Volume 19, Number 2 / February, 2012

Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Influence of Specialty and Clinical Experience on Treatment Sequencing in the Multimodal Management of Soft Tissue Extremity Sarcoma

Nabil Wasif MD, Robert M. Tamurian MD, Scott Christensen MD, Ly Do MD, Steve R. Martinez MD, Steven L. Chen MD, MBA, Robert J. Canter MD
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Surgical Technique, Morbidity, and Outcome of Primary Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Involving Inferior Vena Cava

Marco Fiore MD, Chiara Colombo MD, Piermarco Locati MD, Mattia Berselli MD, Stefano Radaelli MD, Carlo Morosi MD, Paolo G. Casali MD, Alessandro Gronchi MD
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Breast Oncology

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Increases the Rate of Breast Conservation in Lobular-Type Breast Cancer Patients

Florian Fitzal MD, Martina Mittlboeck PhD, Guenther Steger MD, Rupert Bartsch MD, Margaretha Rudas MD, Peter Dubsky MD, Otto Riedl MD, Raimund Jakesz MD, Michael Gnant MD
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The Influence of Preoperative MRI on Breast Cancer Treatment

Benjamin T. Miller MD, Andrea M. Abbott MD, Todd M. Tuttle MD, MS
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Do Reexcisions Impair Aesthetic Outcome in Breast Conservation Surgery? Exploratory Analysis of a Prospective Cohort Study

Joerg Heil MD, Kathrin Breitkreuz, Michael Golatta MD, Elena Czink, Julia Dahlkamp, Joachim Rom MD, Florian Schuetz MD, Maria Blumenstein MD, Geraldine Rauch PhD, Christof Sohn MD
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Paravertebral Blocks in Breast Cancer Surgery: Is There a Difference in Postoperative Pain, Nausea, and Vomiting?

Rachel Aufforth MD, Joses Jain BSC, John Morreale MD, Richard Baumgarten MD, Jeffrey Falk MD, FACS, Cheryl Wesen MD, FACS
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A Single-Institution Review of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation in Patients Considered “Cautionary” by the American Society for Radiation Oncology

Tari S. Stull MD, M. Catherine Goodwin MD, Edward J. Gracely PhD, Michael R. Chernick PhD, Richard J. Carella MD, Thomas G. Frazier MD, Andrea V. Barrio MD
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A Comparison of Surgical Complications Between Immediate Breast Reconstruction and Mastectomy: The Impact on Delivery of Chemotherapy—An Analysis of 391 Procedures

Toni Zhong MD, Stefan O. P. Hofer MD, David R. McCready MD, Lindsay M. Jacks MD, Francis E. Cook MD, Nancy Baxter MD
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A Simple Nomogram to Evaluate the Risk of Nonsentinel Node Metastases in Breast Cancer Patients with Minimal Sentinel Node Involvement

T. J. Meretoja MD, PhD, L. Strien MD, P. S. Heikkilä MD, PhD, M. H. K. Leidenius MD, PhD
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Colorectal Cancer

Circulating CD133: A Promising Biomarker, but What Are We Measuring?

Michael I. D’Angelica MD, FACS
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Outcome and Natural History of Patients with Stage IV Colorectal Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy Without Primary Tumor Resection

James R. Nitzkorski MD, Jeffrey M. Farma MD, James C. Watson MD, Veeraiah Siripurapu MD, Fang Zhu PhD, Ronald S. Matteotti MD, Elin R. Sigurdson MD, PhD
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A Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation and Local Excision for T2N0 Rectal Cancer: Preliminary Results of the ACOSOG Z6041 Trial

Julio Garcia-Aguilar MD, PhD, Qian Shi PhD, Charles R. Thomas Jr. MD, Emily Chan MD, PhD, Peter Cataldo MD, Jorge Marcet MD, David Medich MD, Alessio Pigazzi MD, Samuel Oommen MD, Mitchell C. Posner MD
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T3+ and T4 Rectal Cancer Patients Seem to Benefit From the Addition of Oxaliplatin to the Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Regimen

