Volume 17, Number 1 / January, 2010

Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Perioperative Hyperfractionated High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy for the Treatment of Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Multicentric Experience

Jiří Petera MD, PhD, Renata Soumarová, Jana Růžičková, Renata Neumanová, Ladislav Dušek, Igor Sirák, Zuzana Mačingová, Petr Paluska, Linda Kašaová, Miroslav Hodek, Milan Vošmik
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Chordoma of the Mobile Spine and Sacrum: A Retrospective Analysis of a Series of Patients Surgically Treated at Two Referral Centers

Silvia Stacchiotti MD, Paolo Giovanni Casali MD, Salvatore Lo Vullo BSc, Luigi Mariani MD, Elena Palassini MD, Mario Mercuri MD, Marco Alberghini MD, Silvana Pilotti MD, Licciana Zanella MD, Alessandro Gronchi MD, Piero Picci MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Breast Oncology

Intra-Individual Comparison of Lymphatic Drainage Patterns Using Subareolar and Peritumoral Isotope Injection for Breast Cancer

Regina M. Fearmonti MD, Isis W. Gayed MD, Edmund Kim MD, Isabelle Bedrosian MD, Kelly K. Hunt MD, Funda Meric-Bernstam MD, Barry Feig MD, Elham Ghonimi MD, Carla Warneke MS, Gildy V. Babiera MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

The Effects of Additional Tumor Cavity Sampling at the Time of Breast-Conserving Surgery on Final Margin Status, Volume of Resection, and Pathologist Workload

Monica Rizzo MD, Radha Iyengar MD, Sheryl G. A. Gabram MD, Jaemin Park BS, George Birdsong MD, Katherine L. Chandler MD, Marina B. Mosunjac MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Intraoperative Assessment of Sentinel Lymph Nodes After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Breast Cancer

Isabel T. Rubio, Fernando Aznar, Jose Lirola, Vicente Peg, Jordi Xercavins
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Validation of the Pedigree Assessment Tool (PAT) in Families with BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations

P. Teller MD, K. F. Hoskins MD, A. Zwaagstra MS, RN, C. Stanislaw MS, R. Iyengar MD, V. L. Green MD, S. G. A. Gabram MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Prognostic Impact of [18F] FDG-PET in Operable Breast Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

So-Youn Jung MD, Seok-Ki Kim MD, PhD, Byung-Ho Nam PhD, Sun Young Min MD, Seung Joo Lee MD, Chansung Park MD, Youngmee Kwon MD, PhD, Eun-A Kim MD, PhD, Kyoung Lan Ko MD, PhD, In Hae Park MD, Keun Seok Lee MD, PhD, Kyung Hwan Shin MD, PhD, Seeyoun Lee MD, PhD, Seok Won Kim MD, PhD, Han-Sung Kang MD, PhD, Jungsil Ro MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Influence of Isolated Tumor Cells in Sentinel Nodes on Outcome in Small, Node-Negative (pT1N0M0) Breast Cancer

Marjut H. K. Leidenius MD, PhD, Jaana H. Vironen MD, PhD, Päivi S. Heikkilä MD, PhD, Heikki Joensuu MD, PhD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Overcoming Oncological Outcomes Challenges

D. Ziogas MD, D. H. Roukos MD, G. C. Zografos MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Colorectal Cancer

Feasibility of a Lateral Region Sentinel Node Biopsy of Lower Rectal Cancer Guided by Indocyanine Green Using a Near-Infrared Camera System

Shingo Noura MD, PhD, Masayuki Ohue MD, PhD, Yosuke Seki MD, PhD, Koji Tanaka MD, PhD, Masaaki Motoori MD, PhD, Kentaro Kishi MD, PhD, Isao Miyashiro MD, PhD, Hiroaki Ohigashi MD, PhD, Masahiko Yano MD, PhD, Osamu Ishikawa MD, PhD, Yasuhide Miyamoto MD, PhD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer: Prognostic Factors and Long-Term Outcomes of Multimodal Therapy

Fabio Pacelli MD, Antonio P. Tortorelli MD, Fausto Rosa MD, Maurizio Bossola MD, Alejandro M. Sanchez MD, Valerio Papa MD, Vincenzo Valentini MD, Giovanni B. Doglietto MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Searching for a Cutoff Value for Lymph Nodes Retrieved as a Quality Control of Surgery and Pathology in Colon Cancer

