Volume 16, Number 12 / December, 2009

Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Hyperthermic Isolated Limb Perfusion in Locally Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma and Progressive Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis with TNF 1 mg and Melphalan (T1-M HILP) Is Safe and Efficient

Sylvie Bonvalot MD, PhD, Françoise Rimareix MD, Sylvain Causeret MD, Cécile Le Péchoux MD, Bérénice Boulet MD, Philippe Terrier MD, Axel Le Cesne MD, Jane Muret MD
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Treatment and Outcomes in Adult Patients with Primary Cardiac Sarcoma: The British Columbia Cancer Agency Experience

Pauline T. Truong MDCM, Stuart O. Jones BSc, Benjamin Martens BA, Cheryl Alexander CCHRA (C), Matthew Paquette BSc, Howard Joe MD, Jason Hart MD, Sharon J. Allan MD
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Breast Oncology

Axillary Lymph Node Dissection for Sentinel Lymph Node Micrometastases May Be Safely Omitted in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients: Long-Term Outcomes of a Prospective Study

Igor Langer MD, Ulrich Guller MD, MHS, Carsten T. Viehl MD, Holger Moch MD, Edward Wight MD, Felix Harder MD, FACS, Daniel Oertli MD, FACS, Markus Zuber MD
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Risk Factors Associated with Conversion from Nonmalignant to Malignant Diagnosis After Surgical Excision of Breast Papillary Lesions

Tsung-Yen Cheng MD, Chii-Ming Chen MD, Ming-Yuan Lee MD, Kwang-Jane Lin MD, Cheng-Fung Hung MS, Po-Sheng Yang MD, Ben-Long Yu MD, Chen-En Yang MD, Tzu-Jung Tsai MD, Chung-Wei Lin MD
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Breast-Conserving Surgery in BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers: Are We Approaching an Answer?

Carlos A. Garcia-Etienne MD, Monica Barile MD, Oreste D. Gentilini MD, Edoardo Botteri MSc, Nicole Rotmensz MSc, Andrea Sagona MD, Gabriel Farante MD, Viviana Galimberti MD, Alberto Luini MD, Paolo Veronesi MD, Bernardo Bonanni MD
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Ratio Between Positive Lymph Nodes and Total Excised Axillary Lymph Nodes as an Independent Prognostic Factor for Overall Survival in Patients with Nonmetastatic Lymph Node-Positive Breast Cancer

Hassan A. Hatoum MD, Faek R. Jamali MD, Nagi S. El-Saghir MD, Khaled M. Musallam MD, Muhieddine Seoud MD, Hani Dimassi PhD, Jaber Abbas MD, Mohamad Khalife MD, Fouad I. Boulos MD, Ayman N. Tawil MD, Fadi B. Geara MD, Ziad Salem MD, Achraf A. Shamseddine BSc, Karine Al-Feghali BSc, Ali I. Shamseddine MD
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The Role of Lymph Node Metastasis in the Systemic Dissemination of Breast Cancer

S. David Nathanson MD, David Kwon MD, Alissa Kapke MS, Sharon Hensley Alford MPH, PhD, Dhananjay Chitale MD
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Early Results of an Endoscopic Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy for Breast Cancer

Naomi Sakamoto MD, Eisuke Fukuma MD, Kuniki Higa MD, Shinji Ozaki MD, Masaaki Sakamoto MD, Satoko Abe MD, Terumasa Kurihara MD, Mitsuhiro Tozaki MD
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Colorectal Cancer

Notch2 Expression Is Decreased in Colorectal Cancer and Related to Tumor Differentiation Status

Dake Chu MD, Jianyong Zheng MD, Weizhong Wang MM, Qingchuan Zhao MD, Yunming Li MD, Jipeng Li MD, Huahong Xie MD, Hongwei Zhang MD, Guanglong Dong MD, Chunsheng Xu MM, Mengbin Li MD, Dongli Chen MD, Gang Ji MD
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Intramucosal Carcinoma on Biopsy Reliably Predicts Invasive Colorectal Cancer

Alastair W. MacDonald FRCPath, Muhammad Tayyab MRCS, Reza Arsalani-Zadeh MRCS, John E. Hartley MD, John R. T. Monson MD
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Extended Lymph Node Dissection for Rectal Cancer with Radiologically Diagnosed Extramesenteric Lymph Node Metastasis

Byung Soh Min MD, Jin Soo Kim MD, Nam Kyu Kim MD, PhD, Joon-Seok Lim MD, PhD, Kang Young Lee MD, PhD, Chang Hwan Cho MD, PhD, Seung Kook Sohn MD, PhD
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Endocrine Tumors

Treatment Strategy of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Children and Adolescents: Clinical Significance of the Initial Nodal Manifestation

