Volume 18, Number 12 / November, 2011

Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Prognostic Value of Computed Tomography for Monitoring Pulmonary Metastases in Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patients after Surgical Management: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Hwan Seong Cho MD, Il-Hyung Park MD, Won Ju Jeong MD, Ilkyu Han MD, Han-Soo Kim MD
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Breast Oncology

Impact of the 21-Gene Recurrence Score Assay Compared With Standard Clinicopathologic Guidelines in Adjuvant Therapy Selection for Node-Negative, Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer

Jessica F. Partin MD, Eleftherios P. Mamounas MD, MPH, FACS
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A Multicentered, Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing Radioguided Seed Localization to Standard Wire Localization for Nonpalpable, Invasive and in situ Breast Carcinomas

Peter J. Lovrics MD, Charlie H. Goldsmith PhD, Nicole Hodgson MD, MSc, David McCready MD, Gabriela Gohla MD, Colm Boylan MD, Sylvie Cornacchi MSc, Michael Reedijk PhD, MD
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Axillary Failure in Patients Treated with MammoSite Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation

Majd Aburabia MD, Robert E. Roses MD, Henry M. Kuerer MD, PhD, FACS, Richard Fine MD, FACS, Peter D. Beitsch MD, FACS, Sharad Goyal MD, Bruce Haffty MD, FACR, Maureen Lyden MS, Frank A. Vicini MD, FACR
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SPIO-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Detection of Metastases in Sentinel Nodes Localized by Computed Tomography Lymphography in Patients with Breast Cancer

Kazuyoshi Motomura MD, PhD, Makoto Ishitobi MD, PhD, Yoshifumi Komoike MD, PhD, Hiroki Koyama MD, PhD, Atsushi Noguchi RT, Hiroshi Sumino RT, Youji Kumatani RT, Hideo Inaji MD, PhD, Takashi Horinouchi RT, Katsuyuki Nakanishi MD, PhD
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Colorectal Cancer

Primum non nocere: A Word of Caution Regarding Prophylactic Colectomy in the Setting of Incurable Metastatic Disease

Martin R. Weiser MD
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Evaluation of Guanylyl Cyclase C Lymph Node Status for Colon Cancer Staging and Prognosis

Daniel J. Sargent PhD, Murray B. Resnick MD, PhD, Michael O. Meyers MD, Atoussa Goldar-Najafi MD, Thomas Clancy MD, Sharlene Gill MD, Gary O. Siemons MD, Qian Shi PhD, Brian M. Bot, Tsung-Teh Wu MD, PhD, Guillaume Beaudry MSc, Jean-François Haince PhD, Yves Fradet MD
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Clinical Significance of Pre- to Post-Chemoradiotherapy s-CEA Reduction Ratio in Rectal Cancer Patients Treated with Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy and Curative Resection

Chan Wook Kim MD, Chang Sik Yu MD, Song-Soo Yang MD, Kyung Ho Kim MD, Yong Sik Yoon MD, Sang Nam Yoon MD, Seok-Byung Lim MD, Jin Cheon Kim MD
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MRI Predictive Factors for Long-Term Outcomes of Low Rectal Tumours

Oliver C. Shihab MRCS, Fiona Taylor FRCS, Gisella Salerno FRCS, Richard J. Heald FRCS, Philip Quirke FRCPath, Brendan J. Moran FRCSI, Gina Brown FRCR
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Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer is an Easy and Effective Tool to Identify Retrospectively Lynch Syndrome

José Perea MD, PhD, Yolanda Rodríguez MD, Daniel Rueda PhD, José C. Marín MD, José Díaz-Tasende MD, Edurne Álvaro MD, Cristina Alegre MD, Irene Osorio MD, Francisco Colina MD, PhD, Manuel Lomas MD, PhD, Manuel Hidalgo MD, PhD, Javier Benítez PhD, Miguel Urioste MD, PhD
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Endocrine Tumors

Incidental Papillary Microcarcinoma of the Thyroid—Further Evidence of a Very Low Malignant Potential: A Retrospective Clinicopathological Study With Up to 30 Years of Follow-Up

Nikolaus Neuhold MD, Andrea Schultheis MD, Michael Hermann MD, Gabriela Krotla MD, Oskar Koperek MD, Peter Birner MD
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Normal PTH Levels in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Still the Same Disease?