B. Papaziogas MD, D. Ziogas MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Invitation to Reply to: Searching for a Cutoff Value of Lymph Nodes Retrieved as a Quality Control of Surgery and Pathology in Colon Cancer (Papaziogas B, Ziogas D. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2009) : “Cutoff” Values for Lymph Nodes in Colon Cancer: Making a Clinical Distinction

R. Vather MBChB, T. Sammour MBChB, A. Kahokehr MBChB, A. B. Connolly FRACS, A. G. Hill MD, FRACS
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Endocrine Tumors

Recurrence of Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma Following Resection: Surgery Alone Can Achieve Results Equal to Surgery Plus Mitotane

Elizabeth G. Grubbs MD, Glenda G. Callender MD, Yan Xing MD, PhD, MS, Nancy D. Perrier MD, Douglas B. Evans MD, Alexandria T. Phan MD, Jeffrey E. Lee MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Author Reply: Management of Mild Elevation of Calcitonin After Thyroidectomy

Ashok R. Shaha MD, R. Michael Tuttle MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

RET Germline Mutations in Codon 609 and MEN2A Phenotype: Are They All Created Equal?

Andreas Machens MD, Henning Dralle MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Reply to, “RET Germline Mutations in Codon 609 and MEN2A Phenotype: Are They All Created Equal?” by Machens and Dralle (ASO-2009-06-0652)

Daniel Calva MD, Thomas O’Dorisio MD, M. Sue O’Dorisio MD, PhD, Geeta Lal MD, Sonia Sugg MD, Ronald Weigel MD, PhD, James Howe MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Gastrointestinal Oncology

Lymph Node Metastases in Diffuse Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Dario Baratti MD, Shigeki Kusamura MD, PhD, Antonello Domenico Cabras MD, Barbara Laterza MD, Maria Rosaria Balestra MD, Marcello Deraco MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Follow-Up Strategy After Curative Resection of Gastric Cancer: A Nationwide Survey in Korea

Hoon Hur MD, Kyo Young Song MD, PhD, Cho Hyun Park MD, PhD, Hae Myung Jeon MD, PhD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Influence of Laparoscopic Gastrectomy on the Detection Rate of Free Gastric Cancer Cells in the Peritoneal Cavity

Ying-Xue Hao MD, Hua Zhong MD, Pei-wu Yu MD, Feng Qian MD, Yong-liang Zhao MD, Yan Shi MD, Bo Tang MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Increased Intratumoral Lymphatic Vessel Density Correlates with Lymph Node Metastasis in Early Gastric Carcinoma

Kyoungbun Lee MD, Do Joong Park MD, Gheeyoung Choe MD, Hyung Ho Kim MD, Woo Ho Kim MD, Hye Seung Lee MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

High Expression of Atypical Protein Kinase C λ/ι in Gastric Cancer as a Prognostic Factor for Recurrence

Ryo Takagawa MD, Kazunori Akimoto PhD, Yasushi Ichikawa MD, PhD, Hirotoshi Akiyama MD, PhD, Yasuyuki Kojima MD, Hitoshi Ishiguro PhD, Yoshiaki Inayama MD, PhD, Ichiro Aoki MD, PhD, Chikara Kunisaki MD, PhD, Itaru Endo MD, PhD, Yoji Nagashima MD, PhD, Shigeo Ohno PhD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

High-Level Expression of S100A4 Correlates with Lymph Node Metastasis and Poor Prognosis in Patients with Gastric Cancer

Yuan-Yu Wang MS, Zai-Yuan Ye MS, Zhong-Sheng Zhao MS, Hou-Quan Tao MD, Yong-Quan Chu MS
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Does Chemoradiotherapy Improve Outcomes for Surgically Resected Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach or Esophagus?

