EDITORIALS:

David M. Ota, Heidi Nelson ACOSOG Group Co-Chairs

Local Excision of Rectal Cancer Revisited: ACOSOG Protocol Z6041
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 271. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arthur J. Sober and Charles M. Balch

Method of Biopsy and Incidence of Positive Margins in Primary Melanoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 274-275. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:

David Ota and Heidi Nelson

The Surgeon and Adjuvant Therapy for Stage II Colon Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 272-273. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maurizio Bossola, Fabio Pacelli, Antonio Tortorelli, and Giovan Battista Doglietto

Cancer Cachexia: It’s Time for More Clinical Trials
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 276-285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cherie P. Parungo, David I. Soybel, Yolonda L. Colson, Sang-Wook Kim, Shunsuke Ohnishi, Alec M. DeGrand, Rita G. Laurence, Edward G. Soltesz, Fredrick Y. Chen, Lawrence H. Cohn, Moungi G. Bawendi, and John V. Frangioni

Lymphatic Drainage of the Peritoneal Space: A Pattern Dependent on Bowel Lymphatics: Resident/Fellow Essay Award Winner for the Best Clinical Research Paper Basic Science and Special Investigator Award Winners
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 286-298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrado Pedrazzani, Prof. Giovanni deManzoni, Daniele Marrelli, Simone Giacopuzzi, Giovanni Corso, Marco Bernini, and Prof. Franco Roviello

Nodal Staging in Adenocarcinoma of the Gastro-Esophageal Junction. Proposal of a Specific Staging System
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 299-305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew P. Barbour, Nabil P. Rizk, Mithat Gonen, Laura Tang, Manjit S. Bains, Valerie W. Rusch, Daniel G. Coit, and Murray F. Brennan

Lymphadenectomy for Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ): Impact of Adequate Staging on Outcome
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 306-316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roderich E. Schwarz and David D. Smith

Clinical impact of lymphadenectomy extent in resectable gastric cancer of advanced stage
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 317-328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chris Deans, Matthew Rose-Zerilli, Stephen Wigmore, James Ross, Martin Howell, Alan Jackson, Robert Grimble, and Kenneth Fearon

Host Cytokine Genotype is Related to Adverse Prognosis and Systemic Inflammation in Gastro-Oesophageal Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 329-339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Su-Shun Lo, Chew-Wun Wu, Jen-Hao Chen, Anna Fen-Yau Li, Mao-Chie Hsieh, King-Han Shen, Hwai-Jeng Lin, and Win-Yiu Lui

Surgical Results of Early Gastric Cancer and Proposing a Treatment Strategy
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 340-347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toshikuni Nishikawa and Shunzo Maetani

Evaluation of Intensive Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Gastric Cancer Using Life Expectancy Compared with Log-Rank Test as a Measure of Survival Benefit
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 348-354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toshimasa Tsujinaka, Mitsuru Sasako, Seiichiro Yamamoto, Takeshi Sano, Yukinori Kurokawa, Atsushi Nashimoto, Akira Kurita, Hitoshi Katai, Toshio Shimizu, Hiroshi Furukawa, Satoru Inoue, Masahiro Hiratsuka, Taira Kinoshita, Kuniyoshi Arai, Yoshitaka Yamamura for the Gastric Cancer Surgery Study Group of Japan Clinical Oncology Group

Influence of Overweight on Surgical Complications for Gastric Cancer: Results From a Randomized Control Trial Comparing D2 and Extended Para-aortic D3 Lymphadenectomy (JCOG9501)
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 355-361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniele Marrelli and Franco Roviello

Prognostic Score in Gastric Cancer Patients
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 362-364. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jason S. Gold, David P. Jaques, David J. Bentrem, Manish A. Shah, Laura H. Tang, Murray F. Brennan, and Daniel G. Coit

Outcome of Patients with Known Metastatic Gastric Cancer Undergoing Resection with Therapeutic Intent
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 365-372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephan Gretschel, Christian Schick, Ulrike Schneider, Lope Estevez-Schwarz, Andreas Bembenek, and Peter M. Schlag

Prognostic Value of Cytokeratin-Positive Bone Marrow Cells of Gastric Cancer Patients
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 373-380. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luis F. Oñate-Ocaña, Vincenzo Aiello-Crocifoglio, Dolores Gallardo-Rincón, Roberto Herrera-Goepfert, Rocío Brom-Valladares, José F. Carrillo, Eduardo Cervera, and Alejandro Mohar-Betancourt

