Volume 16, Number 6 / June, 2009

Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Desmoid Tumors of the Anterior Abdominal Wall: Results from a Monocentric Surgical Experience and Review of the Literature

Emilio Bertani MD, Antonio Chiappa MD, FACS, Alessandro Testori MD, Giovanni Mazzarol MD, Roberto Biffi MD, Stefano Martella MD, Ugo Pace MD, Javier Soteldo MD, Paolo Della Vigna MD, Rosalba Lembo MsC, Bruno Andreoni MD
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Desmoids: A Revelation in Biology and Treatment

Wesley P. Francis MD, Douglas Zippel MD, Lloyd A. Mack MD, FRCSC, Lisa M. DiFrancesco MD, FRCPC, FCAP, Elizabeth Kurien MD, CM, FRCPC, Norman S. Schachar MD, FRCSC, Walley J. Temple MD, FRCSC, FACS
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Breast Oncology

Diagnostic Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy

Melony E. S. Sorbero PhD, MS, MPH, Andrew W. Dick PhD, Ellen Burke Beckjord PhD, MPH, Gretchen Ahrendt MD, FACS
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Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Invasive Lobular Carcinoma May Not Improve Rates of Breast Conservation

Judy C. Boughey MD, Jamie Wagner D.O., Betsy J. Garrett PA-C, Lori Harker PA-C, Lavinia P. Middleton MD, Gildy V. Babiera MD, Funda Meric-Bernstam MD, Anthony Lucci MD, Kelly K. Hunt MD, Isabelle Bedrosian MD
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Local Control, Toxicity, and Cosmesis in Women Younger Than 50 Enrolled Onto the American Society of Breast Surgeons MammoSite Radiation Therapy System Registry Trial

A. J. Khan MD, F. Vicini MD, P. Beitsch MD, B. Haffty MD, C. Quiet MD, A. Keleher MD, D. Garcia MD, H. Snider MD, M. Gittleman MD, V. Zannis MD, H. Kuerer MD, PhD, E. Whitacre MD, P. Whitworth Jr MD, R. Fine MD
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Residual Breast Cancer Diagnosed by MRI in Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy with and Without Bevacizumab

Shadfar Bahri MD, Jeon-Hor Chen MD, Rita S. Mehta MD, Philip M. Carpenter MD, Ke Nie, Soon-Young Kwon MD, Hon J. Yu PhD, Orhan Nalcioglu PhD, Min-Ying Su PhD
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Percutaneous Needle Biopsy for Breast Diagnosis: How Do Surgeons Decide?

Claire M. B. Holloway MD, PhD, Anna R. Gagliardi PhD
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Method of Breast Cancer Presentation and Depressed Mood 1 Year After Diagnosis in Women with Locally Advanced Disease

Elizabeth B. Roth BS, Donna B. Jeffe PhD, Julie A. Margenthaler MD, Rebecca L. Aft MD, PhD
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EDUCATIONAL REVIEW– TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND BIOMARKERS

Pathologic Response to Preoperative Therapy: Does It Mean What We Think It Means?

John C. Mansour MD, Roderich E. Schwarz MD, PhD
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Endocrine Tumors

Preoperative Ultrasound-Guided Tattooing Localization of Recurrences After Thyroidectomy: Safety and Effectiveness

Tae Wook Kang MD, Jung Hee Shin MD, Boo-Kyung Han MD, Eun Young Ko MD, Seok Seon Kang MD, Soo Yeon Hahn MD, Ji Soo Kim MD, Young Lyun Oh MD
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Gastrointestinal Oncology

Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection of Rectal Cancer: Short-Term Outcome of a Prospective Comparative Study

Seung Hyuk Baik MD, Hye Youn Kwon MD, Jin Soo Kim MD, Hyuk Hur MD, Seung Kook Sohn MD, Chang Hwan Cho MD, Hoguen Kim MD
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Comparison of Outcome of Open and Laparoscopic Resection for Stage II and Stage III Rectal Cancer

Wai Lun Law MS, FRCS (Edin), FACS, Jensen T. C. Poon MBBS, FRCS (Edin), Joe K. M. Fan MBBS, FRCS (Edin), Siu Hung Lo MBBS, FRCS (Edin)
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Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen as a Prognostic Factor After Total Mesorectal Excision of Stage II–III Rectal Cancer

Jung Wook Huh MD, Hyeong Rok Kim MD, Young Jin Kim MD
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Lymph Node Metastasis Patterns in Right-Sided Colon Cancers: Is Segmental Resection of These Tumors Oncologically Safe?