Amanda L. Amin MD, Tracy S. Wang MD, MPH, Thomas J. Wade MD, Tina W. F. Yen MD, MS
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Expression Profiling of Difficult-to-diagnose Thyroid Histologic Subtypes Shows Distinct Expression Profiles and Identify Candidate Diagnostic microRNAs

Mio Kitano MD, Reza Rahbari MD, Erin E. Patterson PhD, Yin Xiong PhD, Nijaguna B. Prasad PhD, Yongchun Wang MD, PhD, Martha A. Zeiger MD, Electron Kebebew MD
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Erratum

Erratum to: Incidental Papillary Microcarcinoma of the Thyroid—Further Evidence of a Very Low Malignant Potential: A Retrospective Clinicopathological Study With Up to 30 Years of Follow-Up

Nikolaus Neuhold MD, Andrea Schultheis MD, Michael Hermann MD, Gabriela Krotla MD, Oskar Koperek MD, Peter Birner MD
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Gastrointestinal Oncology

Molecular Imaging of Proliferation and Glucose Utilization: Utility for Monitoring Response and Prognosis after Neoadjuvant Therapy in Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer

Katja Ott MD, Ken Herrmann MD, Tibor Schuster PhD, Rupert Langer MD, Karen Becker MD, Hinrich A. Wieder MD, Hans-Jürgen Wester PhD, Jörg-Rüdiger Siewert MD, Christian Meyer zum Büschenfelde MD, Andreas K. Buck MD, Dirk Wilhelm MD, Matthias P. A. Ebert MD, Christian Peschel MD, Markus Schwaiger MD, Florian Lordick MD, Bernd Joachim Krause MD
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Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy is Safe and Effective Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy

Kfir Ben-David MD, George Rossidis MD, Robert A. Zlotecki MD, PhD, Stephen R. Grobmyer MD, Juan C. Cendan MD, George A. Sarosi MD, Steven N. Hochwald MD
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Carbonic Anhydrase IX Overexpression is Associated with Diminished Prognosis in Esophageal Cancer and Correlates with Her-2 Expression

Peter Birner MD, MSc, Bettina Jesch BMS, Julia Friedrich MD, Martin Riegler MD, Johannes Zacherl MD, Michael Hejna MD, Fritz Wrba MD, Andrea Schultheis MD, Sebastian F. Schoppmann MD
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Survival Factors in Patients with Recurrence After Curative Resection of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinomas

Hiroshi Miyata MD, Makoto Yamasaki MD, Yukinori Kurokawa MD, Shuji Takiguchi MD, Kiyokazu Nakajima MD, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara MD, Koji Konishi MD, Masaki Mori MD, Yuichiro Doki MD
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Elevated Preoperative Neutrophil:Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Postoperative Disease Recurrence in Esophageal Cancer

Reem Z. Sharaiha MD, MS, Karim J. Halazun MD, Farooq Mirza MD, Jeffrey L. Port MD, Paul C. Lee MD, Alfred I. Neugut MD, PhD, Nasser K. Altorki MD, Julian A. Abrams MD, MS
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Gynecologic Oncology

The Impact of Tumor Morcellation During Surgery on the Outcomes of Patients with Apparently Early Low-Grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma of the Uterus

Jeong-Yeol Park MD, PhD, Dae-Yeon Kim MD, PhD, Jong-Hyeok Kim MD, PhD, Yong-Man Kim MD, PhD, Young-Tak Kim MD, PhD, Joo-Hyun Nam MD, PhD
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Prognostic Significance of Stromal Microinvasion in the Intestinal Type of Ovarian Mucinous Adenocarcinoma

Kun-Young Kong MD, Jeong-Yeol Park MD, PhD, Dae-Yeon Kim MD, PhD, Jong-Hyeok Kim MD, PhD, Yong-Man Kim MD, PhD, Kyu-Rae Kim MD, PhD, Young-Tak Kim MD, PhD, Joo-Hyun Nam MD, PhD
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Class III Nerve-sparing Radical Hysterectomy Versus Standard Class III Radical Hysterectomy: An Observational Study

Antonino Ditto MD, Fabio Martinelli MD, Flavia Mattana ScD, Claudio Reato MD, Eugenio Solima MD, Marialuisa Carcangiu MD, Edward Haeusler MD, Luigi Mariani MD, Francesco Raspagliesi MD
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Head and Neck Oncology

Selective Organ Preservation in Operable Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas Guided by Primary Site Restaging Biopsy: Long-Term Results of Two Sequential Brown University Oncology Group Chemoradiotherapy Studies

Harold J. Wanebo MD, Ritesh Rathore MD, Prakash Chougule MD, Michael R. DiSiena MD, R. James Koness MD, Robert G. McRae MD, Peter T. Nigri MD, Kathy Radie-Keane MD, Neal Ready MD
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Clinical Implications of Bilateral Lateral Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Risk Factor for Lung Metastasis

Yoon Se Lee MD, Yun Sung Lim MD, Jin-Choon Lee MD, PhD, Soo-Geun Wang MD, PhD, In-Ju Kim PhD, Seok-Man Son MD, PhD, Byung-Joo Lee PhD
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Healthcare Policy and Outcomes

Rates of Venous Thromboembolism Among Patients with Major Surgery for Cancer

Jeffrey Hammond MD, MPH, Chris Kozma PhD, James C. Hart MD, Somesh Nigam PhD, Mehmet Daskiran PhD, Andrew Paris MBA, John I. Mackowiak PhD
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Mechanisms of Improved Outcomes for Breast Cancer between Surgical Oncologists and General Surgeons

