Volume 19, Number 5 / May, 2012

Breast Oncology

Six-Year Analysis of Treatment-Related Toxicities in Patients Treated with Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation on the American Society of Breast Surgeons MammoSite Breast Brachytherapy Registry Trial

A. J. Khan MD, Douglas Arthur MD, F. Vicini MD, P. Beitsch MD, H. Kuerer MD, S. Goyal MD, Maureen Lyden MS, B. G. Haffty MD
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Clinical and Self Breast Examination Remain Important in the Era of Modern Screening

Irene Ma, Amylou Dueck, Richard Gray, Nabil Wasif, Marina Giurescu, Roxanne Lorans, Victor Pizzitola, Barbara Pockaj
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Scoring System Based on BI-RADS Lexicon to Predict Probability of Malignancy in Suspicious Microcalcifications

Ji Hyun Youk MD, Eun Ju Son MD, Jeong-Ah Kim MD, Hee Jung Moon MD, Min Jung Kim MD, Chung Hyun Choi MSc, Eun-Kyung Kim MD
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Loss of Heterozygosity at BRCA1 Locus Is Significantly Associated with Aggressiveness and Poor Prognosis in Breast Cancer

Satoko Okada MD, Eriko Tokunaga MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Kitao PhD, Sayuri Akiyoshi MD, Nami Yamashita MD, Hiroshi Saeki MD, PhD, Eiji Oki MD, PhD, Masaru Morita MD, PhD, Yoshihiro Kakeji MD, PhD, Yoshihiko Maehara MD, PhD
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Recommendations from an International Consensus Conference on the Current Status and Future of Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy in Primary Breast Cancer

Manfred Kaufmann, Gunter von Minckwitz, Elefhterios P. Mamounas, David Cameron, Lisa A. Carey, Massimo Cristofanilli, Carsten Denkert, Wolfgang Eiermann, Michael Gnant, Jay R. Harris, Thomas Karn, Cornelia Liedtke, Davide Mauri, Roman Rouzier, Eugen Ruckhaeberle, Vladimir Semiglazov, W. Fraser Symmans, Andrew Tutt, Lajos Pusztai
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Colorectal Cancer

Impact of Race/Ethnicity on Prognosis in Patients Who Underwent Surgery for Colon Cancer: Analysis for White, African, and East Asian Americans

Yojiro Hashiguchi MD, Kazuo Hase MD, Hideki Ueno MD, Eiji Shinto MD, Yoshihisa Naito MD, Yoshiki Kajiwara MD, Toshihiko Kuroda MD, Junji Yamamoto MD, Hidetaka Mochizuki MD
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Endocrine Tumors

Management of Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Concurrent Thyroid Disease: An Evolving Field

Philip M. Spanheimer MD, Ronald J. Weigel MD, PhD
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Thyroid Cancer Detection with Dual-isotope Parathyroid Scintigraphy in Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Edwin O. Onkendi MBChB, Melanie L. Richards MD, Geoffrey B. Thompson MD, David R. Farley MD, Patrick J. Peller MD, Clive S. Grant MD
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Regional Recurrence after Lymphadenectomy for Clinically Evident Lymph Node Metastases from Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Cohort Study : Bulky Nodal Metastases in Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Parth K. Shah MD, Kinjal K. Shah MD, Giorgos C. Karakousis MD, Caroline E. Reinke MD, Rachel R. Kelz MD, Douglas L. Fraker MD
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Patient Factors Affecting Operative Times for Single-incision Trans-Axillary Robotic-assisted (STAR) Thyroid Lobectomy: Does Size Matter?

Christina E. Stevenson MD, David F. Gardner MD, Amelia C. Grover MD
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Cinacalcet (Sensipar) Provides no Measurable Clinical Benefits for Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism and may Accelerate Bone Loss with Prolonged Use

James Norman MD, FACS, FACE, Jose Lopez MD, Doug Politz MD, FACS, FACE
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Is One Benign Fine Needle Aspiration Enough?

