanomas

How Well Are We Taking Care of Melanoma Patients in the USA?

Vernon K. Sondak MD
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Adverse Outcomes Associated with Noncompliance with Melanoma Treatment Guidelines

Jennifer Erickson Foster MD, Josè M. Velasco MD, Tina J. Hieken MD
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Do Micromorphometric Features of Metastatic Deposits Within Sentinel Nodes Predict Nonsentinel Lymph Node Involvement in Melanoma?

Timothy L. Frankel MD, Kent A. Griffith MPH, MS, Lori Lowe MD, Sandra L. Wong MD, Christopher K. Bichakjian MD, Alfred E. Chang MD, Vincent M. Cimmino MD, Carol R. Bradford MD, Riley S. Rees MD, Timothy M Johnson MD, Michael S. Sabel MD
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A Randomized Study Comparing the Effectiveness of Methylene Blue Dye with Lymphazurin Blue Dye in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for the Treatment of Cutaneous Melanoma

Yuan Liu MD, Carolyn Truini BS, Stephan Ariyan MD, MBA
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Melanoma: Assessment of Risk

Ausilia Maria Manganoni MD, Camillo Farisoglio MD, Fabio Facchetti MD, PhD, Edda Simoncini MD, Pier Giacomo Calzavara Pinton MD, PhD
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Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Melanoma

Katherine T. Morris MD, Mary S. Brady MD
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Multimedia Article

Laparoscopic Partial Adrenalectomy for Bilateral Pheochromocytomas

Shih-Ping Cheng MD, Brian D. Saunders MD, Paul G. Gauger MD, Gerard M. Doherty MD
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An Alternative Access Technique Under Direct Vision for Preperitoneoscopic Pelvic Surgery: Easier for the Beginners

Huai-Ching Tai MD, Ming-Kuen Lai MD, Shih-Chieh Chueh MD, PhD, Shyh-Chyan Chen MD, Ming-Hsueh Hsieh BS, Hong-Jeng Yu MD
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Radiation Oncology

Benefits, Limitations, and Harm of Local Excision for Rectal Cancer

D. Ziogas MD, P. Tsekeris MD, E. Fatourou MD
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Thoracic Oncology

Efficacy of Iodopovidone Pleurodesis and Comparison of Small-Bore Catheter Versus Large-Bore Chest Tube

Benan Caglayan MD, Elif Torun MD, Demet Turan MD, Ali Fidan MD, Cengiz Gemici MD, Gülsen Sarac MD, Banu Salepci MD, Nesrin Kiral MD
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