William C. Dooley MD, Jinju Bong MD, Jeanene Parker PA-C
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Hepatobiliary Tumors

Clinically Relevant Biomarkers to Select Patients for Targeted Inhibitor Therapy after Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Sameer H. Patel MD, Peter J. Kneuertz MD, Maria Delgado MD, David A. Kooby MD, Charles A. Staley III MD, Bassel F. El-Rayes MD, John S. Kauh MD, Juan M. Sarmiento MD, Steven Hanish MD, Cynthia Cohen MD, Alton B. Farris III MD, Shishir K. Maithel MD
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Melanomas

What is the Significance of the In Transit or Interval Sentinel Node in Melanoma?

Jonathan S. Zager MD, Christopher A. Puleo PA-C, Vernon K. Sondak MD
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Treatment and Prognostic Significance of Positive Interval Sentinel Nodes in Patients with Primary Cutaneous Melanoma

Nick Verwer, Richard A. Scolyer MD, Roger F. Uren MD, Julie Winstanley PhD, Philip T. Brown MBBS, Johannes H. W. de Wilt MD, John F. Thompson MD
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Inguinopelvic Lymphadenectomy Following Positive Inguinal Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Melanoma: True Frequency of Synchronous Pelvic Metastases

Carrie K. Chu MD, MS, Keith A. Delman MD, Grant W. Carlson MD, Andrea C. Hestley BA, Douglas R. Murray MD
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Original Article - Hepatobiliary Tumors

Radiofrequency-Assisted Hepatic Resection

Madhava Pai, Charis Kyriakides, Sameh Mikhail, Nagy Habib, Duncan Spalding, Long Jiao, Daniel Cherqui
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Palliative Care

When a Chance to Cut Is Not a Chance to Cure: A Future for Palliative Surgery?

Paul J. Mosca MD, PhD, Dan G. Blazer III MD, Jane L. Wheeler MSPH, Amy P. Abernethy MD
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Pancreatic Tumors

Presence of Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia in the Pancreatic Transection Margin does not Influence Outcome in Patients with R0 Resected Pancreatic Cancer

Hanno Matthaei MD, Seung-Mo Hong MD, Skye C. Mayo MD, Marco dal Molin MD, Kelly Olino MD, Raghunandan Venkat MD, Michael Goggins MD, Joseph M. Herman MD, Barish H. Edil MD, Christopher L. Wolfgang MD, John L. Cameron MD, Richard D. Schulick MD, Anirban Maitra MBBS, Ralph H. Hruban MD
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Radiation Oncology

Avoiding Mastectomy: Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer Patients with Pacemakers or Defibrillators

Randal Croshaw MD, Yongbok Kim PhD, Erik Lappinen MD, Thomas Julian MD, Mark Trombetta MD
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Thoracic Oncology

High Expression of Y-Box-Binding Protein-1 is Associated with Poor Survival in Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Yong Li MD, Zhe-Sheng Wen MD, Hao-Xian Yang MD, Rong-Zhen Luo MD, Ying Zhang MD, Mei-Fang Zhang MD, Xin Wang MD, Wei-Hua Jia PhD
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Expression of the Transient Receptor Potential Channel C3 Correlates with a Favorable Prognosis in Patients with Adenocarcinoma of the Lung

Hajime Saito MD, PhD, Yoshihiro Minamiya MD, Hiroyuki Watanabe MD, Naoko Takahashi, Manabu Ito MD, Hiroshi Toda MD, Hayato Konno MD, Masafumi Mitsui MD, Satoru Motoyama MD, Jun-ichi Ogawa MD
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Translational Research

Enhancing Surgical Vision by Using Real-Time Imaging of αvβ3-Integrin Targeted Near-Infrared Fluorescent Agent

George Themelis PhD, Niels J. Harlaar MD, Wendy Kelder MD, Joost Bart MD, Athanasios Sarantopoulos MSc, Gooitzen M. van Dam MD, Vasilis Ntziachristos MSc, PhD
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Translational Research and Biomarkers

Butylidenephthalide Suppresses Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase (TERT) in Human Glioblastomas

Po-Cheng Lin PhD, Shinn-Zong Lin MD, PhD, Yi-Lin Chen PhD, Jeng-Shou Chang MS, Li-Ing Ho MD, Po-Yen Liu MS, Li-Fu Chang MS, Yeu-Chern Harn BS, Shee-Ping Chen PhD, Li-Yi Sun PhD, Pi-Chun Huang MS, Jung-Ting Chein BS, Chang-Hai Tsai MD, PhD, Chii-Wen Chou MD, Horng-Jyh Harn MD, PhD, Tzyy-Wen Chiou PhD
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