Volume 26, Number 9 / September, 2019

ASO Author Reflections

ASO Author Reflections: Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowships: What Are Programs Looking For?

Michael M. Wach MD, Elizabeth G. Grubbs MD, Michael D’Angelica MD, Jonathan M. Hernandez MD
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ASO Author Reflections: Which Patients Benefit the Most From Lymphadenectomy During Resection for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma?

Kota Sahara MD, Diamantis I. Tsilimigras MD, Timothy M. Pawlik MD, MPH, PhD
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Breast Oncology

Editorial on “Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Does Not Increase Complications in Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Surgery”

Abhishek Chatterjee MD, MBA
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Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy does not Increase Complications in Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Surgery

Karri Adamson MD, Mariana Chavez-MacGregor MD, MSc, Abigail Caudle MD, MS, CMQ, FACS, Benjamin Smith MD, Donald Baumann MD, FACS, Jun Liu PhD, Mark Schaverien MB ChB, MD, MSc, MEd, FRCS(Plast)
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Is Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Required for a Core Biopsy Diagnosis of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ with Microinvasion?

Meghan R. Flanagan MD, MPH, Michelle Stempel MPH, Edi Brogi MD, PhD, Monica Morrow MD, Hiram S. Cody III MD
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Predicting Outcome in Mammary Phyllodes Tumors: Relevance of Clinicopathological Features

Joshua Li, Julia Y. Tsang, Clement Chen, Siu-Ki Chan, Sai-Yin Cheung, Cherry Wu, Ava Kwong, Jintao Hu, Hong Hu, Dongxian Zhou, Gary M. Tse
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Clinical Validation of the BREAST-Q Breast-Conserving Therapy Module

Ilona Stolpner, Jörg Heil MD, Manuel Feißt MSc, Maria Margarete Karsten MD, Walter P. Weber MD, Jens-Uwe Blohmer MD, Tobias Forster MD, Michael Golatta MD, Florian Schütz MD, Christof Sohn MD, André Hennigs MD
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Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Timing and Postoperative Complications

Alex J. Bartholomew MS, Ornela A. Dervishaj MD, Michael Sosin MD, Lauren T. Kerivan BS, Shawndeep S. Tung MD, Diana L. Caragacianu MD, Shawna C. Willey MD, Eleni A. Tousimis MD, FACS
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Omitting Postoperative Wound Drainage After Mastectomy With Skin-Flap Quilting

B. ten Wolde MD, F. F. R. Strobbe BSc, M. Schlooz-de Vries MD, F. J. H. van den Wildenberg MD, PhD, M. Keemers-Gels MD, PhD, J. H. W. de Wilt MD, PhD, L. J. A. Strobbe MD, PhD
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Clinicopathological Features and Disease Outcome in Breast Cancer Patients with Hormonal Receptor Discordance between Core Needle Biopsy and Following Surgical Sample

Siji Zhu MD, PhD, Jiayi Wu MD, PhD, Ou Huang MD, PhD, Jianrong He MD, PhD, Li Zhu MD, PhD, Yafen Li MD, Weiguo Chen MD, Xiaochun Fei MD, PhD, Xiaosong Chen MD, PhD, Kunwei Shen MD, PhD
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Reflection on Consensus Statement on Oncoplastic Surgery

Gustavo Zucca-Matthes MD, PhD, FACS, Gail Lebovic MA, MD, FACS
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Author's Response to Reflexion on Consensus Statement on Oncoplastic Surgery, by Zucca-Matthes, Gustavo, et al.

