ORIGINAL ARTICLES:

Sandra L. Wong

When a Cure Isn’t Possible... Do All Roads Lead to Palliation?
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1245-1246. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert B. Cameron

Extrapleural Pneumonectomy Is the Preferred Surgical Management in the Multimodality Therapy of Pleural Mesothelioma: Con Argument
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1249-1253. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vivien H. C. Bramwell

Controversies in Surgical Oncology: Routine Anthracycline-based Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage III Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1254-1256. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yale D. Podnos and Lawrence D. Wagman

The Surgeon and Palliative Care
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1257-1263. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin Gasser, Christiane Gerstlauer, Martin Grimm, Marco Bueter, Tatiana Lebedeva, Jens Lutz, Uwe Maeder, Carmen Ribas, Claudia Ribas, Ekaterina Nichiporuk, Andreas Thalheimer, Uwe Heemann, Arnulf Thiede, Detlef Meyer, and Ana Maria Waaga-Gasser

Comparative Analysis of Predictive Biomarkers for Therapeutical Strategies in Colorectal Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1272-1284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jin-Tung Liang, Hong-Shiee Lai, and Po-Huang Lee

Laparoscopic Pelvic Autonomic Nerve-Preserving Surgery for Patients with Lower Rectal Cancer after Chemoradiation Therapy
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1285-1287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christina Schleicher, Christopher Poremba, Heiner Wolters, Karl-Ludwig Schäfer, Norbert Senninger, and Mario Colombo-Benkmann

Gain of Chromosome 8q: A Potential Prognostic Marker in Resectable Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas?
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1327-1335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kuniya Tanaka, Hiroshi Shimada, Michio Ueda, Kenichi Matsuo, Itaru Endo, and Shinji Togo

Long-Term Characteristics of 5-Year Survivors After Liver Resection for Colorectal Metastases
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1336-1346. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guido Torzilli, Angela Palmisano, Daniele Del Fabbro, Matteo Marconi, Matteo Donadon, Antonino Spinelli, Paolo Pietro Bianchi, and Marco Montorsi

Contrast-Enhanced Intraoperative Ultrasonography During Surgery for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Liver Cirrhosis: Is It Useful or Useless? A Prospective Cohort Study of Our Experience
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1347-1355. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshiyasu Mita, Tetsuo Ajiki, Takashi Kamigaki, Taro Okazaki, Hiroshige Hori, Hideki Horiuchi, Kenro Hirata, Tsunenori Fujita, Takahiro Fujimori, and Yoshikazu Kuroda

Antitumor Effect of Gemcitabine on Orthotopically Inoculated Human Gallbladder Cancer Cells in Nude Mice
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1374-1380. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefaan Mulier, Yicheng Ni, Lars Frich, Fernando Burdio, Alban L. Denys, Jean-François De Wispelaere, Benoît Dupas, Nagy Habib, Michael Hoey, Maarten C. Jansen, Marc Lacrosse, Raymond Leveillee, Yi Miao, Peter Mulier, Didier Mutter, Kelvin K. Ng, Roberto Santambrogio, Dirk Stippel, Katsuyoshi Tamaki, Thomas M. van Gulik, Guy Marchal, and Luc Michel

Experimental and Clinical Radiofrequency Ablation: Proposal for Standardized Description of Coagulation Size and Geometry
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1381-1396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Makoto Suzuki, Hisayuki Shigematsu, David S. Shames, Noriaki Sunaga, Takao Takahashi, Narayan Shivapurkar, Toshihiko Iizasa, John D. Minna, Takehiko Fujisawa, and Adi F. Gazdar

Methylation and Gene Silencing of the Ras-Related GTPase Gene in Lung and Breast Cancers
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1397-1404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Junichi Kaganoi, Go Watanabe, Michio Okabe, Shiro Nagatani, Atsushi Kawabe, Yutaka Shimada, Masayuki Imamura, and Yoshiharu Sakai

STAT1 Activation-Induced Apoptosis of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells In Vivo
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1405-1415. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric H. Jensen, James M. Lewis, James M. McLoughlin, Michael D. Alvarado, Adil Daud, Jane Messina, Steven Enkemann, Timothy J. Yeatman, Vernon K. Sondak, and Adam I. Riker

Down-Regulation of Pro-Apoptotic Genes is an Early Event in the Progression of Malignant Melanoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1416-1423. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barbara G. Molenkamp, Berbel J. R. Sluijter, Benny Oosterhof, Sybren Meijer, and Paul A. M. van Leeuwen

Non-Radical Diagnostic Biopsies Do Not Negatively Influence Melanoma Patient Survival
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1424-1430. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shinsuke Takeno, Tsuyoshi Noguchi, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Shoichi Fumoto, Tomotaka Shibata, and Katsunobu Kawahara