Nobuyuki Wada MD, PhD, Kiminori Sugino MD, PhD, Takashi Mimura MD, PhD, Mitsuji Nagahama MD, PhD, Wataru Kitagawa MD, PhD, Hiroshi Shibuya MD, PhD, Keiko Ohkuwa MD, PhD, Hirotaka Nakayama MD, PhD, Shohei Hirakawa MD, PhD, Norio Yukawa MD, PhD, Yasushi Rino MD, PhD, Munetaka Masuda MD, PhD, Koichi Ito MD, PhD
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Utility of Intraoperative PTH for Primary Hyperparathyroidism Due to Multigland Disease

Ashley K. Cayo MD, Rebecca S. Sippel MD, Sarah Schaefer NP, Herbert Chen MD FACS
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Gastrointestinal Oncology

Induction Chemotherapy with S-1 Plus Cisplatin Followed by Surgery for Treatment of Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Dissemination

Hiroshi Okabe MD, PhD, Shugo Ueda MD, PhD, Kazutaka Obama MD, PhD, Hisahiro Hosogi MD, PhD, Yoshiharu Sakai MD, PhD
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Esophagogastric Junction Adenocarcinoma According to Siewert Classification in Taiwan

Wen-Liang Fang MD, Chew-Wun Wu MD, FACS, Jen-Hao Chen MD, Su-Shin Lo MD, Mao-Chih Hsieh MD, King-Han Shen MD, Wen-Hu Hsu MD, Anna Fen-Yau Li PhD, Wing-Yiu Lui MD
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Better 5-Year Survival Rate Following Curative Gastrectomy in Overweight Patients

Masanori Tokunaga MD, Naoki Hiki MD, PhD, Tetsu Fukunaga MD, PhD, Shigekazu Ohyama MD, PhD, Toshiharu Yamaguchi MD, PhD, Toshifusa Nakajima MD, PhD
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The Safety of the Dissection of Lymph Node Stations 5 and 6 in Pylorus-Preserving Gastrectomy

Seong-Ho Kong MD, MS, Jong Won Kim MD, Hyuk-Joon Lee MD, PhD, Woo Ho Kim MD, PhD, Kuhn Uk Lee MD, PhD, Han-Kwang Yang MD, PhD
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Gynecologic Oncology

Analysis of Contemporary Trends in Access to High-Volume Ovarian Cancer Surgical Care

Robert E. Bristow MD, FACS, Isha Puri MD, Teresa P. Diaz-Montes MD, MPH, Robert L. Giuntoli MD, FACS, Deborah K. Armstrong MD
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Modified Radical Hysterectomy Versus Extrafascial Hysterectomy in the Treatment of Stage I Endometrial Cancer: Results From the ILIADE Randomized Study

Mauro Signorelli, Andrea Alberto Lissoni, Gennaro Cormio, Dionyssios Katsaros, Antonio Pellegrino, Luigi Selvaggi, Fabio Ghezzi, Giovanni Scambia, Paolo Zola, Roberto Grassi, Rodolfo Milani, Raffaella Giannice, Giovanna Caspani, Costantino Mangioni, Irene Floriani, Eliana Rulli, Roldano Fossati MD
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Healthcare Policy and Outcomes

Outcome of Low-Volume Surgery for Esophageal Cancer in a High-Volume Referral Center

Ewout F. W. Courrech Staal MD, Frits van Coevorden MD, PhD, Annemieke Cats MD, PhD, Berthe M. P. Aleman MD, PhD, Marie-Louise F. van Velthuysen MD, PhD, Henk Boot MD, PhD, Marie-Jeanne T. F. D. Vrancken Peeters MD, PhD, Johanna W. van Sandick MD, PhD
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Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumors

Surgical Resection Versus Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Child-Pugh Class A Liver Cirrhosis

Roberto Santambrogio MD, Enrico Opocher MD, Massimo Zuin MD, Carlo Selmi MD, PhD, Emanuela Bertolini MD, Mara Costa MD, Matteo Conti MD, Marco Montorsi MD
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Initial Presentation and Management of Hilar and Peripheral Cholangiocarcinoma: Is a Node-Positive Status or Potential Margin-Positive Result a Contraindication to Resection?