Victoriya S. Chernyavsky MD, Beth-Ann Shanker MD, Tomer Davidov MD, Jessica S. Crystal MD, Oliver Eng MD, Kareem Ibrahim MD, Jonathan Kwong MD, Stanley Z. Trooskin MD
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Erratum

Erratum to: Novel C-terminal Hsp90 Inhibitor for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer (HNSCC) with in vivo Efficacy and Improved Toxicity Profiles Compared with Standard Agents

Stephanie M. Cohen MD, Ridhwi Mukerji MD, Abbas K. Samadi PhD, Xuan Zhang PhD, Huiping Zhao PhD, Brian S. J. Blagg PhD, Mark S. Cohen MD, FACS
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Gastrointestinal Oncology

The Predictive Effect of Cadherin-17 on Lymph Node Micrometastasis in pN0 Gastric Cancer

Jin Wang MD, Jian-Chun Yu MD, Wei-Ming Kang MD, Wen-Ze Wang MD, Yu-Qin Liu PhD, Pei Gu PhD
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Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater: Patterns of Failure Following Resection and Benefit of Chemoradiotherapy

Manisha Palta MD, Pretesh Patel MD, Gloria Broadwater MS, Christopher Willett MD, Joseph Pepek MD, Douglas Tyler MD, S. Yousuf Zafar MD, Hope Uronis MD, Herbert Hurwitz MD, Rebekah White MD, Brian Czito MD
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Diagnostic Value of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Gastric Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

Zhen Wang MD, Zhi-Yong Dong MD, Jun-Qiang Chen PhD, Jin-Lu Liu MD
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Patterns of Care, Prognosis, and Survival in Patients with Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) Refractory to First-Line Imatinib and Second-Line Sunitinib

Antoine Italiano MD, PhD, Angela Cioffi MD, Paola Coco MD, Robert G. Maki MD, PhD, Patrick Schöffski MD, PhD, Piotr Rutkowski MD, Axel Le Cesne MD, Florence Duffaud MD, Antoine Adenis MD, Nicolas Isambert MD, Emmanuelle Bompas MD, Jean-Yves Blay MD, PhD, Paolo Casali MD, Mary Louise Keohan MD, Maud Toulmonde MD, Cristina R. Antonescu MD, Maria Debiec-Rychter MD, PhD, Jean-Michel Coindre MD, PhD, B
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DOK2 as a Marker of Poor Prognosis of Patients with Gastric Adenocarcinoma After Curative Resection

Hiromichi Miyagaki MD, Makoto Yamasaki MD, PhD, Tsuyoshi Takahashi MD, PhD, Yukinori Kurokawa MD, PhD, Hiroshi Miyata MD, PhD, Kiyokazu Nakajima MD, PhD, FACS, Shuji Takiguchi MD, PhD, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara MD, PhD, Masaki Mori MD, PhD, FACS, Yuichiro Doki MD, PhD
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Risk Factors for Peritoneal Recurrence in Stage II/III Gastric Cancer Patients Who Received S-1 Adjuvant Chemotherapy After D2 Gastrectomy

Toru Aoyama MD, Takaki Yoshikawa MD, PhD, Tsutomu Hayashi MD, Hiroshi Kuwabara MD, Yo Mikayama MD, Takashi Ogata MD, PhD, Haruhiko Cho MD, PhD, Akira Tsuburaya MD, PhD
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Endoscopic Therapy for Barrett’s Esophagus: A Review of Its Emerging Role in Optimal Diagnosis and Endoluminal Therapy

Erik M. Dunki-Jacobs MD, Robert C. G. Martin MD, PhD
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Gynecologic Oncology

Comparison of Single-Port Laparoscopy, Standard Laparoscopy, and Robotic Surgery in Patients with Endometrial Cancer

Pedro F. Escobar MD, Michael Frumovitz MD, Pamela T. Soliman MD, Heidi E. Frasure MS, Amanda Nickles Fader MD, Kathleen M. Schmeler MD, Pedro T. Ramirez MD
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Laparoscopic Staging of Early Ovarian Cancer: Results of a Multi-Institutional Cohort Study

Fabio Ghezzi MD, Mario Malzoni MD, Enrico Vizza MD, Antonella Cromi PhD, MD, Ciro Perone MD, Giacomo Corrado MD, Stefano Uccella MD, Francesco Cosentino MD, Emanuela Mancini MD, Massimo Franchi MD
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Head and Neck Oncology