In Ja Park MD, Gyu-Seog Choi MD, Byung Mo Kang MD, Kyoung Hoon Lim MD, Soo Han Jun MD
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Laparoscopic Versus Open Subtotal Gastrectomy for Adenocarcinoma: A Case–Control Study

Vivian E. Strong MD, Nicolas Devaud MD, Peter J. Allen MD, Mithat Gonen PhD, Murray F. Brennan MD, Daniel Coit MD
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Better Prognosis of T2 Gastric Cancer with Preoperative Diagnosis of Early Gastric Cancer

Masanori Tokunaga MD, Naoki Hiki MD, PhD, Tetsu Fukunaga MD, PhD, Shigekazu Ohyama MD, PhD, Kazuhiko Yamada MD, PhD, Toshiharu Yamaguchi MD, PhD
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Accumulation of Excess Visceral Fat Is a Risk Factor for Pancreatic Fistula Formation After Total Gastrectomy

Koji Tanaka MD, Isao Miyashiro MD, Masahiko Yano MD, Kentaro Kishi MD, Masaaki Motoori MD, Yousuke Seki MD, Shingo Noura MD, Masayuki Ohue MD, Terumasa Yamada MD, Hiroaki Ohigashi MD, Osamu Ishikawa MD
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Preoperative Liver Hypertrophy Induced by Portal Flow Occlusion Before Major Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Metastases Can Be Impaired by Bevacizumab

Béatrice Aussilhou MD, Safi Dokmak MD, Sandrine Faivre MD, Valérie Paradis MD, Valérie Vilgrain MD, Jacques Belghiti MD
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Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms of DNA Repair Genes OGG1 and XRCC1: Association with Gallbladder Cancer in North Indian Population

Anvesha Srivastava MSc, Kshitij Srivastava MSc, Sachchida Nand Pandey PhD, G. Choudhuri MD, B. Mittal PhD
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Detection of Sentinel Node by Fluorescence and Infrared Ray Imaging System in Gastric Cancer

Naoto Takahashi MD, PhD, Hiroshi Nimura MD, PhD, Tetsuji Fujita MD, PhD, Norio Mitsumori MD, PhD, Hideyuki Kashiwagi MD, PhD, Katsuhiko Yanaga MD, PhD
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Reply: High Sensitivity of Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging in Detection of Sentinel Node

Isao Miyashiro MD
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Gynecologic Oncology

Early Oral Versus “Traditional” Postoperative Feeding in Gynecologic Oncology Patients Undergoing Intestinal Resection: a Randomized Controlled Trial

L. Minig MD, R. Biffi MD, V. Zanagnolo MD, A. Attanasio MD, C. Beltrami RN, L. Bocciolone MD, E. Botteri PhD, N. Colombo, S. Iodice PhD, F. Landoni MD, M. Peiretti MD, G. Roviglione MD, A. Maggioni MD
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Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumors

Recurrence Patterns After Hepatectomy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Implication of Milan Criteria Utilization

Toshiya Kamiyama MD, Kazuaki Nakanishi MD, Hideki Yokoo MD, Hirofumi Kamachi MD, Munenori Tahara MD, Tomomi Suzuki MD, Tsuyoshi Shimamura MD, Hiroyuki Furukawa MD, FACS, Michiaki Matsushita MD, Satoru Todo MD, FACS
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Outcome for Patients Treated with Laparoscopic Versus Open Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Case-Matched Analysis

U. Sarpel MD, MSc, M. M. Hefti MD, J. P. Wisnievsky MD, MPH, S. Roayaie MD, M. E. Schwartz MD, D. M. Labow MD
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Expression of P-aPKC-ι, E-Cadherin, and β-Catenin Related to Invasion and Metastasis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Guang-Sheng Du M Med Sc, Jian-Ming Wang MD, Jin-Xi Lu M Med Sc, Qiang Li MD, Chao-Qun Ma M Med Sc, Ji-Tao Du M Med Sc, Sheng-Quan Zou MD
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Radiation Lobectomy: Preliminary Findings of Hepatic Volumetric Response to Lobar Yttrium-90 Radioembolization