Naveenraj L. Solomon MD, Michael C. Cheung MD, Margaret M. Byrne PhD, Ying Zhuge MD, Dido Franceschi MD, Alan S. Livingstone MD, Leonidas G. Koniaris MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Surgery for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors of the Duodenum

Yu-Wen Tien MD, Chih-Yuan Lee MD, Chun-Chieh Huang MD, Rey-Heng Hu MD, Po-Huang Lee MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Prognostic Value of Metabolic Tumor Volume Measured by 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma

Seung Hyup Hyun MD, Joon Young Choi MD, Young Mog Shim MD, Kwhanmien Kim MD, Su Jin Lee MD, Young Seok Cho MD, Ji Young Lee MD, Kyung-Han Lee MD, Byung-Tae Kim MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Lymphadenectomy in Gastric Cancer: The Controversy Refuses to Die

C. Hottenrott MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Reply to “Lymphadenectomy in Gastric Cancer: The Controversy Refuses to Die”

Masanori Tokunaga MD, Naoki Hiki MD, PhD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

The Era of Robotic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer

D. H. Roukos MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Gastric Cancer Prognosis: Strong Correlation Between Incidence and Survival

Daniele Marrelli MD, Corrado Pedrazzani MD, Franco Roviello MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Limitations of Isolated Tumor Cells in Gastric Cancer: Heterogeneity Requests Systems Biology Approaches Towards Personalized Medicine

Dimosthenis E. Ziogas MD, Dimitrios H. Roukos MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Isolated Tumor Cells in Lymph Nodes of Patients with Gastric Cancer

Takeo Fukagawa MD, Hitoshi Katai MD, Mitsuru Sasako MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Different Patterns of Lymphatic Spread of Sigmoid, Rectosigmoid, and Rectal Cancers

Panagiotis Taflampas, Manousos Christodoulakis
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Comment On: Visceral Obesity May Affect Oncologic Outcome in Patients with Colorectal Cancer

Gurpreet Singh-Ranger BSc, MSc, MS, FRCS (Eng)
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Gynecologic Oncology

Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Endometrial Cancer: a Minimum 3-Year Follow-Up Study

Fabio Ghezzi MD, Antonella Cromi MD, PhD, Stefano Uccella MD, Gabriele Siesto MD, Silvia Giudici MD, Maurizio Serati MD, Massimo Franchi MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Prognostic Impact of Additional Extended Surgical Procedures in Advanced-Stage Primary Ovarian Cancer

S. Kommoss MD, J. Rochon, P. Harter MD, F. Heitz MD, J. P. Grabowski MD, N. Ewald-Riegler MD, M. Haberstroh MD, T. Neunhoeffer MD, J. Barinoff MD, R. Gomez MD, A. Traut, A. du Bois MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Healthcare Policy and Outcomes

Cost-Effectiveness of Prolonged Thromboprophylaxis After Cancer Surgery

Ciarán T. Bradley MD, MA, Karen J. Brasel MD, MPH, Jessica Jane Miller BS, Sam G. Pappas MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Practice Patterns and Outcomes for Anorectal Melanoma in the USA, Reviewing Three Decades of Treatment: Is More Extensive Surgical Resection Beneficial in All Patients?

Douglas M. Iddings DO, Ani J. Fleisig MD, Steven L. Chen MD, Mark B. Faries MD, Donald L. Morton MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Reply to: Gastric Cancer Prognosis: Strong Correlation Between Incidence and Survival

Joseph Kim MD, Brian Mailey MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumors

Vascular Anomalies Encountered During Pancreatoduodenectomy: Do They Influence Outcomes?

Parul J. Shukla MS, FRCS, Savio G. Barreto MS, Aniruddha Kulkarni MD, Ganesh Nagarajan MS, Abe Fingerhut MD, FACS, FRCS
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Hepatobiliary Tumors

Liver Resection for Metastatic Melanoma with Postoperative Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy

R. Taylor Ripley MD, Jeremy L. Davis MD, Jacob A. Klapper MD, Aarti Mathur MD, Udai Kammula MD, Richard E. Royal MD, James C. Yang MD, Richard M. Sherry MD, Marybeth S. Hughes MD, Steven K. Libutti MD, Donald E. White MS, Seth M. Steinberg PhD, Mark E. Dudley PhD, Steven A. Rosenberg MD, PhD, Itzhak Avital MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Safety and Efficacy of Microwave Ablation of Hepatic Tumors: A Prospective Review of a 5-Year Experience

Robert C. G. Martin MD, PhD, Charles R. Scoggins MD, MBA, Kelly M. McMasters MD, PhD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