Ingrid S. Martijnse MD, Ralph L. Dudink BSc, Miranda Kusters MD, PhD, Thomas A. Vermeer BSc, Nicholas P. West MBChB, PhD, Grard A. Nieuwenhuijzen MD, PhD, Ineke van Lijnschoten MD, PhD, Hendrik Martijn MD, PhD, Geert-Jan Creemers MD, PhD, Valery E. Lemmens PhD, Cornelis J. van de Velde MD, FRCS, PhD, David Sebag-Montefiore FRCR, FRCP, PhD, Robert Glynne-Jones FRCR, FRCP, PhD, Phil Quirke FRCPath,
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Prognostic Value of Putative Circulating Cancer Stem Cells in Patients Undergoing Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastasis

Pierluigi Pilati MD, Simone Mocellin MD, Loris Bertazza PhD, Francesca Galdi PhD, Marta Briarava PhD, Enzo Mammano MD, Emanuela Tessari MD, Giorgio Zavagno MD, Donato Nitti MD
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Endocrine Tumors

A Meta-analysis of Preoperative Localization Techniques for Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Kevin Cheung MSc, MD, Tracy S. Wang MD, MPH, Forough Farrokhyar MPhil, PhD, Sanziana A. Roman MD, Julie A. Sosa MD, MA
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Impact of Combined Prophylactic Unilateral Central Neck Dissection and Hemithyroidectomy in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma

Sang Min Hyun MD, Hyoung Young Song MD, Sang Yoon Kim MD, Soon Yuhl Nam MD, Jong-Lyel Roh MD, Myung Woul Han MD, Seung-Ho Choi MD
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Gastrointestinal Oncology

Sentinel Node Biopsy in Early Gastric Cancer: Constant Exertion for Clinical Application

Han-Kwang Yang MD, PhD
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Molecular Detection of Sentinel Node Micrometastases in Patients with Clinical N0 Gastric Carcinoma with Real-time Multiplex Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay

Yoshimasa Shimizu MD, Hiroya Takeuchi MD, PhD, Yasuhiko Sakakura PhD, Yoshiro Saikawa MD, PhD, Tadaki Nakahara MD, PhD, Makio Mukai MD, PhD, Masaki Kitajima MD, PhD, Yuko Kitagawa MD, PhD
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Postoperative Intraperitoneal 5-Fluoro-2′-Deoxyuridine Added to Chemoradiation in Patients Curatively Resected (R0) for Locally Advanced Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

Deirdre J. Cohen, Elliot Newman, Syma Iqbal, Richard Y. Chang, Milan Potmesil, Theresa Ryan, Bernadine Donahue, Anurag Chandra, Mengling Liu, Minerva Utate, Spiros Hiotis, Leon H. Pachter, Howard Hochster, Franco Muggia
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Using Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging Navigated with Preoperative CT Lymphography for Superficial Esophageal Cancer

Yasuhiro Yuasa MD, Junichi Seike MD, Takahiro Yoshida MD, PhD, Hirokazu Takechi MD, Hiromichi Yamai MD, PhD, Yota Yamamoto MD, Yoshihito Furukita MD, Masakazu Goto MD, Takuya Minato MD, Takeshi Nishino MD, Seiya Inoue MD, Satoshi Fujiwara MD, Akira Tangoku MD, PhD
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Prognosis of Curatively Resected pT4b Gastric Cancer with Respect to Invaded Organ Type

Jae-Seok Min MD, Sung-Ho Jin MD, Sunhoo Park MD, Sang-Bum Kim MD, Ho-Yoon Bang MD, Jong-Inn Lee MD
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Laparoscopic Abdominoperineal Resection with Open Posterior Cylindrical Excision and Primary Transpelvic VRAM Flap

R. E. Horch MD, A. D’Hoore MD, T. Holm MD, U. Kneser MD, W. Hohenberger MD, A. Arkudas MD
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Gynecologic Oncology

A Risk Model for Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: An Evidence-Based Proposal for Patient Selection

