Volume 18, Number 2 / February, 2011

Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas

ILP and RT: The Study That Will Never Be

Sylvie Bonvalot MD, PhD, Alessandro Gronchi MD
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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP): Predictors of Recurrence and the Use of Systemic Therapy

Ryan C. Fields MD, Meera Hameed MD, Li-Xuan Qin PhD, Nicole Moraco MA, Xiaoyu Jia MS, Robert G. Maki MD, PhD, Samuel Singer MD, Murray F. Brennan MD
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Breast Oncology

Resection Margins in Ultrasound-Guided Breast-Conserving Surgery

Oded Olsha MB, BS, David Shemesh MD, Moshe Carmon MD, Ohn Sibirsky MD, Ribhi Abu Dalo MD, Louis Rivkin MD, Itamar Ashkenazi MD
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Twelve-Month Follow-Up Results of a Trial Utilizing Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy to Deliver Intraoperative Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Olga Ivanov MD, Adam Dickler MD, Bennett Y. F. Lum MD, James V. Pellicane MD, Darius S. Francescatti MD
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Analyzing the Risk of Recurrence after Mastectomy for DCIS: A New Use for the USC/Van Nuys Prognostic Index

Leah Kelley, Melvin Silverstein, Lisa Guerra
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Predictors of Breast Cancer Development in Women with Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia and Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia

Amy Whiffen MPH, Mahmoud El-Tamer MD, Brett Taback MD, Sheldon Feldman MD, Kathie-Ann Joseph MD, MPH
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Central Venous Port Placement: A Comparison of Axillary Versus Anterior Chest Wall Placement

Ivanesa Pardo MD, Erika L. Rager MD, Monet W. Bowling MD, Alyssa Fajardo MD, Susan Clare MD, Robert Goulet Jr. MD
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Colorectal Cancer

Variation in Lymph Node Evaluation in Rectal Cancer: A Dutch Nationwide Population-Based Study

M. A. G. Elferink MSc, S. Siesling PhD, V. E. P. P. Lemmens PhD, O. Visser MD, PhD, H. J. Rutten MD, PhD, J. H. J. M. van Krieken MD, PhD, R. A. E. M. Tollenaar MD, PhD, J. A. Langendijk MD, PhD
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Effects of Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy with Mitomycin C on the Prevention of Peritoneal Recurrence in Colorectal Cancer Patients with Positive Peritoneal Lavage Cytology Findings

Shingo Noura MD, Masayuki Ohue MD, Tatsushi Shingai MD, Shingo Kano MD, Hiroaki Ohigashi MD, Masahiko Yano MD, Osamu Ishikawa MD, Akemi Takenaka CT, Kohei Murata MD, Masao Kameyama MD
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Individual Surgeon, Pathologist, and Other Factors Affecting Lymph Node Harvest in Stage II Colon Carcinoma. Is a Minimum of 12 Examined Lymph Nodes Sufficient?

Luca Stocchi MD, Victor W. Fazio MD, Ian Lavery MD, Jeff Hammel MS
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Endocrine Tumors

Robotic-Assisted Resection of Adrenal Aldosteronoma

Carlos Galvani MD, Maria V. Gorodner MD, N. Joseph Espat MD
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Disease-Free Survival and Time Bias in Long-Term Follow-Up After Complete Resection of Localized Well-Differentiated Cancer

Andreas Machens MD, Henning Dralle MD
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Letter to the Editor: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Status does not Affect Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Dynamics in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Sudhi Agarwal, Ritesh Agarwal, Gyan Chand
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Reply to “25-Hydroxyvitamin D Status Does Not Affect Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Dynamics in Patients With Primary Hyperparathyroidism,” by Agarwal et al.

Joel T. Adler MD
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Gastrointestinal Oncology

How Closely Should We Follow Gastric Cancer Patients Following Surgical Resection?

Sam S. Yoon MD
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Oncologic Effectiveness of Regular Follow-up to Detect Recurrence After Curative Resection of Gastric Cancer

Bang Wool Eom MD, Keun Won Ryu MD, PhD, Jun Ho Lee MD, PhD, Il Ju Choi MD, PhD, Myeong Cherl Kook MD, PhD, Soo Jeong Cho MD, PhD, Jong Yeul Lee MD, PhD, Chan Gyoo Kim MD, PhD, Sook Ryun Park MD, PhD, Jong Seok Lee MD, Young-Woo Kim MD, PhD
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Sentinel Node Biopsy in Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal

Paola De Nardi MD, Michele Carvello MD, Carla Canevari MD, Paolo Passoni MD, Carlo Staudacher MD
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Retrospective Evaluation of the Influence of Postoperative Tumor Marker Status on Survival and Patterns of Recurrence After Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer Based on RECIST Guidelines