A Comparative Study of Antiviral Therapy After Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Immune-Active Phase of Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Nan Li MD, Eric C. H. Lai MBChB, MRCS(Ed), FRACS, Jie Shi MD, Wei-Xing Guo MD, Jie Xue MD, Bing Huang MD, Wan-Yee Lau MD, FRCS, FACS, FRACS(Hon), Meng-Chao Wu MD, Shu-Qun Cheng MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

John Wayne Clinical Research Lecture-2009 Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Cancer Symposium

Briefings, Checklists, Geese, and Surgical Safety

Richard Karl MD, FACS
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Melanomas

Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection in Primary Melanoma Reduces Subsequent Regional Lymph Node Metastasis as Well as Distant Metastasis After Nodal Involvement

Ulrike Leiter MD, Petra G. Buettner PhD, Katrin Bohnenberger MD, Thomas Eigentler MD, Friedegund Meier MD, Matthias Moehrle MD, Helmut Breuninger MD, Claus Garbe MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Pediatric and Adolescent Cutaneous Melanoma Patients

Robert Howman-Giles MD, FRACP, DDU, Helen M. Shaw PhD, Richard A. Scolyer MD, FRCPA, FRCPath, Rajmohan Murali MBBS, FRCPA, James Wilmott BSc, Stanley W. McCarthy MB, BS, DCP, FRCPA, FFOP, Roger F. Uren MD, FRACP, DDU, John F. Thompson MD, FRACS, FACS
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Palliative Care

Grading of Severe Follicular Rash in Patients Receiving EGFR Inhibitors

Ausilia Maria Manganoni MD, Camillo Farisoglio MD, Vittorio Ferrari MD, Alberto Zaniboni MD, Giordano Beretta MD, Fausto Meriggi MD, Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Radiation Oncology

A Systematic Review of Resectability and Survival After Concurrent Chemoradiation in Primarily Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

Alessio G. Morganti MD, Mariangela Massaccesi MD, Giuseppe La Torre MD, Luciana Caravatta MD, Adele Piscopo MD, Rosa Tambaro MD, Luigi Sofo MD, Giuseppina Sallustio MD, Marcello Ingrosso MD, Gabriella Macchia MD, Francesco Deodato MD, Vincenzo Picardi MD, Edy Ippolito MD, Numa Cellini MD, Vincenzo Valentini MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Reconstructive Oncology

Immediate Microsurgical Reconstruction After Tumor Ablation Predicts Survival Among Patients with Head and Neck Carcinoma

Thomas Mücke MD, Klaus-Dietrich Wolff MD, DDS, PhD, Stefan Wagenpfeil MSc, PhD, David A. Mitchell MD, FDS, FRCS, Frank Hölzle MD, DDS, PhD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Thoracic Oncology

Anterior Minithoracotomy: A Direct Approach to the Difficult Hilum for Upper Lobectomy, Pneumonectomy, and Sleeve Lobectomy

Brian L. Pettiford MD, Matthew J. Schuchert MD, Ghulam Abbas MD, Arjun Pennathur MD, Sebastien Gilbert MD, Arman Kilic BS, James R. Landreneau, Robert Jack, Joshua P. Landreneau, David O. Wilson MD, MPH, James D. Luketich MD, Rodney J. Landreneau MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Translational Research and Biomarkers

Combination Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Is Superior to Mitomycin C or Oxaliplatin for Colorectal Carcinomatosis In Vivo

Mark S. Cohen MD, FACS, Mazin F. Al-kasspooles MD, FACS, Stephen K. Williamson MD, David Henry MS, Melinda Broward MS, Katherine F. Roby PhD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Thermal Sensitization Using Induced Oxidative Stress Decreases Tumor Growth in an In Vivo Model of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Perfusion

Reza Razavi PhD, Lawrence E. Harrison MD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF

Association Analysis of Wnt Pathway Genes on Prostate-Specific Antigen Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy

Shu-Pin Huang MD, PhD, Wen-Chien Ting MD, Lu-Min Chen MD, Li-Chia Huang MD, Chia-Chu Liu MD, Chien-Wei Chen PhD, Chi-Jeng Hsieh MS, Wen-Hui Yang PhD, Ta-Yuan Chang PhD, Hong-Zin Lee PhD, Bo-Ying Bao PhD
View abstract | View full article HTML | View full article PDF