Volume 6, Number 5 / July, 1999

Editorial

Sphincter Preservation for Distal Rectal Cancer: Paradise Lost?

Nicholas J. Petrelli MD, Thomas K. Weber MD
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Sentinel Lymphadenectomy for Melanoma—Is It a Substitute for Elective Lymphadenectomy?

Charles M. Balch MD, Merrick I. Ross MD
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Refining the Optimal Technical Approach for Sentinel Node Localization in Breast Cancer Patients

Kirby I. Bland MD
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The Impact of Local Regional Therapy on Breast Cancer Survival

David W. Kinne MD
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An Expanded Diagnostic Role for Core Biopsy: Assessment of the Proportion of the Duct Carcinoma In Situ Component in Invasive Carcinomas

Michael D. Lagios MD
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Presidential Address Surgical Oncology: A Specialty in Evolution

Edward M. Copeland III M.D.
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Sphincter-Sparing Treatment for Distal Rectal Adenocarcinoma

Glenn D. Steele Jr. MD, James E. Herndon PhD, Ron Bleday MD, Anthony Russell MD, Al Benson III MD, Maha Hussain MD, Anne Burgess RN, Joel E. Tepper MD, Robert J. Mayer MD
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Efficacy of Lymphatic Mapping, Sentinel Lymphadenectomy, and Selective Complete Lymph Node Dissection as a Therapeutic Procedure for Early-Stage Melanoma

Richard Essner MD, Arnold Conforti MD, Mark C. Kelley MD, Leslie Wanek DrPH, Stacey Stern MS, Edwin Glass MD, Donald L. Morton MD
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Does Local Therapy Affect Survival Rates in Breast Cancer?

H. S. Shukla PhD, FRCS, J. Melhuish BSc, R. E. Mansel MS, FRCS, L. E. Hughes DS, FRCS, FRACS
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Accurate Prediction of the Amount of In Situ Tumor in Palpable Breast Cancers by Core Needle Biopsy: Implications for Neoadjuvant Therapy

Mahmoud El-Tamer MD, Constantine Axiotis MD, Eugene Kim MD, Jinu Kim MD, Richard Wait MD, PhD, Peter Homel PhD, Albert Braverman MD
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Recent Advances in Melanoma Staging and Therapy

Kelly M. McMasters MD, PhD, Vernon K. Sondak MD, Michael T. Lotze MD, Merrick I. Ross MD
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Thrombocytopenia After Isolated Limb or Hepatic Perfusions with Melphalan: The Risk of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

Iris P. Masucci PharmD, Karim A. Calis PharmD, MPH, David L. Bartlett MD, H. Richard Alexander MD, McDonald K. Horne III MD
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p21Waf1/Cip1 Expression Is a Prognostic Marker in Curatively Resected Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, but Not p27Kip1, p53, or Rb

Marcelo E. Nita MD, Hirokazu Nagawa MD, Osamu Tominaga MD, Nelson Tsuno MD, Kenji Hatano MD, Joji Kitayama MD, Takashi Tsuruo PhD, Carlos E. Domene MD, Tetsuichiro Muto MD
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Expression of p53 and RB Proteins in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus: Their Relationship With Clinicopathologic Characteristics

Naoki Hashimoto MD, Mitsuo Tachibana MD, PhD, Dipok K. Dhar MD, Hiroshi Yoshimura MD, Naofumi Nagasue MD, PhD
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Dual Roles of Peptic Ulcer in the Carcinogenesis or Extension of Early Gastric Cancer

Shouji Shimoyama MD, Yoshiaki Joujima MD, Takeshi Oohara MD, Michio Kaminishi MD
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Functional Down-Regulation of β1 and β2 Integrins on Lamina Propria Lymphocytes (LPL) and Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TIL) in Colorectal Cancer Patients

Joji Kitayama MD, Nelson Tuno MD, Hiroshi Nakayama MD, Yoichi Shibata MD, Tetsuichiro Muto MD, Hirokazu Nagawa MD
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Society of Surgical Oncology: Statement on Genetic Testing for Cancer Susceptibility

V. S. Klimberg MD, S. Galandiuk MD, E. S. Singletary MD, A. Cohen MD, S. Sener MD, M. S. Talamonti MD, T. R. Witt MD, J. E. Niederhuber MD, M. J. Edwards MD
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Letter to the Editor

Frank E. Gump M.D., Judith-Anne W. Chapman Ph.D., Naomi A. Miller M.D., H. Lavina A. Lickley M.D., Wedad M. Hanna M.D., David R. McCready M.D., Marilyn A. Link Eve Fishell M.D., Barbara Wright M.D., George Y. Hiraki M.D., Theodore M. Ross M.D., Edward B. Fish M.D., Frank E. Gump M.D.
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Letter to the Editor

John S. Spratt M.D., F.A.C.S., Charles E. Cox M.D.
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Letter to the Editor

Roger A. Reichert M.D., Ph.D., V. Suzanne Klimberg M.D.
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Letter to the Editor

S. David Nathanson MD, FRCS, FACS, Lorraine Tafra MD, Donald L. Morton MD, FACS, Peter J. Bostick MD, Donald L. Morton MD, FACS
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Original Article

Intradermal Radiocolloid and Intraparenchymal Blue Dye Injection Optimize Sentinel Node Identification in Breast Cancer Patients

David C. Linehan MD, Arnold D. K. Hill MCh, FRCSI, Timothy Akhurst MD, Henry Yeung MD, Samuel D. J. Yeh MD, Katherine N. Tran BA, Patrick I. Borgen MD, Hiram S. Cody III MD
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