Serum Albumin as a Significant Prognostic Factor for Patients with Gastric Carcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 381-389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bryan J. Wells, Peter Stotland, Michael A. Ko, Wigdan Al-Sukhni, Jay Wunder, Peter Ferguson, Joan Lipa, Linda Last, Andrew J. Smith, and Carol J. Swallow

Results of an Aggressive Approach to Resection of Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 390-395. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bridget N. Fahy, Laura H. Tang, David Klimstra, W. Douglas Wong, Jose G. Guillem, Philip B. Paty, Larissa K. F. Temple, Jinru Shia, and Martin R. Weiser

Carcinoid of the Rectum Risk Stratification (CaRRS): A Strategy for Preoperative Outcome Assessment
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 396-404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ergun Kocak, Osama Al-Saif, Martin Satter, Mark Bloomston, Shahab F. Abdessalam, Joseph Mantil, A. Ardeshir Goshtasby, and Edward W. Martin, Jr.

Image Guidance during Abdominal Exploration for Recurrent Colorectal Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 405-410. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nita Ahuja, David Chang, and Susan L. Gearhart

Disparities in Colon Cancer Presentation and In-Hospital Mortality in Maryland: A Ten-Year Review
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 411-416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hartwig Körner, Kjetil Söreide, Pål Johan Stokkeland, and Jon Arne Söreide

Diagnostic Accuracy of Serum-Carcinoembryonic Antigen in Recurrent Colorectal Cancer: A Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve Analysis
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 417-423. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wim Ceelen, Tom Boterberg, Piet Pattyn, Marc van Eijkeren, Jean-Marc Gillardin, Pieter Demetter, Peter Smeets, Nancy Van Damme, Els Monsaert, and Marc Peeters

Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Versus Hyperfractionated Accelerated Radiotherapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 424-431. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annika Sjövall, Fredrik Granath, Björn Cedermark, Bengt Glimelius, and Torbjörn Holm

Loco-regional Recurrence from Colon Cancer: A Population-based Study
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 432-440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. C. Winter, R. Walsh, G. Lee, D. Kiely, M. G. O’Riordain, and G. C. O’Sullivan

Local Involvement of the Urinary Bladder in Primary Colorectal Cancer: Outcome with En Bloc Resection
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 441-446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Palmer, A. Martling, B. Cedermark, and T. Holm

A Population-Based Study on the Management and Outcome in Patients with Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 447-454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isacco Maretto, Fabio Pomerri, Salvatore Pucciarelli, Claudia Mescoli, Enrico Belluco, Simona Burzi, Massimo Rugge, Pier Carlo Muzzio, and Donato Nitti

The Potential of Restaging in the Prediction of Pathologic Response After Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 455-461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Seung Hyuk Baik, Nam Kyu Kim, Young Chan Lee, Hoguen Kim, Kang Young Lee, Seung Kook Sohn, and Chang Hwan Cho

Prognostic Significance of Circumferential Resection Margin Following Total Mesorectal Excision and Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients with Rectal Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 462-469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pin Liang, Ichiro Nakada, Jian-Wei Hong, Takanobu Tabuchi, Gyo Motohashi, Akira Takemura, Takeshi Nakachi, Teruhiko Kasuga, and Takafumi Tabuchi

Prognostic Significance of Immunohistochemically Detected Blood and Lymphatic Vessel Invasion in Colorectal Carcinoma: Its Impact on Prognosis
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 470-477. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John T. Mullen, Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas, George J. Chang, Carlos H. Barcenas, Christopher H. Crane, John M. Skibber, and Barry W. Feig

Results of Surgical Salvage after Failed Chemoradiation Therapy for Epidermoid Carcinoma of the Anal Canal
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 478-483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tristan D. Yan, Deborah Black, Renaldo Savady, and Paul H. Sugarbaker

A Systematic Review on the Efficacy of Cytoreductive Surgery and Perioperative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 484-492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert M. Smeenk, Vic J. Verwaal, Ninja Antonini, and Frans A. N. Zoetmulder

Progression of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei after Combined Modality Treatment: Management and Outcome
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 493-499. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dario Baratti, Shigeki Kusamura, Antonia Martinetti, Ettore Seregni, Daniela G. Oliva, Barbara Laterza, and Marcello Deraco