Abhishek Chatterjee MD, MBA
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Colorectal Cancer

Bridging the Gap: Making Sense of the Diverging Evidence for Self-Expandable Metallic Stents in Malignant Colonic Obstructions

Georgios Karagkounis MD, David Liska MD, FACS, FASCRS
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Oncologic Outcomes of Self-Expandable Metallic Stent as a Bridge to Surgery and Safety and Feasibility of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Acute Malignant Colonic Obstruction

Seung Yoon Yang MD, Youn Young Park MD, PhD, Yoon Dae Han MD, Min Soo Cho MD, Hyuk Hur MD, PhD, Byung Soh Min MD, PhD, Kang Young Lee MD, PhD, Nam Kyu Kim MD, PhD
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Assessment of the Value of Comorbidity Indices for Risk Adjustment in Colorectal Surgery Patients

Paul Strombom MD, Maria Widmar MD, MPH, Metin Keskin MD, Renee L. Gennarelli MSc, Patricio Lynn MD, J. Joshua Smith MD, PhD, Jose G. Guillem MD, MPH, Philip B. Paty MD, Garrett M. Nash MD, MPH, Martin R. Weiser MD, Julio Garcia-Aguilar MD, PhD
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Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients Undergoing Resection of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases. Clinical Utility for Long-Term Outcome: A Prospective Trial

Virginia Arrazubi MD, Elena Mata MD, María Luisa Antelo MD, PhD, Antonio Tarifa MD, Javier Herrera MD, PhD, Cruz Zazpe MD, Lucía Teijeira MD, Antonio Viudez MD, PhD, Javier Suárez MD, Irene Hernández MD, Ruth Vera MD
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The Disease-Free Interval Between Resection of Primary Colorectal Malignancy and the Detection of Hepatic Metastases Predicts Disease Recurrence But Not Overall Survival

Diederik J. Höppener MD, Pieter M. H. Nierop MD, Martinus J. van Amerongen MD, PhD, Pim B. Olthof MD, PhD, Boris Galjart BSc, Thomas M. van Gulik MD, PhD, Johannes H. W. de Wilt MD, PhD, Dirk J. Grünhagen MD, PhD, Nuh N. Rahbari MD, Cornelis Verhoef MD, PhD
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Endocrine Tumors

Comparing the 7th and 8th Editions of the American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Systems for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Improvements Observed and Future Horizons

Hunter J. Underwood MD, Kepal N. Patel MD
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Risk of Recurrence in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Population-Based Comparison of the 7th and 8th Editions of the American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Systems

Tong Gan MD, Bin Huang DrPH, Quan Chen DrPH, Heather F. Sinner MD, Cortney Y. Lee MD, FACS, David A. Sloan MD, FACS, FRCSC, Reese W. Randle MD
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Symptom Burden at the End of Life for Neuroendocrine Tumors: An Analysis of 2579 Prospectively Collected Patient-Reported Outcomes

Julie Hallet MD, MSc, Laura E. Davis MSc, Alyson L. Mahar PhD, Elie Isenberg-Grzeda MD, Lev D. Bubis MD, Sten Myrehaug MD, Haoyu Zhao MPH, Kaitlyn Beyfuss MSc, Lesley Moody MSc, Calvin H. L. Law MD, MPH, Natalie G. Coburn MD, MPH
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Outcomes of Lymph Node Dissection for Non-metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Propensity Score-Weighted Analysis of the National Cancer Database

Rui Mao MD, Hong Zhao MD, Kan Li PhD, Sheng Luo PhD, Megan Turner MD, Jian-Qiang Cai MD, Dan Blazer III MD
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Gastrointestinal Oncology

The Combination of Respiratory Comorbidity and Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy May Double the Risk of Anastomotic Leaks After Esophagectomy: Do We Know Enough to Tailor Neoadjuvant Therapies, or Take Other Preemptive Measures in High-Risk Patients?

Magnus Nilsson MD, PhD
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A Survey of the Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship Programs Regarding Applicant Selection and Rank

Michael M. Wach MD, Reed I. Ayabe MD, Samantha M. Ruff MD, Michael D’Angelica MD, Sean P. Dineen MD, Elizabeth G. Grubbs MD, David Shibata MD, Lawrence Shirley MD, Matthew J. Weiss MD, Jeremy L. Davis MD, Jonathan M. Hernandez MD
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Prophylactic Cervical Lymph Node Dissection in Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer Increases Postoperative Complications and Does Not Improve Survival