Lymphatic Vessels and High Endothelial Venules are Increased in the Sentinel Lymph Nodes of Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Before the Arrival of Tumor Cells

Man Ki Chung MD, In-Gu Do MD, PhD, Eunwook Jung MD, Young-Ik Son MD, PhD, Han-Sin Jeong MD, PhD, Chung-Hwan Baek MD, PhD
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Healthcare Policy and Outcomes

Adverse Effects of Smoking on Postoperative Outcomes in Cancer Patients

Csaba Gajdos MD, Mary T. Hawn MD, MPH, Elizabeth J. Campagna MS, William G. Henderson PhD, Jasvinder A. Singh MD, MPH, Thomas Houston MD, MPH
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A Population-Based Comparison of Adenocarcinoma of the Large and Small Intestine: Insights Into a Rare Disease

Michael J. Overman MD, Chung-Yuan Hu PhD, Scott Kopetz MD, PhD, James L. Abbruzzese MD, Robert A. Wolff MD, George J. Chang MD
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Hepatobiliary Tumors

Oncological Superiority of Hilar En Bloc Resection for the Treatment of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma

Peter Neuhaus MD, Armin Thelen MD, Sven Jonas MD, Gero Puhl MD, Timm Denecke MD, Wilfried Veltzke-Schlieker MD, Daniel Seehofer MD
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Biliary Sclerosis after Hepatic Arterial Infusion Pump Chemotherapy for Patients with Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis: Incidence, Clinical Features, and Risk Factors

Kaori Ito MD, Hiromichi Ito MD, Nancy E. Kemeny MD, Mithat Gonen PhD, Peter J. Allen MD, FACS, Philip B. Paty MD, FACS, Yuman Fong MD, FACS, Ronald P. DeMatteo MD, FACS, Leslie H. Blumgart MD, FACS, FCRS, William R. Jarnagin MD, FACS, Michael I. D’Angelica MD, FACS
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Combined Hepatocellular–Cholangiocarcinoma Had Poor Outcomes after Hepatectomy Regardless of Allen and Lisa Class or the Predominance of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Cells within the Tumor

Shun-ichi Ariizumi MD, Yoshihito Kotera MD, Satoshi Katagiri MD, Masayuki Nakano MD, Masakazu Yamamoto MD
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Melanomas

A Multi-institutional Experience of Repeat Regional Chemotherapy for Recurrent Melanoma of Extremities

Christy Y. Chai MD, Jeremiah L. Deneve DO, Georgia M. Beasley MD, Suroosh S. Marzban BA, Y. Ann Chen PhD, Bhupendra Rawal MS, Stephen R. Grobmyer MD, Steven N. Hochwald MD, Douglas S. Tyler MD, Jonathan S. Zager MD
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Pancreatic Tumors

Neoadjuvant/Preoperative Gemcitabine for Patients with Localized Pancreatic Cancer: A Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies

Angelo Andriulli MD, Virginia Festa MD, Edoardo Botteri MSc, Maria R. Valvano MSc, Maurizio Koch MD, Claudio Bassi MD, Patrick Maisonneuve Eng, Pierluigi Di Sebastiano MD
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Downstaging in Pancreatic Cancer: A Matched Analysis of Patients Resected Following Systemic Treatment of Initially Locally Unresectable Disease

K. A. Bickenbach MD, M. Gonen PhD, Laura H. Tang MD PhD, Eileen O’Reilly MD, Karyn Goodman MD, M. F. Brennan MD, M. I. D’Angelica MD, R. P. DeMatteo MD, Y. Fong MD, W. R. Jarnagin MD, P. J. Allen MD
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Surveillance of Pancreatic Cancer Patients after Surgical Resection

Kristin M. Sheffield PhD, Kristen T. Crowell BS, Yu-Li Lin MS, Clarisse Djukom MD, James S. Goodwin MD, Taylor S. Riall MD, PhD
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Regional Cancer Therapies

Concepts of Regional Therapies for Advanced Malignancy

T. Clark Gamblin MD, H. Richard Alexander MD, Robert Edwards MD, David L. Bartlett MD
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Quality of Life Outcomes after Isolated Limb Infusion