Circulating CA125 in Patients with Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treated with Cytoreductive Surgery and Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Perfusion
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 500-508. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dominique Elias, Emmanuel Benizri, Daniela DiPietrantonio, Paola Menegon, David Malka, and Bruno Raynard

Comparison of Two Kinds of Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Following Complete Cytoreductive Surgery of Colorectal Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 509-514. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tristan D. Yan, Gary Edwards, Robert Alderman, Christina E. Marquardt, and Paul H. Sugarbaker

Morbidity and Mortality Assessment of Cytoreductive Surgery and Perioperative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Diffuse Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma—A Prospective Study of 70 Consecutive Cases
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 515-525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Florian Haller, Sven Detken, Hans-Jürgen Schulten, Nicole Happel, Bastian Gunawan, Jens Kuhlgatz, and László Füzesi

Surgical Management After Neoadjuvant Imatinib Therapy in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours (GISTs) with Respect to Imatinib Resistance Caused by Secondary KIT Mutations
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 526-532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frits Aarts, Manuel J. Koppe, Thijs Hendriks, Julliétte E. M. vanEerd, Wim J. G. Oyen, Otto C. Boerman, and Robert P. Bleichrodt

Timing of Adjuvant Radioimmunotherapy after Cytoreductive Surgery in Experimental Peritoneal Carcinomatosis of Colorectal Origin
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 533-540. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ronnie T. P. Poon

Optimal Initial Treatment for Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Preserved Liver Function: Transplantation or Resection?
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 541-547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myron Schwartz

Liver Transplantation: the Preferred Treatment for Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Setting of Cirrhosis?
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 548-552. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elisabetta Pennacchioli, Marcello Deraco, Luigi Mariani, Marco Fiore, Chiara Mussi, Paola Collini, Patrizia Olmi, Paolo G. Casali, Mario Santinami, and Alessandro Gronchi

Advanced Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Prognostic Effect of Isolated Limb Perfusion in a Series of 88 Patients Treated at a Single Institution
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 553-559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Siddhartha Laskar, Gaurav Bahl, Ajay Puri, Manish G. Agarwal, MaryAnn Muckaden, Nikhilesh Patil, Nirmala Jambhekar, Sudeep Gupta, Deepak D. Deshpande, Shyam K. Shrivastava, and Ketayun A. Dinshaw

Perioperative Interstitial Brachytherapy for Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Prognostic Factors and Long-Term Results of 155 Patients
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 560-567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohamed A. F. Hegazy, Sherif Z. Kotb, Hanem Sakr, Ebrahim El Dosoky, Talal Amer, Refaat A. F. Hegazi, and Omar Farouk

Preoperative Isolated Limb Infusion of Doxorubicin and External Irradiation for Limb-Threatening Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 568-576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abigail S. Caudle, Joel E. Tepper, Benjamin F. Calvo, Michael O. Meyers, Lav K. Goyal, William G. Cance, and Hong Jin Kim

Complications Associated with Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy in the Multidisciplinary Treatment of Retroperitoneal Sarcomas
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 577-582. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. S. White, D. Biberdorf, L. M. DiFrancesco, E. Kurien, and W. Temple

Use of Tissue Expanders and Pre-operative External Beam Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Retroperitoneal Sarcoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 583-590. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Peyser, Y. Applbaum, A. Khoury, M. Liebergall, and K. Atesok

Osteoid Osteoma: CT-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation Using a Water-Cooled Probe
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 591-596. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kyoji Okada, Tadashi Hasegawa, Takahiro Tajino, Tetsuo Hotta, Michiro Yanagisawa, Toshihisa Osanai, Jun Nishida, Kunihiko Seki, and Eiji Itoi

Clinical Relevance of Pathological Grades of Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor: A Multi-Institution TMTS Study of 56 Cases in Northern Japan
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 597-604. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pierre-Ludovic Giacalone, Pascal Roger, Olivier Dubon, Nouredine El Gareh, Samia Rihaoui, Patrice Taourel, and Jean Pierre Daurés

Comparative Study of the Accuracy of Breast Resection in Oncoplastic Surgery and Quadrantectomy in Breast Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 605-614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marjolein L. Smidt, Luc J. A. Strobbe, Hans M. M. Groenewoud, Gert Jan der Wilt, Kimberley J. Van Zee, and Theo Wobbes

Can Surgical Oncologists Reliably Predict the Likelihood for Non-SLN Metastases in Breast Cancer Patients?
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 615-620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Loic Lelievre, Gilles Houvenaeghel, Max Buttarelli, Isabelle Brenot-Rossi, Laetitia Huiart, Agnes Tallet, Carole Tarpin, and Jocelyne Jacquemier