Yasufumi Koterazawa MD, Taro Oshikiri MD, Gosuke Takiguchi MD, Hiroshi Hasegawa MD, Masashi Yamamoto MD, Shingo Kanaji MD, Kimihiro Yamashita MD, Takeru Matsuda MD, Tetsu Nakamura MD, Yasuhiro Fujino MD, Masahiro Tominaga MD, Satoshi Suzuki MD, Yoshihiro Kakeji MD
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Natural History of Gastric Cancer: Observational Study of Gastric Cancer Patients Not Treated During Follow-Up

Seung-Young Oh MD, MS, Jeong-Hwan Lee MD, Hyuk-Joon Lee MD, PhD, Tae Han Kim MD, PhD, Yeon-Ju Huh MD, MS, Hye-Seong Ahn MD, PhD, Yun-Suhk Suh MD, PhD, Seong-Ho Kong MD, PhD, Ga Hee Kim MD, MS, Su Joa Ahn MD, MS, Se Hyung Kim MD, PhD, Yunhee Choi PhD, Han-Kwang Yang MD, PhD
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In Patients with Localized and Resectable Gastric Cancer, What is the Optimal Extent of Lymph Node Dissection—D1 Versus D2 Versus D3?

Harveshp Mogal MD, Ryan Fields MD, Shishir K. Maithel MD, Konstantinos Votanopoulos MD, PhD
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Gynecologic Oncology

Impact of Radical Hysterectomy Versus Simple Hysterectomy on Survival of Patients with Stage 2 Endometrial Cancer: A Meta-analysis

Ting Liu MD, Hua Tu MD, Yongxue Li MD, Zhimin Liu MD, Guochen Liu MD, Haifeng Gu MD
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Maximal-Effort Cytoreductive Surgery for Ovarian Cancer Patients with a High Tumor Burden: Variations in Practice and Impact on Outcome

Marcia Hall MD, PhD, Konstantinos Savvatis MD, PhD, Katherine Nixon MD, Maria Kyrgiou MD, PhD, Kuhan Hariharan MD, Malcolm Padwick MD, Owen Owens MD, Paula Cunnea MD, PhD, Jeremy Campbell MD, Alan Farthing MD, Richard Stumpfle MD, Ignacio Vazquez MD, Neale Watson MD, Jonathan Krell MD, PhD, Hani Gabra MD, PhD, Gordon Rustin MD, PhD, Christina Fotopoulou MD, PhD
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Head and Neck Oncology

Long-Term Prognosis of Unilateral and Multifocal Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma After Unilateral Lobectomy Versus Total Thyroidectomy

Ye Won Jeon MD, PhD, Hong Gi Gwak MD, Seung Taek Lim MD, Jean Schneider, Young Jin Suh MD, PhD
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Health Services Research and Global Oncology

Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship Applicants: Trends over Time and the Impact of Board Certification Eligibility

Heather A. Lillemoe MD, Christopher P. Scally MD, Celia L. Adams MD, Brian K. Bednarski MD, Charles M. Balch MD, Thomas A. Aloia MD, Jeffrey E. Gershenwald MD, Jeffrey E. Lee MD, Elizabeth G. Grubbs MD, MS
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Association of Primary Language with Outcomes After Operations Typically Performed to Treat Cancer: Analysis of a Statewide Database

Timothy Feeney MD. MS, MPH, Michael Cassidy MD, Yorghos Tripodis PhD, David McAneny MD, Maureen Kavanah MD, Teviah Sachs MD, MPH, Jennifer F. Tseng MD, MPH, Frederick Thurston Drake MD, MPH
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Trends in Volume–Outcome Relationship in Gastrectomies in Texas

Naruhiko Ikoma MD, MS, Bumyang Kim PhD, Linda S. Elting DrPH, Ya-Chen Tina Shih PhD, Brian D. Badgwell MD, MS, Paul Mansfield MD
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Hepatobiliary Tumors

Therapeutic Index Associated with Lymphadenectomy Among Patients with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Which Patients Benefit the Most from Nodal Evaluation?