Fuyuhiko Motoi MD, PhD, Toshiki Rikiyama MD, PhD, Yu Katayose MD, PhD, Shin-ichi Egawa MD, PhD, Michiaki Unno MD, PhD
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Effectiveness of Image-Guided Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Nam P. Nguyen MD, Misty Ceizyk CMD, Fabio Almeida MD, Alexander Chi MD, Michael Betz MD, Homayoun Modarresifar MD, Thomas Sroka MD, Deirdre Cohen MD, Siyoung Jang PhD, Dave Abraham CMD, Michelle Stevie BS, Lexie Smith-Raymond CMD, Shane Krafft BS, Vincent Vinh-Hung MD
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Gynecologic Oncology

Pretherapeutic Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Staging of Bulky or Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

Antonio Gil-Moreno MD, Silvia Franco-Camps MD, Silvia Cabrera MD, Assumpció Pérez-Benavente MD, Xavier Martínez-Gómez MD, Angel Garcia MD, Jordi Xercavins MD
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Head and Neck Oncology

Tumor Depth as a Predictor of Lymph Node Metastasis of Supraglottic and Hypopharyngeal Cancers

Masayuki Tomifuji MD, Yorihisa Imanishi MD, Koji Araki MD, Taku Yamashita MD, Sohei Yamamoto MD, Kaori Kameyama MD, Akihiro Shiotani MD
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Feasibility of Preservation of the Submandibular Gland During Neck Dissection in Patients With Early-Stage Oral Cancer

Tseng-Cheng Chen MD, Pei-Jen Lou MD, PhD, Jenq-Yuh Ko MD, PhD, Tsung-Lin Yang MD, PhD, Wu-Chia Lo MD, Ya-Ling Hu RN, MSc, Cheng-Ping Wang MD
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Healthcare Policy and Outcomes

Extent of Gastric Resection Impacts Patient Quality of Life: The Dysfunction after Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery for Cancer (DAUGS32) Scoring System

Misuzu Nakamura RN, PhD, Yoshinori Hosoya MD, PhD, Masahiko Yano MD, PhD, Yuichiro Doki MD, PhD, Isao Miyashiro MD, PhD, Kentaro Kurashina MD, PhD, Yuki Morooka RN, MA, Kentaro Kishi MD, PhD, Alan T. Lefor MD, MPH
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Hepatobiliary Tumors

Transarterial Chemoembolization for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombosis: A Prospective Comparative Study

Jun Luo MD, Rong-Ping Guo MD, Eric C. H. Lai MBChB, MRCS, FRACS, Yao-Jun Zhang MD, Wan Yee Lau MD, FRCS, FRACS (Hon), Min-Shan Chen MD, Ming Shi MD
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Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome Impairs Long-Term Outcome of Colorectal Liver Metastases Treated with Resection after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Dietmar Tamandl MD, Markus Klinger MD, Sandra Eipeldauer MD, Beata Herberger BSc, Klaus Kaczirek MD, Birgit Gruenberger MD, Thomas Gruenberger MD
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Precision Hepatic Arterial Irinotecan Therapy in the Treatment of Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocellular Carcinoma: Optimal Tolerance and Prolonged Overall Survival

Suzanne C. Schiffman MD, Tiffany Metzger BS, Gregory Dubel MD, Tomas Andrasina MD, Ivan Kralj MD, Cliff Tatum MD, Kelly M. McMasters MD, PhD, Charles R. Scoggins MD, MBA, Robert C. G. Martin MD, PhD
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Melanomas

Early versus Delayed Complete Lymphadenectomy in Melanoma: Insight from MSLT I

Glenda G. Callender MD, Kelly M. McMasters MD, PhD
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Epitrochlear Lymph Node Dissection

Steven N. Hochwald MD, Nicole Kissane MD, Stephen R. Grobmyer MD, James Lopes MD
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Clinical Value of Radiographic Staging in Patients Diagnosed With AJCC Stage III Melanoma

Prakash K. Pandalai MD, Francisco J. Dominguez MD, James Michaelson PhD, Kenneth K. Tanabe MD
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Sentinel Node Dissection Delays Recurrence and Prolongs Melanoma-Related Survival: An Analysis of 673 Patients from a Single Center with Long-Term Follow-Up

I. Satzger MD, A. Meier, L. Hoy MD, B. Völker MD, A. Kapp MD, A. Hauschild MD, R. Gutzmer MD
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Is It an Evolution of the Management of Cutaneous Melanoma?

Vincenzo De Giorgi MD, Marta Grazzini MD, Federica Papi MD, Alessia Gori MD, Susanna Rossari MD, Torello Lotti MD
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In Reply: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Melanoma

Ulrike Leiter MD, Claus Garbe MD
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Neuro-Oncology

Predictors of Inpatient Death and Complications among Postoperative Elderly Patients with Metastatic Brain Tumors

Rachel Grossman MD, Debraj Mukherjee MD, David C. Chang PhD, Michael Purtell MD, Michael Lim MD, Henry Brem MD, Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa MD
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Pancreatic Tumors

Standardizing Pancreas Research

Martin A. Makary MD, MPH
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Standardization of Surgical and Pathologic Variables is Needed in Multicenter Trials of Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer: Results from the ACOSOG Z5031 Trial

Matthew H. G. Katz MD, Nipun B. Merchant MD, Steven Brower MD, Megan Branda MD, Mitchell C. Posner MD, L. William Traverso MD, Ross A. Abrams MD, Vincent J. Picozzi MD, Peter W. T. Pisters MD
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Invasive IPMN and MCN: Same Organ, Sifferent Outcomes?