Value of the Sentinel Lymph Node Procedure in Patients With Large Size Breast Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 621-626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maartje C. van Rijk, Pieter J. Tanis, Omgo E. Nieweg, Claudette E. Loo, Renato A. Valdés Olmos, Hester S. A. Oldenburg, Emiel J. Th. Rutgers, Cornelis A. Hoefnagel, and Bin B. R. Kroon

Sentinel Node Biopsy and Concomitant Probe-Guided Tumor Excision of Nonpalpable Breast Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 627-632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Pavlista, Oldrich Eliska, Marketa Duskova, Michal Zikan, and David Cibula

Localization of the Sentinel Node of the Upper Outer Breast Quadrant in the Axillary Quadrants
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 633-637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jensen C. C. Tan, David R. McCready, Alexandra M. Easson, and Wey L. Leong

Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Ductal Carcinoma-in-situ Treated by Mastectomy
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 638-645. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atilla Soran, Jeffrey Falk, Marguerite Bonaventura, Donald Keenan, Gretchen Ahrendt, and Ronald Johnson

Is Routine Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Indicated in Women Undergoing Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy? Magee-Womens Hospital Experience
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 646-651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dalal Aziz, Sandra Gardner, Kathleen Pritchard, Lawrence Paszat, and Claire M. B. Holloway

Selective Application of Axillary Node Dissection in Elderly Women with Early Breast Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 652-659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David W. Ollila, Nancy Klauber-DeMore, Leora J. Tesche, Cherie M. Kuzmiak, Dag Pavic, Lav K. Goyal, Jun Lian, Sha Chang, Chad A. Livasy, Rachel F. Sherron, and Carolyn I. Sartor

Feasibility of Breast Preserving Therapy with Single Fraction In Situ Radiotherapy Delivered Intraoperatively
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 660-669. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anees B. Chagpar, Charles R. Scoggins, Robert C. G. Martin, 2nd, Earl F. Cook, Terry McCurry, Nana Mizuguchi, Kristie J. Paris, David J. Carlson, Alison L. Laidley, Souzan E. El-Eid, Terre Q. McGlothin, Kelly M. McMasters for the University of Louisville Breast Sentinel Lymph Node Study

Predicting Patients at Low Probability of Requiring Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 670-677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. F. W. van der Steeg, J. De Vries, F. W. C. van der Ent, and J. A. Roukema

Personality Predicts Quality of Life Six Months after the Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Disease
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 678-685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ann M. Geiger, Larissa Nekhlyudov, Lisa J. Herrinton, Sharon J. Rolnick, Sarah M. Greene, Carmen N. West, Emily L. Harris, Joann G. Elmore, Andrea Altschuler, In-Liu A. Liu, Suzanne W. Fletcher, and Karen M. Emmons

Quality of Life After Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 686-694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anjali S. Kumar, Elizabeth Cureton, Veronica Shim, Theadora Sakata, Dan H. Moore, Christopher C. Benz, Laura J. Esserman, and E. Shelley Hwang

Type and Duration of Exogenous Hormone Use A3ects Breast Cancer Histology
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 695-703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Predictive Value of Breast Lesions of "Uncertain Malignant Potential" and "Suspicious for Malignancy" Determined by Needle Core Biopsy
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 704-711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tzu-Chieh Chao, Jen-Der Lin, Hsiao-Hsiang Chao, Chuen Hsueh, and Miin-Fu Chen

Surgical Treatment of Solitary Thyroid Nodules Via Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy and Frozen-Section Analysis
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 712-718. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sam M. Wiseman, Hamid Masoudi, Paddy Niblock, Dmitry Turbin, Ashish Rajput, John Hay, Samuel Bugis, Douglas Filipenko, David Huntsman, and Blake Gilks

Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Expression Profile of Targets for Therapy Offers New Insights for Disease Treatment
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 719-729. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brian Hung-Hin Lang, Chung-Yau Lo, Wai-Fan Chan, King-Yin Lam, and Koon-Yat Wan

Prognostic Factors in Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma: Their Implications for Cancer Staging
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 730-738. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alysandra Lal, Jesus Bianco, and Herbert Chen

Radioguided Parathyroidectomy in Patients with Familial Hyperparathyroidism
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 739-743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael J. Black, Ann E. Ruscher, Julie Lederman, and Herbert Chen