Ron C. Gaba MD, Robert J. Lewandowski MD, Laura M. Kulik MD, Ahsun Riaz MD, Saad M. Ibrahim MD, Mary F. Mulcahy MD, Robert K. Ryu MD, Kent T. Sato MD, Vanessa Gates MS, Michael M. Abecassis MD, MBA, Reed A. Omary MD, MS, Talia B. Baker MD, Riad Salem MD, MBA
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Melanomas

Surgical Management of Melanoma-In-Situ Using a Staged Marginal and Central Excision Technique

Mecker G. Möller MD, Effie Pappas-Politis MD, Jonathan S. Zager MD, Luis A. Santiago MD, Daohai Yu PhD, Amy Prakash MD, Adam Kinal MD, Graham S. Clark MD, Weiwei Zhu MS, Christopher A. Puleo PA-C, L. Frank Glass MD, Jane L. Messina MD, Vernon K. Sondak MD, C. Wayne Cruse MD
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The Yield of SPECT/CT for Anatomical Lymphatic Mapping in Patients with Melanoma

Iris M. C. van der Ploeg MD, Renato A. Valdés Olmos MD, PhD, Bin B. R. Kroon MD, PhD, FRCS, Michael W. J. M. Wouters MD, Michiel W. M. van den Brekel MD, PhD, Wouter V. Vogel MD, PhD, Cornelis A. Hoefnagel MD, PhD, Omgo E. Nieweg MD, PhD
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Major Amputation for Irresectable Extremity Melanoma After Failure of Isolated Limb Infusion

Hidde M. Kroon MD, D-Yin Lin MD, Peter C. A. Kam MD, John F. Thompson MD
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Age-Related Lymphatic Dysfunction in Melanoma Patients

W. Charles Conway MD, Mark B. Faries MD, Michael B. Nicholl MD, Alicia M. Terando MD, Edwin C. Glass MD, MyungShin Sim DrPH, Donald L. Morton MD
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Principles and Misconceptions Regarding the Keystone Island Flap

Felix Behan, Cheng Lo
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Thoracic Oncology

Association of Clinical and Dosimetric Factors with Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Esophageal Cancer Patients Receiving Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy and Concurrent Chemotherapy Followed by Thoracic Esophagectomy

Feng-Ming Hsu MD, Yung-Chie Lee MD, PhD, Jang-Ming Lee MD, PhD, Chih-Hung Hsu MD, PhD, Chia-Chi Lin MD, PhD, Yu-Chieh Tsai MD, Jian-Kuen Wu MS, Jason Chia-Hsien Cheng MD, PhD
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D2-40-Positive Lymphatic Vessel Density Is a Poor Prognostic Factor in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung

Shotaro Iwakiri MD, Shinjiro Nagai PhD, MD, Hiromichi Katakura PhD, MD, Kazumasa Takenaka PhD, MD, Hiroshi Date PhD, MD, Hiromi Wada PhD, MD, Fumihiro Tanaka PhD, MD
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Translational Research and Biomarkers

Loss of RUNX3 Expression Correlates with Differentiation, Nodal Metastasis, and Poor Prognosis of Gastric Cancer

Ping-I. Hsu MD, Hsiao-Ling Hsieh PhD, Jihjong Lee DVM, Li-Fang Lin MS, Hui-Chun Chen MD, Pei-Jung Lu PhD, Michael Hsiao DVM, PhD
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Correlation Between Connexin 26 Expression and Poor Prognosis of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Takanori Inose MD, Hiroyuki Kato MD, PhD, Hitoshi Kimura MD, PhD, Ahmad Faried MD, PhD, Naritaka Tanaka MD, Makoto Sakai MD, Akihiko Sano MD, Makoto Sohda MD, PhD, Masanobu Nakajima MD, PhD, Yasuyuki Fukai MD, PhD, Tatsuya Miyazaki MD, PhD, Norihiro Masuda MD, PhD, Minoru Fukuchi MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Kuwano MD, PhD
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Diffuse Expression of RNA-Binding Protein IMP3 Predicts High-Stage Lymph Node Metastasis and Poor Prognosis in Colorectal Adenocarcinoma

Ray-Hwang Yuan MD, PhD, Chi-Chao Wang MD, Chia-Cheng Chou MD, King-Jen Chang MD, PhD, Po-Huang Lee MD, Yung-Ming Jeng MD, PhD
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