Kota Sahara MD, Diamantis I. Tsilimigras MD, Katiuscha Merath MD, Fabio Bagante MD, Alfredo Guglielmi MD, Luca Aldrighetti MD, Matthew Weiss MD, Todd W. Bauer MD, Sorin Alexandrescu MD, George A. Poultsides MD, Shishir K. Maithel MD, Hugo P. Marques MD, Guillaume Martel MD, Carlo Pulitano MD, Feng Shen MD, Olivier Soubrane MD, B. Groot Koerkamp MD, Ryusei Matsuyama MD, PhD, Itaru Endo MD, PhD, Tim
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Cholangiographic Tumor Classification for Simple Patient Selection Prior to Hepatopancreatoduodenectomy for Cholangiocarcinoma

Yoshitaka Toyoda MD, Tomoki Ebata MD, Takashi Mizuno MD, Yukihiro Yokoyama MD, Tsuyoshi Igami MD, Junpei Yamaguchi MD, Shunsuke Onoe MD, Nobuyuki Watanabe MD, Masato Nagino MD
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Laparoscopic Isolated Total Caudate Lobectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Located in the Paracaval Portion of the Cirrhotic Liver

Fei Liu MD, Yonggang Wei MD, Bo Li MD
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Robotic Left Hepatectomy and Roux-en-Y Hepaticojejunostomy After Bile Duct Injury

Marcel Autran Machado MD, FACS, Rodrigo C. Surjan MD, Andre O. Ardengh, Fabio Makdissi MD
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Melanoma

The Patient Speaks: Importance of Patient Perspectives in Clinical Decision-Making

Sophia K. McKinley MD, EDM, Genevieve M. Boland MD, PhD
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A Population-Based Comparison of the AJCC 7th and AJCC 8th Editions for Patients Diagnosed with Stage III Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma in Sweden

Karolin Isaksson MD, Dimitrios Katsarelias MD, Rasmus Mikiver BS, Ana Carneiro MD, Lars Ny MD, Roger Olofsson Bagge MD
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Utility of Level III Axillary Node Dissection in Melanoma Patients with Palpable Axillary Lymph Node Disease

David A. Mahvi MD, Mark Fairweather MD, Charles H. Yoon MD, Nancy L. Cho MD
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Focused Ultrasound Surveillance of Lymph Nodes Following Lymphoscintigraphy Without Sentinel Node Biopsy: A Useful and Safe Strategy in Elderly or Frail Melanoma Patients

Norbertus A. Ipenburg MD, John F. Thompson MD, FRACS, FACS, Roger F. Uren MD, FRACP, DDU, David Chung FRACP, DDU, Omgo E. Nieweg MD, PhD, FRACS
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Pancreatic Tumors

Quality of Life Following Major Laparoscopic or Open Pancreatic Resection

Robert J. Torphy MD, Brandon C. Chapman MD, Chloe Friedman MPH, Christina Nguyen BS, Christan G. Bartsch MPH PA-C, Cheryl Meguid DNP, Steven A. Ahrendt MD, Martin D. McCarter MD, Marco Del Chiaro MD, Richard D. Schulick MD, MBA, Barish H. Edil MD, Ana Gleisner MD, PhD
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Peritoneal Surface Malignancy

Laparoscopic Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy is Safe for Patients with Peritoneal Metastases from Gastric Cancer and May Lead to Gastrectomy

C. Eveno MD, PhD, T. Voron MD, G. Piessen MD, PhD
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Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding “Laparoscopic Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy is Safe for Patients with Peritoneal Metastases from Gastric Cancer and May Lead to Gastrectomy”

Timothy E. Newhook MD, Brian D. Badgwell MD, MS
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Thoracic Oncology

Editorial “Discrepancy Between the Clinical and Final Pathological Findings of Lymph Node Metastasis in Superficial Esophageal Cancer”

Rian M. Hasson MD, Joseph D. Phillips MD
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Cardiorespiratory Comorbidity and Postoperative Complications following Esophagectomy: a European Multicenter Cohort Study

F. Klevebro MD, PhD, J. A. Elliott MD, PhD, A. Slaman MD, PhD, B. D. Vermeulen MD, PhD, S. Kamiya MD, PhD, C. Rosman MD, PhD, S. S. Gisbertz MD, PhD, P. R. Boshier MD, PhD, J. V. Reynolds MD, PhD, I. Rouvelas MD, PhD, G. B. Hanna MD, PhD, M. I. van Berge Henegouwen MD, PhD, S. R. Markar MD, PhD
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Discrepancy Between the Clinical and Final Pathological Findings of Lymph Node Metastasis in Superficial Esophageal Cancer