Kevin Tri Nguyen MD, PhD, Jennifer Steel PhD, Tsafrir Vanounou MD, MBA, Allan Tsung MD, J. Wallis Marsh MD, MBA, David A. Geller MD, T. Clark Gamblin MD, MS
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Hepatobiliary Tumors

Validation of Prognostic Scoring Systems for Patients Undergoing Resection of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases

Christoph Reissfelder MD, Nuh N. Rahbari MD, Moritz Koch MD, Alexis Ulrich MD, Isabel Pfeilschifter, Anke Waltert, Sascha A. Müller MD, Peter Schemmer MD, Markus W. Büchler MD, Jürgen Weitz MD, MSc
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Long-Term Results of Hepatic Resection Combined with Intraoperative Local Ablation Therapy for Patients with Multinodular Hepatocellular Carcinomas

Shinji Itoh MD, PhD, Kazutoyo Morita MD, Shigeru Ueda MD, Keishi Sugimachi MD, PhD, Yo-ichi Yamashita MD, PhD, Tomonobu Gion MD, PhD, Kengo Fukuzawa MD, PhD, Kenzo Wakasugi MD, PhD, Akinobu Taketomi MD, PhD, Yoshihiko Maehara MD, PhD, FACS
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Melanomas

Isolated Limb Infusion for Malignant Melanoma: Predictors of Response and Outcome

Andrew P. Barbour MBBS, PhD, Janine Thomas BcHSc, Jennifer Suffolk BNurs, Elaine Beller PhD, B. Mark Smithers MBBS
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Pancreatic Tumors

Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: Who Really Benefits From Resection?

Giuliano Barugola MD, Stefano Partelli MD, Stefano Marcucci MD, Nora Sartori MD, Paola Capelli MD, Claudio Bassi MD, Paolo Pederzoli MD, Massimo Falconi MD
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Prognostic Significance of Lymph Node Metastases in Pancreatic Head Cancer Treated with Extended Lymphadenectomy: Not Just a Matter of Numbers

Paolo Massucco MD, Dario Ribero MD, Enrico Sgotto MD, Alfredo Mellano MD, Andrea Muratore MD, Lorenzo Capussotti MD
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Prognostic Impact of RT-PCR-Based Detection of Peritoneal Micrometastases in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer Undergoing Curative Resection

Kaitlyn J. Kelly MD, Joyce Wong MD, Rebecca Gladdy MD, PhD, Kimberly Moore-Dalal MD, Yanghee Woo MD, Mithat Gonen PhD, Murray Brennan MD, FACS, Peter Allen MD, Yuman Fong MD, Daniel Coit MD, FACS
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Survival Data Justifies Resection for Pancreatic Metastases

Oliver Strobel MD, Thilo Hackert MD, Werner Hartwig MD, Frank Bergmann MD, Ulf Hinz MSc, Moritz N. Wente MD, Stefan Fritz MD, Lutz Schneider MD, Markus W. Büchler MD, Jens Werner MD
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Thoracic Oncology

CD98 Expression Is Associated with Poor Prognosis in Resected Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Lymph Node Metastases

Kyoichi Kaira MD, PhD, Noboru Oriuchi MD, PhD, Hisao Imai MD, Kimihiro Shimizu MD, PhD, Noriko Yanagitani MD, PhD, Noriaki Sunaga MD, PhD, Takeshi Hisada MD, PhD, Osamu Kawashima MD, PhD, Yosuke Kamide MD, Tamotsu Ishizuka MD, PhD, Yoshikatsu Kanai MD, PhD, Takashi Nakajima MD, PhD, Masatomo Mori MD, PhD
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Ambulatory Intercostal Drainage for the Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion: A Single Center Experience

Samer Bazerbashi FRCS, Jaime Villaquiran FRCS CTh, Mohammad Yousaf Awan FRCS, Michael Jonathan Unsworth-White FRCS CTh, Joe Rahamim FRCS, Adrian Marchbank FRCS CTh
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Translational Research and Biomarkers

Correlation of CD133, OCT4, and SOX2 in Rectal Cancer and Their Association with Distant Recurrence After Chemoradiotherapy

Susumu Saigusa MD, Koji Tanaka MD, Yuji Toiyama MD, Takeshi Yokoe MD, Yoshinaga Okugawa MD, Yasuhiro Ioue MD, PhD, Chikao Miki MD, PhD, Masato Kusunoki MD, PhD
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IMP3 Is a Novel Prognostic Marker that Correlates with Colon Cancer Progression and Pathogenesis

Dawei Li MD, PhD, Dongwang Yan MD, PhD, Huamei Tang MD, Chongzhi Zhou MD, PhD, Junwei Fan MD, PhD, Shuxia Li MD, PhD, Xiaoliang Wang MD, PhD, Jun Xia MD, PhD, Fei Huang MD, Guoqiang Qiu MD, Zhihai Peng MD, PhD
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RGS16 Is a Marker for Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer

Norikatsu Miyoshi MD, Hideshi Ishii MD, PhD, Mitsugu Sekimoto MD, PhD, Yuichiro Doki MD, PhD, Masaki Mori MD, PhD, FACS
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