Volume 16, Number 8 / August, 2009

Breast Oncology

Management of Intraductal Papillomas of the Breast: An Analysis of 129 Cases and Their Outcome

Nasim Ahmadiyeh MD, Mariana A. Stoleru MD, Sughra Raza MD, Susan C. Lester MD, PhD, Mehra Golshan MD
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Unraveling Breast Cancer Heterogeneity Through Transcriptomic and Epigenomic Analysis

Frank A. Orlando MD, Kevin D. Brown PhD
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Extracellular Matrix 1 (ECM1) Expression Is a Novel Prognostic Marker for Poor Long-Term Survival in Breast Cancer: A Hospital-Based Cohort Study in Iowa

Geeta Lal MD, MSc, Samad Hashimi MD, Brian J. Smith PhD, Charles F. Lynch MD, PhD, Lurong Zhang MD, PhD, Robert A. Robinson MD, PhD, Ronald J. Weigel MD, PhD
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A Prospective, Multi-Institutional Study of Adjuvant Radiotherapy After Resection of Malignant Phyllodes Tumors

Richard J. Barth Jr. MD, Wendy A. Wells MD, Sandra E. Mitchell MD, Bernard F. Cole PhD
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Lymphatic Drainage Patterns in Breast Cancer Patients Who Previously Underwent Mantle Field Radiation

Iris M. C. van der Ploeg MD, Nicola S. Russell PhD, Omgo E. Nieweg PhD, Hester S. A. Oldenburg PhD, Bin B. R. Kroon FRCS, Renato A. Valdés Olmos PhD, Emiel J. T. Rutgers FRCS
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Effect of Intraoperative Radiocolloid Injection on Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients with Breast Cancer

Virginia H. Stell BA, Teresa S. Flippo-Morton MD, H. James Norton PhD, Richard L. White Jr. MD
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Colorectal Cancer

Successful Complete Cure En-Bloc Resection of Large Nonpedunculated Colonic Polyps by Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

Srinivas R. Puli MD, Yasuo Kakugawa MD, Yutaka Saito MD, Daphne Antillon MD, Takuji Gotoda MD, Mainor R. Antillon MD
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Endocrine Tumors

When Is Prophylactic Thyroidectomy Indicated for Patients with the RET Codon 609 Mutation?

Daniel Calva MD, Thomas M. O’Dorisio MD, M. Sue O’Dorisio MD, Geeta Lal MD, Sonia Sugg MD, Ronald J. Weigel MD, James R. Howe MD
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Erratum

Erratum—Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Vascular Resection: Persistent Controversy and Current Recommendations

Kathleen Christians MD, Douglas B. Evans MD
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A Phase II Prospective Multi-Institutional Trial of Adjuvant Active Specific Immunotherapy Following Curative Resection of Colorectal Cancer Hepatic Metastases: Cancer and Leukemia Group B Study 89903

Mitchell C. Posner MD, Donna Niedzwiecki PhD, Alan P. Venook MD, Donna R. Hollis MS, Hedy L. Kindler MD, Edward W. Martin MD, Richard L. Schilsky MD, Richard M. Goldberg MD, Robert J. Mayer MD
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Gastrointestinal Oncology

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cytoreductive Surgery with Perioperative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis of Colorectal Origin

Christopher Cao MBBS, Tristan D. Yan PhD, Deborah Black PhD, David L. Morris PhD
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A Prospective Study of False-Positive Diagnosis of Micrometastatic Cells in the Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Colorectal Cancer

D. Wiese MD, PhD, S. Saha MD, B. Yestrepsky BA, A. Korant MD, S. Sirop MD
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Sentinel Node Biopsy for the Individualization of Surgical Strategy for Cure of Early-Stage Colon Cancer

Ronan A. Cahill MD, FRCS, Andreas Bembenek MD, Saad Sirop MD, Deirdre F. Waterhouse MD, Wolfgang Schneider MD, Joel Leroy MD, David Wiese MD, PhD, Thomas Beutler MD, Anton Bilchik MD, FACS, Sukamal Saha MD, FACS, FRCS (C), Peter M. Schlag MD
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Safety of Gastric Resections During Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

Pompiliu Piso, Przemyslaw Slowik, Felix Popp, Marc Hendrik Dahlke, Gabriel Glockzin, Hans Juergen Schlitt
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Risk Factors for Massive Blood Transfusion in Cytoreductive Surgery: A Multivariate Analysis of 243 Procedures