Junya Aoyama MD, Hirofumi Kawakubo MD, PhD, Shuhei Mayanagi MD, PhD, Kazumasa Fukuda MD, PhD, Tomoyuki Irino MD, PhD, Rieko Nakamura MD, PhD, Norihito Wada MD, PhD, Tatsuya Suzuki MD, PhD, Kaori Kameyama MD, PhD, Yuko Kitagawa MD, PhD
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Treatment-Related Lymphopenia Predicts Pathologic Complete Response and Recurrence in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy

Qiaoqiao Li MD, Sha Zhou PhD, Shiliang Liu MD, Songran Liu MD, Hong Yang MD, Lei Zhao MD, Mengzhong Liu MD, Yonghong Hu MD, Mian Xi MD
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Nomogram to Predict Overall Survival for Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients After Radical Esophagectomy

Wei Deng MD, Wencheng Zhang MD, Jinsong Yang MD, Wenjie Ni MD, Shufei Yu MD, Chen Li MD, Xiao Chang MD, Zongmei Zhou MD, Dongfu Chen MD, Qinfu Feng MD, Xiaohui Chen MD, Yu Lin MD, Kunshou Zhu MD, Xiongwei Zheng MD, Jie He MD, Shugeng Gao MD, Qi Xue MD, Yousheng Mao MD, Guiyu Cheng MD, Kelin Sun MD, Xiangyang Liu MD, Dekang Fang MD, Junqiang Chen MD, Zefen Xiao MD
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Translational Research and Biomarkers

Mathematical Modeling of the Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Microenvironment Defines the Importance of Cytotoxic Lymphocyte Infiltration and Presence of PD-L1 on Antigen Presenting Cells

Jenny Lazarus MD, Morgan D. Oneka BS, Souptik Barua MS, Tomasz Maj PhD, Mirna Perusina Lanfranca PhD, Lawrence Delrosario MD, Lei Sun PhD, J. Joshua Smith MD, PhD, Michael I. D’Angelica MD, Jinru Shia MD, Jiayun M. Fang MD, Jiaqi Shi MD, PhD, Marina Pasca Di Magliano PhD, Weiping Zou MD, PhD, Arvind Rao PhD, Timothy L. Frankel MD
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Methylprednisolone Inhibits Tumor Growth and Peritoneal Seeding Induced by Surgical Stress and Postoperative Complications

Yoshiki Taniguchi MD, Yukinori Kurokawa MD, PhD, FACS, Takaomi Hagi MD, Tsuyoshi Takahashi MD, PhD, FACS, Yasuhiro Miyazaki MD, PhD, Koji Tanaka MD, PhD, Tomoki Makino MD, PhD, Makoto Yamasaki MD, PhD, Kiyokazu Nakajima MD, PhD, FACS, Masaki Mori MD, PhD, FACS, Yuichiro Doki MD, PhD
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Urologic Oncology

The CANLPH Score, an Integrative Model of Systemic Inflammation and Nutrition Status (SINS), Predicts Clinical Outcomes After Surgery in Renal Cell Carcinoma: Data From a Multicenter Cohort in Japan

Kazumasa Komura MD, PhD, Takeshi Hashimoto MD, PhD, Takuya Tsujino MD, Ryu Muraoka MD, Takeshi Tsutsumi MD, Naoya Satake MD, PhD, Tomohisa Matsunaga MD, Yuki Yoshikawa MD, Tomoaki Takai MD, PhD, Koichiro Minami MD, PhD, Kohei Taniguchi MD, PhD, Hirofumi Uehara MD, Tomohito Tanaka MD, PhD, Hajime Hirano MD, PhD, Hayahito Nomi MD, PhD, Naokazu Ibuki MD, PhD, Kiyoshi Takahara MD, PhD, Teruo Inamoto M
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