Wen-Juan Tian MD, Dennis S. Chi MD, Jalid Sehouli MD, PhD, Claes G. Tropé MD, PhD, Rong Jiang MD, Ali Ayhan MD, Gennaro Cormio MD, PhD, Yan Xing MD, PhD, MSc, Georg-Peter Breitbach MD, PhD, Elena Ioana Braicu MD, Catherine A. Rabbitt MMS, Halldis Oksefjell MD, PhD, Christina Fotopoulou MD, PhD, Hans-Gerd Meerpohl MD, PhD, Andreas du Bois MD, PhD, Jonathan S. Berek MD, MMS, Rong-Yu Zang MD, PhD, Ph
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Comparison of Survival and Adverse Events between Women with Stage IB1 and Stage IB2 Cervical Cancer Treated by Laparoscopic Radical Vaginal Hysterectomy

Jin Hwa Hong MD, Joong Sub Choi MD, Jung Hun Lee MD, Chang Eop Son MD, Seung Wook Jeon MD, Jong Woon Bae MD, Jeong Min Eom MD
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Head and Neck Oncology

Overexpression of SIP1 and Downregulation of E-cadherin Predict Delayed Neck Metastasis in Stage I/II Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Partial Glossectomy

Koji Sakamoto MD, Yorihisa Imanishi MD, Toshiki Tomita MD, Masayuki Shimoda MD, Kaori Kameyama MD, Katsushi Shibata MD, Nobuya Sakai PhD, Hiroyuki Ozawa MD, Seiji Shigetomi MD, Ryoichi Fujii MD, Masato Fujii MD, Kaoru Ogawa MD
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Healthcare Policy and Outcomes

Ethical Considerations in Clinical Research

Emily C. Bellavance MD, H. R. Alexander MD
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Use of Multimodality Neoadjuvant Therapy for Esophageal Cancer in the United States: Assessment of 987 Hospitals

Ryan P. Merkow MD, Karl Y. Bilimoria MD, MS, Martin D. McCarter MD, Warren B. Chow MD, MS, Clifford Y. Ko MD, MS, MSHS, David J. Bentrem MD, MS
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Do Hospital Attributes Predict Guideline-Recommended Gastric Cancer Care in the United States?

Vikas Dudeja MD, Greer Gay PhD, Elizabeth B. Habermann MPH, Todd. M. Tuttle MD, Jennifer F. Tseng MD, Barry W. Feig MD, Waddah B. Al-Refaie MD
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Improving Symptoms and Quality of Life of Female Cancer Survivors: a Randomized Controlled Study

Ruth Lerman MD, Robert Jarski PhD, Heather Rea BGS, Ronald Gellish MS, Frank Vicini MD
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Hepatobiliary Tumors

Is Port Site Resection Necessary in the Surgical Management of Gallbladder Cancer?

Ajay V. Maker MD, Jean M. Butte MD, Jacqueline Oxenberg DO, Deborah Kuk MS, Mithat Gonen PhD, Yuman Fong MD, Ronald P. DeMatteo MD, Michael I. D’Angelica MD, Peter J. Allen MD, William R. Jarnagin MD
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Impact of Pegylated Interferon Therapy on Outcomes of Patients with Hepatitis C Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Curative Hepatic Resection

Yoshisato Tanimoto MD, Hirotaka Tashiro MD, Hiroshi Aikata MD, Hironobu Amano MD, Akihiko Oshita MD, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi MD, Shintaro Kuroda MD, Hirofumi Tazawa MD, Shoichi Takahashi MD, Toshiyuki Itamoto MD, Kazuaki Chayama MD, Hideki Ohdan MD
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Hepatic Resection for “BCLC Stage A” Hepatocellular Carcinoma. The Prognostic Role of Alpha-Fetoprotein

Roberto Santambrogio MD, Enrico Opocher MD, Mara Costa MD, Matteo Barabino MD, Massimo Zuin MD, Emanuela Bertolini MD, Francesca De Filippi MD, Savino Bruno MD
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Colorectal Liver Metastasis in the Setting of Lymph Node Metastasis: Defining the Benefit of Surgical Resection