Local/Cervical Block Anesthesia versus General Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy: What are the Advantages?
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 744-749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jason Foster, Jennifer Black, Charles LeVea, Thaer Khoury, Boris Kuvshinoff, Miland Javle, and John F. Gibbs

COX-2 Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma is an Initiation Event; While EGF Receptor Expression with Downstream Pathway Activation is a Prognostic Predictor of Survival
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 752-758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael D’Angelica, Peter Kornprat, Mithat Gonen, Ki-Young Chung, William R. Jarnagin, Ronald P. DeMatteo, Yuman Fong, Nancy Kemeny, Leslie H. Blumgart, and Leonard B Saltz

Lack of Evidence for Increased Operative Morbidity After Hepatectomy with Perioperative Use of Bevacizumab: A Matched Case-Control Study
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 759-765. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrea Muratore, Daria Zorzi, Hedayat Bouzari, Marco Amisano, Paolo Massucco, Elisa Sperti, and Lorenzo Capussotti

Asymptomatic Colorectal Cancer with Un-Resectable Liver Metastases: Immediate Colorectal Resection or Up-Front Systemic Chemotherapy?
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 766-770. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Wiering, P. F. M. Krabbe, H. M. Dekker, W. J. G. Oyen, and T. J. M. Ruers

The Role of FDG-PET in the Selection of Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 771-779. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric H. Jensen, Larry Kvols, James M. McLoughlin, James M. Lewis, Michael D. Alvarado, Timothy Yeatman, Mokenge Malafa, and David Shibata

Biomarkers Predict Outcomes Following Cytoreductive Surgery for Hepatic Metastases from Functional Carcinoid Tumors
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 780-785. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ming-Shian Tsai, Yen-Hao Su, Ming-Chih Ho, Jin-Tung Liang, Tzu-Ping Chen, Hong-Shiee Lai, and Po-Huang Lee

Clinicopathological Features and Prognosis in Resectable Synchronous and Metachronous Colorectal Liver Metastasis
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 786-794. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Flavia Brunstein, Alexander M. M. Eggermont, Gisela aan de Wiel-Ambagtsheer, Sandra T. van Tiel, Joost Rens, and Timo L. M. ten Hagen

Synergistic Antitumor Effects of Histamine Plus Melphalan in Isolated Hepatic Perfusion for Liver Metastases
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 795-801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simone Mocellin, Pierluigi Pilati, Pierpaolo Da Pian, Marco Forlin, Susanna Corazzina, Carlo Riccardo Rossi, Federico Innocente, Carlo Ori, Dario Casara, Francesca Ujka, Donato Nitti, and Mario Lise

Correlation Between Melphalan Pharmacokinetics and Hepatic Toxicity Following Hyperthermic Isolated Liver Perfusion for Unresectable Metastatic Disease
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 802-809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Moritz Koch, Peter Kienle, Emily Logan, Dalibor Antolovic, Luis Galindo, Friedrich Hubertus Schmitz-Winnenthal, Jan Schmidt, Christian Herfarth, and Jürgen Weitz

Detection of Disseminated Tumor Cells in Liver Biopsies of Colorectal Cancer Patients Is not Associated with a Worse Prognosis
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 810-817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Wiering, T. J. M. Ruers, P. F. M. Krabbe, H. M. Dekker, and W. J. G. Oyen

Comparison of Multiphase CT, FDG-PET and Intra-Operative Ultrasound in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases Selected for Surgery
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 818-826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. P. Kiran, N. Pokala, and S. J. Dudrick

Incidence Pattern and Survival for Gallbladder Cancer Over Three Decades—An Analysis of 10301 Patients
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 827-832. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jason M. Foster, Hisakazu Hoshi, John F. Gibbs, Renuka Iyer, Miland Javle, Quyen Chu, and Boris Kuvshinoff

Gallbladder Cancer: Defining the Indications for Primary Radical Resection and Radical Re-resection
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 833-840. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guy Shakhar, Naphtali Abudarham, Rivka Melamed, Yossi Schwartz, Ella Rosenne, and Shamgar Ben-Eliyahu

Amelioration of Operation-Induced Suppression of Marginating Pulmonary NK Activity using Poly IC: A Potential Approach to Reduce Postoperative Metastasis
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 841-852. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carlo Ratto, Riccardo Ricci, Vincenzo Valentini, Federica Castri, Angelo Parello, Maria A. Gambacorta, Numa Cellini, Fabio M. Vecchio, and Giovanni B. Doglietto

