EDITORIALS:

John F. Thompson and Helen M. Shaw

Is Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Appropriate in Patients With Thin Melanomas: Too Early To Tell?
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 279-281. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helen Mabry and Armando E. Giuliano

The Practical Value of Prediction: A Semireliable Assistant
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 282-284. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carmine Volpe

The Growing Pains of Neoadjuvant Trials for Gastroesophageal Carcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 285-287. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher H. Crane

The Promises and Potential Pitfalls of Organ Preservation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 288-290. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:

Eric D. Bernstein, Scott M. Herbert, and Nasser H. Hanna

Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Resectable Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 291-301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandra L. Wong, Mary S. Brady, Klaus J. Busam, and Daniel G. Coit

Results of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients With Thin Melanoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 302-309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laura A. Lambert, Gregory D. Ayers, Rosa F. Hwang, Kelly K. Hunt, Merrick I. Ross, Henry M. Kuerer, S. Eva Singletary, Gildy V. Babiera, Frederick C. Ames, Barry Feig, Anthony Lucci, Savitri Krishnamurthy, and Funda Meric-Bernstam

Validation of a Breast Cancer Nomogram for Predicting Nonsentinel Lymph Node Metastases After a Positive Sentinel Node Biopsy
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 310-320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marjut Hannele Kristiina Leidenius, Leena Anneli Krogerus, Terttu Sinikka Toivonen, Esa Antero Leppänen, and Karl Albert Johan von Smitten

The Clinical Value of Parasternal Sentinel Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 321-326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Geoffrey A. Porter, Karen M. Inglis, Lori A. Wood, and Paul J. Veugelers

Effect of Obesity on Presentation of Breast Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 327-332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mary F. Dillon, Arnold D. K. Hill, Cecily M. Quinn, Enda W. McDermott, and Niall O’Higgins

A Pathologic Assessment of Adequate Margin Status in Breast-Conserving Therapy
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 333-339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey G. Gaca, Rebecca P. Petersen, Bercedis L. Peterson, David H. Harpole, Jr., Thomas A. D’Amico, Theodore N. Pappas, Hilliard F. Seigler, Walter G. Wolfe, and Douglas S. Tyler

Pathologic Nodal Status Predicts Disease-Free Survival After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Gastroesophageal Junction Carcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 340-346. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hagit Tulchinsky, Micha Rabau, Einat Shacham-Shemueli, Gideon Goldman, Ravit Geva, Moshe Inbar, Joseph M. Klausner, and Arie Figer

Can Rectal Cancers With Pathologic T0 After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation (ypT0) Be Treated by Transanal Excision Alone?
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 347-352. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sam S. Yoon, Sung H. Kim, Mithat Gonen, Nancy M. Heffernan, Kara Y. Detwiller, William R. Jarnagin, Michael D’Angelica, Leslie H. Blumgart, Kenneth K. Tanabe, and Ronald P. DeMatteo

Profile of Plasma Angiogenic Factors Before and After Hepatectomy for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 353-362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chikara Kunisaki, Hirotoshi Akiyama, Masato Nomura, Goro Matsuda, Yuichi Otsuka, Hidetaka Ono, Yutaka Nagahori, Hideo Hosoi, Masazumi Takahashi, Fumihiko Kito, and Hiroshi Shimada

Significance of Long-Term Follow-Up of Early Gastric Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 363-369. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tuan H. Pham, Bruce Wolff, Susan C. Abraham, and Ernesto Drelichman

Surgical and Chemotherapy Treatment Outcomes of Goblet Cell Carcinoid: A Tertiary Cancer Center Experience
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 370-376. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jae-Ho Cheong, Woo Jin Hyung, Jian Guo Shen, Changsoo Song, Junuk Kim, Seung Ho Choi, and Sung Hoon Noh

The N Ratio Predicts Recurrence and Poor Prognosis in Patients With Node-Positive Early Gastric Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 377-385. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edward G. Soltesz, Sungjee Kim, Sang-Wook Kim, Rita G. Laurence, Alec M. De Grand, Cherie P. Parungo, Lawrence H. Cohn, Moungi G. Bawendi, and John V. Frangioni

Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping of the Gastrointestinal Tract by Using Invisible Light
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 386-396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan L. Gearhart, Deborah Frassica, Ron Rosen, Michael Choti, Richard Schulick, and Richard Wahl

Improved Staging With Pretreatment Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Low Rectal Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 397-404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Brigand, O. Monneuse, F. Mohamed, A. C. Sayag-Beaujard, S. Isaac, F. N. Gilly, and O. Glehen

Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treated by Cytoreductive Surgery and Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy: Results of a Prospective Study
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 405-412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Omer Aziz, Vasilis Constantinides, Paris P. Tekkis, Thanos Athanasiou, Sanjay Purkayastha, Paraskevas Paraskeva, Ara W. Darzi, and Alexander G. Heriot

Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 413-424. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sam M. Wiseman, Christopher Baliski, Robert Irvine, Donald Anderson, Graeme Wilkins, Douglas Filipenko, Hongbin Zhang, and Sam Bugis

Hemithyroidectomy: The Optimal Initial Surgical Approach for Individuals Undergoing Surgery for a Cytological Diagnosis of Follicular Neoplasm
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 425-432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Dimitrios H. Roukos, Evangellos Paraskevaidis, and Angelos M. Kappas

Surgery in the Era of Gene Expression Profiling–Based Prediction and Individualized, Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer Therapy: The Beginning of the End?
Ann Surg Oncol 2006 13: 433-435. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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