Carlo Pulitanò MD, Martin Bodingbauer MD, Luca Aldrighetti MD, PhD, Michael A. Choti MD, Federico Castillo MD, PhD, Richard D. Schulick MD, Thomas Gruenberger MD, Timothy M. Pawlik MD, MPH
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EGFR Nuclear Import in Gallbladder Carcinoma: Nuclear Phosphorylated EGFR Upregulates iNOS Expression and Confers Independent Prognostic Impact

Chien-Feng Li MD, Fu-Ming Fang MD, PhD, Ju-Ming Wang PhD, Ching-Cherng Tzeng MD, Hui-Chun Tai MD, Yu-Ching Wei MD, Shau-Hsuan Li MD, Yuan-Ting Lee MS, Yu-Hui Wang MS, Shih-Chen Yu BS, Yow-Ling Shiue PhD, Patrick Yu-Wei Chu MS, Wen-Ling Wang PhD, Li-Tzong Chen MD, PhD, Hsuan-Ying Huang MD
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Infiltrating Memory/Senescent T Cell Ratio Predicts Extrahepatic Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Qiang Gao MD, PhD, Jian Zhou MD, PhD, Xiao-Ying Wang MD, PhD, Shuang-Jian Qiu MD, PhD, Kang Song MD, PhD, Xiao-Wu Huang MD, PhD, Jian Sun MD, PhD, Ying-Hong Shi MD, PhD, Bai-Zhou Li MD, PhD, Yong-Sheng Xiao MD, PhD, Jia Fan MD, PhD
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Laparoscopic Right Hepatectomy With Intrahepatic Transection of the Right Bile Duct

Tzu-jung Tsai MD, Elie K. Chouillard MD, Andrew A. Gumbs MD
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Pancreatic Tumors

Prognostic Impact of Postoperative Serum CA 19-9 Levels in Patients with Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

Shojiro Hata MD, Yoshihiro Sakamoto MD, Yusuke Yamamoto MD, Satoshi Nara MD, Minoru Esaki MD, Kazuaki Shimada MD, Tomoo Kosuge MD
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Reconstructive Oncology

The Surgical Treatment of Lymphedema: A Systematic Review of the Contemporary Literature (2004–2010)

Janice N. Cormier MD, MPH, Loren Rourke MD, Melissa Crosby MD, David Chang MD, Jane Armer RN, PhD
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Thoracic Oncology

The Impact of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Positive Lymph Nodes on Postoperative Recurrence and Survival in Resectable Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Takushi Yasuda, Ichiro Higuchi, Masahiko Yano, Hiroshi Miyata, Makoto Yamasaki, Shuji Takiguchi, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara, Jun Hatazawa, Yuichiro Doki
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Sublobectomy Versus Lobectomy for Stage I Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer, A Meta-Analysis of Published Studies

Jiang Fan MD, PhD, Lei Wang MD, PhD, Ge-Ning Jiang MD, Wen Gao MD
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Molecular Predictors of Prognosis in Lung Cancer

Jules Lin MD, David G. Beer PhD
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Clinicopathological Features and Prognostic Factors of Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction According to Siewert Classification: Experiences at a Single Institution in Japan

Yuichi Hosokawa MD, Takahiro Kinoshita PhD, Masaru Konishi MD, Shinichiro Takahashi PhD, Naoto Gotohda PhD, Yuichiro Kato MD, Hiroyuki Daiko MD, Mitsuyo Nishimura MD, Kenji Katsumata PhD, Yasuyuki Sugiyama PhD, Taira Kinoshita PhD
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Urologic Oncology

Laparoscopic Left Nephrectomy with “En Bloc” Distal Splenopancreatectomy

Cristiano Germano Huscher MD, Andrea Mingoli MD, Giovanna Sgarzini MD, Andrea Mereu MD
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Simple Enucleation Versus Radical Nephrectomy in the Treatment of pT1a and pT1b Renal Cell Carcinoma

Andrea Minervini MD, PhD, Sergio Serni MD, Agostino Tuccio MD, Giampaolo Siena MD, Gianni Vittori MD, Lorenzo Masieri MD, PhD, Saverio Giancane MD, Michele Lanciotti MD, Saba Khorrami MD, Alberto Lapini MD, Marco Carini MD
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