Neoplastic Mesorectal Microfoci (MMF) following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy: Clinical and Prognostic Implications
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 853-861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keiji Uchide, Masato Sakon, Hideo Ariyoshi, Syouji Nakamori, Masaru Tokunaga, and Morito Monden

Cancer Cells Cause Vascular Endothelial Cell (vEC) Retraction via 12(S)HETE Secretion; The Possible Role of Cancer Cell Derived Microparticle
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 862-868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sophie Dessureault, David Noyes, David Lee, Mary Dunn, William Janssen, Alan Cantor, Eduardo Sotomayor, Jane Messina, and Scott J. Antonia

A phase-I Trial Using a Universal GM-CSF-producing and CD40L-expressing Bystander Cell Line (GM.CD40L) in the Formulation of Autologous Tumor Cell-based Vaccines for Cancer Patients with Stage IV disease
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 869-884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshito Nakamura, Fumiaki Tanaka, Hisashi Nagahara, Keisuke Ieta, Naotsugu Haraguchi, Koshi Mimori, Atsushi Sasaki, Hiroshi Inoue, Katsuhiko Yanaga, and Masaki Mori

Opa Interacting Protein 5 (OIP5) Is a Novel Cancer-testis Specific Gene in Gastric Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 885-892. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virginia H. Stell, H. James Norton, Kevin S. Smith, Jonathan C. Salo, and Richard L. White, Jr.

Method of Biopsy and Incidence of Positive Margins in Primary Melanoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 893-898. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roger F. Uren, Robert Howman-Giles, David K. V. Chung, Rachael L. Morton, and John F. Thompson

The Reproducibility in Routine Clinical Practice of Sentinel Lymph Node Identification by Pre-operative Lymphoscintigraphy in Patients with Cutaneous Melanoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 899-905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anand Govindarajan, Danny M. Ghazarian, David R. McCready, and Wey L. Leong

Histological Features of Melanoma Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases Associated with Status of the Completion Lymphadenectomy and Rate of Subsequent Relapse
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 906-912. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne M. Wallace, Carl K. Hoh, Scott J. Ellner, Denise D. Darrah, Gery Schulteis, and David R. Vera

Lymphoseek: A Molecular Imaging Agent for Melanoma Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
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Impact of Surgical Palliation on Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced Malignancy: Results of the Decisions and Outcomes in Palliative Surgery (DOPS) Trial
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Michael J. Leonardi, Marcia L. McGory, and Clifford Y. Ko

A Systematic Review of Deep Venous Thrombosis Prophylaxis in Cancer Patients: Implications for Improving Quality
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 929-936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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Neeltje Steeghs, Johan W. R. Nortier, and Hans Gelderblom

Small Molecule Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in the Treatment of Solid Tumors: An Update of Recent Developments
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 942-953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Klaus L. Prenzel, Alexandra König, Paul M. Schneider, Christian Schnickmann, Stephan E. Baldus, Wolfgang Schröder, Elfriede Bollschweiler, Hans P. Dienes, Rolf P. Mueller, Jakob R. Izbicki, and Arnulf H. Hölscher

Reduced Incidence of Nodal Micrometastasis after Major Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 954-959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ahmad Faried, Hitoshi Kimura, Leri S. Faried, Nurhayat Usman, Tatsuya Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Kato, Shin Yazawa, and Hiroyuki Kuwano

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Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 960-967. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jimmie Honings, Jos A. A. M. van Dijck, Ad F. T. M. Verhagen, Henricus F. M. van der Heijden, and Henri A. M. Marres

Incidence and Treatment of Tracheal Cancer: A Nationwide Study in The Netherlands
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 968-976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. M. Lagarde, F. J. W. ten Kate, D. J. Richel, G. J. A. Offerhaus, and J. J. B. van Lanschot

Molecular Prognostic Factors in Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus and Gastroesophageal Junction
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 977-991. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shuenn-Wen Kuo, Yih-Leong Chang, Pei-Ming Huang, Hsao-Hsun Hsu, Jin-Shin Chen, Jang-Ming Lee, Po-Huang Lee, and Yung-Chie Lee

Prognostic Factors for Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 992-997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 998-1004. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

C. D. Johnson, F. Howse, D. Fitzsimmons, S. Harris, R. Pickering, and S. L. George

Quality of Life after Pancreatectomy
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 750-751. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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