Rebecca J. McClaine MD, Joseph S. Giglia MD, Syed A. Ahmad MD, Stephanie J. McCoy BSN, Jeffrey J. Sussman MD
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Importance of Histologic Subtype in the Staging of Appendiceal Tumors

Kiran K. Turaga MD, MPH, Sam G. Pappas MD, T. Clark Gamblin MD, MS
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Aggressive Management of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis from Mucinous Appendiceal Neoplasms

Frances Austin MD, Arun Mavanur MD, Magesh Sathaiah, Jennifer Steel PhD, Diana Lenzner MS, Lekshmi Ramalingam MD, Matthew Holtzman MD, Steven Ahrendt MD, James Pingpank MD, Herbert J. Zeh MD, David L. Bartlett MD, Haroon A. Choudry MD
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Combined Diffusion-Weighted and Gadolinium-Enhanced MRI Can Accurately Predict the Peritoneal Cancer Index Preoperatively in Patients Being Considered for Cytoreductive Surgical Procedures

Russell N. Low MD, Robert M. Barone MD
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Chronic Anti-inflammatory Drug Therapy Inhibits Gel-Forming Mucin Production in a Murine Xenograft Model of Human Pseudomyxoma Peritonei

Haroon Asif Choudry MD, Arun Mavanur MD, Mark E. O’Malley BS, Herbert J. Zeh MD, Z. Sheng Guo PhD, David L. Bartlett MD
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Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Peritoneal Sarcomatosis

George I. Salti MD, Luay Ailabouni MD, Samir Undevia MD
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Cytoreductive Surgery with Selective Versus Complete Parietal Peritonectomy Followed by Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in Patients with Diffuse Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Controlled Study

Dario Baratti MD, Shigeki Kusamura PhD, Antonello Domenico Cabras MD, Marcello Deraco MD
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Thoracic Oncology

The Role of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Localized Squamous Cell Esophageal Cancer: Current Japanese Standard and the Unending Role of the Drawing Board

Yuko Kitagawa MD, Nobutoshi Ando MD, Kenichi Nakamura MD, Taro Shibata MD, Haruhiko Fukuda MD
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Pathologic Nonresponders after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Esophageal Cancer Demonstrate no Survival Benefit Compared with Patients Treated with Primary Esophagectomy

George W. Dittrick MD, Jill M Weber MPH, Ravi Shridhar MD, Sarah Hoffe MD, Marcovalerio Melis MD, Khaldoun Almhanna MD, James Barthel MD, James McLoughlin, Richard C. Karl MD, Kenneth L. Meredith MD
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Changes in Age, Stage Distribution, and Survival of Patients with Esophageal Adenocarcinoma over Three Decades in the United States

Putao Cen MD, Farzaneh Banki MD, Lee Cheng MD, Kamal Khalil, Xianglin L. Du MD, PhD, Michael Fallon MD, Robert J. Amato DO, Larry R. Kaiser MD
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Clinical Impact of Extrapleural Pneumonectomy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Vincenzo Ambrogi MD, Alfonso Baldi MD, Orazio Schillaci MD, Tommaso Claudio Mineo MD
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Translational Research and Biomarkers

Clinicopathological Significance of ZEB1 Protein in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Yan-Ming Zhou MD, Lu Cao MS, Bin Li MS, Rui-Xiu Zhang MS, Cheng-Jun Sui MD, Zheng-Feng Yin PhD, Jia-Mei Yang MS
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Serum HE4 Level is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Sun-Young Kong MD, PhD, Mi Hwa Han MS, Heon-Jong Yoo MD, Jong Ha Hwang MD, Myong Cheol Lim MD, PhD, Sang-Soo Seo MD, PhD, Chong-Woo Yoo MD, PhD, Jae-Hoon Kim MD, PhD, Sang-Yoon Park MD, PhD, Sokbom Kang MD, PhD
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The Immunological Impact of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on the Tumor Microenvironment of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Takahiro Tsuchikawa MD, Masaki Miyamoto MD, Yoshiyuki Yamamura MD, Toshiaki Shichinohe MD, Satoshi Hirano MD, Satoshi Kondo MD
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