Hamed Kargozaran MD, Vu Vu BS, Partha Ray MD, Sanjay Bagaria MD, Shawn Steen MD, Xing Ye MS, Singh Gagandeep MD
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Laparoscopic Pancreatectomy for Solid Pseudo-Papillary Tumors of the Pancreas is a Suitable Technique; Our Experience with Long-Term Follow-up and Review of the Literature

Cavallini Alvise MD, Butturini Giovanni MD, Daskalaki Despoina MD, Salvia Roberto MD, Melotti Gianluigi MD, Piccoli Micaela MD, Bassi Claudio MD, Pederzoli Paolo MD
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Thoracic Oncology

Impact of Circumferential Resection Margin Distance on Locoregional Recurrence and Survival after Chemoradiotherapy in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Yin-Kai Chao MD, Chi-Ju Yeh MD, Hsien-Kun Chang MD, Chen-Kan Tseng MD, Yin-Yi Chu MD, Ming-Ju Hsieh MD, Yi-Cheng Wu MD, Hui-Ping Liu MD
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FOXC2 is a Novel Prognostic Factor in Human Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Naohiro Nishida MD, Koshi Mimori MD, Takehiko Yokobori MD, Tomoya Sudo MD, Fumiaki Tanaka MD, Kohei Shibata MD, Hideshi Ishii MD, Yuichiro Doki MD, Masaki Mori MD, FACS
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Comparison of p53 and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene Status Between Primary Tumors and Lymph Node Metastases in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers

Yih-Leong Chang MD, Chen-Tu Wu MD, Jin-Yuan Shih MD, PhD, Yung-Chie Lee MD, PhD
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Improved Outcomes in the Management of Esophageal Cancer with the Addition of Surgical Resection to Chemoradiation Therapy

Shaun McKenzie MD, Brian Mailey MD, Avo Artinyan MD, MS, Michelle Metchikian BS, Stephen Shibata MD, Kemp Kernstine MD, PhD, Joseph Kim MD
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Translational Research and Biomarkers

Serum Midkine Correlates with Tumor Progression and Imatinib Response in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Tamina Rawnaq MD, Miriam Kunkel MS, Kai Bachmann MD, Ronald Simon PhD, Hilke Zander PhD, Stephan Brandl MD, Guido Sauter MD, Jakob R. Izbicki MD, Jussuf T. Kaifi MD
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Prognostic Significance of the Alterations of the G1-S Checkpoint in Localized Leiomyosarcoma of the Peripheral Soft Tissue

John Panelos MD, Giovanni Beltrami MD, Guido Scoccianti MD, Rodolfo Capanna MD, Milena Paglierani BSc, Monica Pepi, Daniela Massi MD, Alessandro Franchi MD
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Reduced Expression of Reelin (RELN) Gene Is Associated With High Recurrence Rate of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Yukiyasu Okamura MD, Shuji Nomoto MD, PhD, Mitsuro Kanda MD, Masamichi Hayashi MD, Yoko Nishikawa, Tsutomu Fujii MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Sugimoto MD, PhD, Shin Takeda MD, PhD, Akimasa Nakao MD, PhD
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mTOR Signaling is Involved in Indomethacin and Nimesulide Suppression of Colorectal Cancer Cell Growth via a COX-2 Independent Pathway

Yan-Jie Zhang MD, PhD, Yu-Jie Bao MD, Qiang Dai MD, Wen-Yan Yang MD, Peng Cheng MD, Li-Ming Zhu MD, Bi-Jun Wang MD, Fo-Hu Jiang MD
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Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor PTK/ZK Enhances the Antitumor Effects of Interferon-α/5-Fluorouracil Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells

Masahiro Murakami MD, Shogo Kobayashi MD, PhD, Shigeru Marubashi MD, PhD, Yoshito Tomimaru MD, Takehiro Noda MD, PhD, Hiroshi Wada MD, PhD, Hidetoshi Eguchi MD, PhD, Yutaka Takeda MD, PhD, Masahiro Tanemura MD, PhD, Koji Umeshita MD, PhD, Yuichiro Doki MD, PhD, Masaki Mori MD, PhD, Hiroaki Nagano MD, PhD
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Urologic Oncology

A Contemporary Population-Based Assessment of the Rate of Lymph Node Dissection for Penile Carcinoma

Rodolphe Thuret MD, Maxine Sun BSc, Giovanni Lughezzani MD, Lars Budaus MD, Daniel Liberman MD, Firas Abdollah MD, Monica Morgan MD, Rupinder Johal MD, Claudio Jeldres MD, Mathieu Latour MD, Shahrokh F. Shariat MD, François Iborra MD, Jacques Guiter MD, Jean-Jacques Patard MD, Paul Perrotte MD, Pierre I. Karakiewicz MD, FRCSC
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