Akshat Saxena BMed Sc, Tristan D. Yan BSc (Med), MBBS, PhD, Terence C. Chua BSc (Med) (Hons), Sal Fransi MBBS, Khaled Almohaimeed MBBS, Sulman Ahmed MBBS, David L. Morris MB, ChB, MD, PhD
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Prevention of Severe Pelvic Abscess Formation Following Extended Radical Surgery for Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer

Mamoru Uemura MD, PhD, Masataka Ikeda MD, PhD, Mitsugu Sekimoto MD, PhD, Naotsugu Haraguchi MD, PhD, Tsunekazu Mizushima MD, PhD, Hirofumi Yamamoto MD, PhD, Ichiro Takemasa MD, PhD, Hideshi Ishii MD, PhD, Masaki Mori MD, PhD
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Abdominosacral Amputation of the Rectum for Low Rectal Cancers: Ten Years of Experience

Marek Bębenek MD, PhD
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Totally Laparoscopic Gastric Resection with Extended Lymphadenectomy for Gastric Adenocarcinoma

Eduardo A. Guzman MD, Alessio Pigazzi MD, PhD, Byrne Lee MD, Perry A. Soriano MD, Rebecca A. Nelson PhD, I. Benjamin Paz MD, Vijay Trisal MD, Joseph Kim MD, Joshua D. I. Ellenhorn MD
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A Prospective Trial Comparing 1% Lymphazurin vs 1% Methylene Blue in Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping of Gastrointestinal Tumors

Mehul Soni MD, Sukamal Saha MD, FACS, FRCS(C), Alpesh Korant MD, Patti Fritz CRNA, Bishan Chakravarty MD, Saad Sirop MD, Adam Gayar, Douglas Iddings DO, David Wiese MD
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Local Excision for Rectal Cancer—Safety and Efficacy Challenges

G. Marakis MD, H. Demetriades MD, D. Ziogas MD, I. Kanellos MD
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In Reply: Risk Stratification in Local Excisions of Rectal Cancers

Thomas Borschitz MD
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Postoperative Infectious Morbidity for Resectable Gastric Cancer—Searching Robust Predictors of Survival

Dimitrios Kanellos MD, Manousos-Georgios Pramateftakis MD, Ioannis Kanellos MD
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Response to Letter to the Editor: Postoperative Infectious Morbidity for Resectable Gastric Cancer: Searching Robust Predictors of Survival

Hironori Tsujimoto MD, PhD, Takashi Ichikura MD, PhD, Satoshi Ono MD, PhD, Hidekazu Sugasawa MD, Shuichi Hiraki MD, Naoko Sakamoto MD, Yoshihisa Yaguchi MD, Kazumichi Yoshida MD, Yusuke Matsumoto MD, Kazuo Hase MD, PhD
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The Decisive Role of Surgeon’s Experience in Short-Term and Long-Term Oncological Outcomes and Quality of Life in Gastric Cancer

George E. Chalkiadakis MD, Dimosthenis Ziogas MD
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In Reply: Issues of Outcome in Gastric Cancer

Giovanni De Manzoni MD, Giuseppe Verlato MD, PhD, Alberto Marchet MD, Franco Roviello MD
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Gastrointestinal tumors

Developing an Institutional Protocol Guideline for Laparoscopy-Assisted Distal Gastrectomy

Sang Eok Lee MD, Young-Woo Kim MD, Jun Ho Lee MD, Keun Won Ryu MD, Soo Jeong Cho MD, Jong Yeul Lee MD, Chan Gyoo Kim MD, Il Ju Choi MD, Myeong-Cherl Kook MD, Byung-Ho Nam PhD, Sook Ryun Park MD, Min Ju Kim MD, Jong Seok Lee MD
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Gynecologic Oncology

Incorporating Laparoscopy in the Practice of a Gynecologic Oncology Service: Actual Impact Beyond Clinical Trials Data

Fabio Ghezzi MD, Antonella Cromi PhD, Stefano Uccella MD, Gabriele Siesto MD, Francesca Zefiro MD, Pierfrancesco Bolis MD
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Does Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Increase Optimal Cytoreduction Rate in Advanced Ovarian Cancer? Meta-Analysis of 21 Studies

Sokbom Kang MD, Byung-Ho Nam PhD
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Healthcare Policy and Outcomes

Colorectal Cancer Screening Among First-Degree Relatives of Colorectal Cancer Patients: Benefits and Barriers

Lloyd A. Mack MD, MSc, FRCSC, Linda S. Cook PhD, Walley J. Temple MD, FRCSC, FACS, Linda E. Carlson MD, PhD, Robert J. Hilsden MD, PhD, FRCPC, Elizabeth Oddone Paolucci PhD
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Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumors

Evolving Treatment Strategies for Gallbladder Cancer

Matthew T. Hueman MD, Charles M. Vollmer Jr. MD, Timothy M. Pawlik MD, MPH
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Does Intraoperative Radiation Therapy Improve Local Tumor Control in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma? A Propensity Score Analysis

Timothy N. Showalter MD, Atul S. Rao MD, P. Rani Anne MD, Francis E. Rosato MD, Ernest L. Rosato MD, Jocelyn Andrel MSPH, Terry Hyslop PhD, Xia Xu PhD, Adam C. Berger MD
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Relationship Between Microvessel Count and Postoperative Survival in Patients with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Atsushi Nanashima MD, Kenichiro Shibata MD, Toshiyuki Nakayama MD, Syuichi Tobinaga MD, Masato Araki MD, Masaki Kunizaki MD, Hiroaki Takeshita MD, Shigekazu Hidaka MD, Terumitsu Sawai MD, Takeshi Nagayasu MD, Tsutomu Tagawa MD
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Clinical Significance of Microvessel Count in Patients with Metastatic Liver Cancer Originating from Colorectal Carcinoma

Atsushi Nanashima MD, Kenichirou Shibata MD, Toshiyuki Nakayama MD, Syuuichi Tobinaga MD, Masato Araki MD, Masaki Kunizaki MD, Hiroaki Takeshita MD, Shigekazu Hidaka MD, Terumitsu Sawai MD, Takeshi Nagayasu MD, Toru Yasutake MD
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Liver Resection for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer in Patients with Concurrent Extrahepatic Disease: Results in 127 Patients Treated at a Single Center

Darren R. Carpizo PhD, Chandrakanth Are MD, William Jarnagin MD, Ronald DeMatteo MD, Yuman Fong MD, Mithat Gönen PhD, Leslie Blumgart MD, Michael D’Angelica MD
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Laboratory and Translational Research

Ablation of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Assisted with SonoVue on Rabbit VX2 Liver Tumors: Sequential Findings with Histopathology, Immunohistochemistry, and Enzyme Histochemistry

Wen Luo MD, Xiaodong Zhou MD, Ming Yu MD, Guangbin He MD, Xiaoying Zheng MD, Qiuyang Li MD, Qing Liu MD, Zenghui Han MD, Jun Zhang MD, Yunqiu Qian MD
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Melanomas

The Number of Lymph Nodes Involved with Metastatic Disease Does Not Affect Outcome in Melanoma Patients as Long as All Disease Is Confined to the Sentinel Lymph Node

James W. Jakub MD, Marianne Huebner PhD, Steve Shivers PhD, Christopher Nobo, Christopher Puleo, William S. Harmsen, Douglas S. Reintgen MD
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Multimedia Article

Limb-Sparing Resection of the Scapula and Reconstruction with a Constrained Total Scapula Prosthesis: A Case of Multicentric Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Involving the Scapula and Surrounding Soft Tissues

Camilo E. Villalobos MD, Brett L. Hayden BA, Andrew Silverman BS, Ikjoon Choi BS, James C. Wittig MD
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Translational Research and Biomarkers

SDF-1α G801A Polymorphism Predicts Lymph Node Metastasis in Stage T3 Colorectal Cancer

Shih-Ching Chang MD, PhD, Pei-Ching Lin MD, Shung-Haur Yang MD, PhD, Huann-Sheng Wang MD, Anna Fen-Yau Li MD, PhD, Jen-Kou Lin MD, PhD
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Coordinate Loss of Fragile Gene Expression in Pancreatobiliary Cancers: Correlations Among Markers and Clinical Features

Mark Bloomston MD, Jeffrey Kneile MD, Matthew Butterfield MD, Mary Dillhoff MD, Peter Muscarella MD, E. Christopher Ellison MD, W. Scott Melvin MD, Carlo M. Croce MD, Flavia Pichiorri PhD, Kay Huebner PhD, Wendy L. Frankel MD
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Involvement of CD40 Targeting miR-224 and miR-486 on the Progression of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinomas

Soeren Torge Mees MD, Wolf Arif Mardin MD, Sonja Sielker, Edith Willscher, Norbert Senninger PhD, Christina Schleicher MD, Mario Colombo-Benkmann PhD, Joerg Haier PhD
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Polymorphisms in the Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1-α and the Impact on the Prognosis of Early Stages of Oral Cancer

Mario Fernando Muñoz-Guerra MD, PhD, María Encarnación Fernández-Contreras PhD, Ana Laura Capote Moreno MD, Irene Domínguez Martín ASCP, Belén Herráez ASCP, Carlos Gamallo MD, PhD
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