Assessment of Clinical Outcome in Patients With Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Using TNM Classification Score and Molecular Biological Classification
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1431-1438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alvaro Sanabria, André Lopes Carvalho, José Guilherme Vartanian, José Magrin, Mauro Kasuo Ikeda, and Luiz Paulo Kowalski

Comorbidity Is a Prognostic Factor in Elderly Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1449-1457. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neslihan Cabioglu, Kelly K. Hunt, Aysegul A. Sahin, Henry M. Kuerer, Gildy V. Babiera, S. Eva Singletary, Gary J. Whitman, Merrick I. Ross, Frederick C. Ames, Barry W. Feig, Thomas A. Buchholz, and Funda Meric-Bernstam

Role for Intraoperative Margin Assessment in Patients Undergoing Breast-Conserving Surgery
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1458-1471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alfredo C. S. D. Barros, Maria A. C. Barros, Felipe E. Andrade, Lincon J. Mori, Paulo A. Costa, Peng Y. Sheng, and Christina H. T. Pelizon

Combined Radioguided Nonpalpable Lesion Localization and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Early Breast Carcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1472-1477. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

EVE Madsen, PD Gobardhan, V Bongers, M Albregts, JPJ Burgmans, P De Hooge, J Van Gorp, and Th van Dalen

The Impact on Post-surgical Treatment of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy of Internal Mammary Lymph Nodes in Patients with Breast Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1486-1492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kivanc Atesok, Meir Liebergall, Erwin Sucher, Mark Temper, Rami Mosheiff, and Amos Peyser

Treatment of Pathological Humeral Shaft Fractures with Unreamed Humeral Nail
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1493-1498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert J. van Ginkel, Katja M. J. Thijssens, Elisabeth Pras, Winette T. A. Van der Graaf, Albert J. H. Suurmeijer, and Harald J. Hoekstra

Isolated Limb Perfusion with Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Melphalan for Locally Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Three Time Periods at Risk for Amputation
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1499-1506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karyn B. Stitzenberg, Nancy Klauber-Demore, Xiao Sha Chang, Benjamin F. Calvo, David W. Ollila, Lav K. Goyal, Michael O. Meyers, Hong Jin Kim, Joel E. Tepper, and Carolyn I. Sartor

In Vivo Intraoperative Radiotherapy: A Novel Approach to Radiotherapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1515-1516. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS: GASTROINTESTINAL ONCOLOGY:

Jason S. Gold and Ronald P. DeMatteo

Neoadjuvant Therapy for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST): Racing Against Resistance
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1247-1248. [Full Text] [PDF]  

GASTROINTESTINAL ONCOLOGY:

Lucy K. Helyer, Calvin H. L. Law, Mathew Butler, Linda D. Last, Andrew J. Smith, and Frances C. Wright

Surgery as a Bridge to Palliative Chemotherapy in Patients with Malignant Bowel Obstruction from Colorectal Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1264-1271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jun Ho Lee, Yong Hae Paik, Jong Seok Lee, Keun Won Ryu, Chan Gyoo Kim, Sook Ryeon Park, Young Woo Kim, Myeong Cherl Kook, Byung-ho Nam, and Jae-Moon Bae

Abdominal Shape of Gastric Cancer Patients Influences Short-Term Surgical Outcomes
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1288-1294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giovanni Carlo Cesana, Fabrizio Romano, Gaia Piacentini, Marco Scotti, Ambrogio Brenna, Giorgio Bovo, Massimo Vaghi, Giacomo Aletti, Roberto Caprotti, Howard Kaufman, and Franco Uggeri

Low-dose Interleukin-2 Administered Pre-operatively to Patients with Gastric Cancer Activates Peripheral and Peritumoral Lymphocytes But Does Not Affect Prognosis
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1295-1304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazumasa Fujitani, Jaffer A. Ajani, Christopher H. Crane, Barry W. Feig, Peter W. Pisters, Nora Janjan, Garrett L. Walsh, Stephen G. Swisher, Ara A. Vaporciyan, David Rice, Angela Welch, Jackie Baker, Josephine Faust, and Paul F. Mansfield

Impact of Induction Chemotherapy and Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy on Operative Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Locoregional Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach or Gastroesophageal Junction
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1305-1311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chang-Hua Zhang, Wen-Hua Zhan, Yu-Long He, Chuang-qi Chen, Mei-Jin Huang, and Shi-Rong Cai

Spleen Preservation in Radical Surgery for Gastric Cardia Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1312-1319. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HEPATIC AND PANCREATIC TUMORS:

Nancy N. Baxter, Bryan A. Whitson, and Todd M. Tuttle

Trends in the Treatment and Outcome of Pancreatic Cancer in the United States
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1320-1326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toshifumi Wakai, Yoshio Shirai, Jun Sakata, Kazuhiro Kaneko, Pauldion V. Cruz, Kouhei Akazawa, and Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama

Anatomic Resection Independently Improves Long-Term Survival in Patients with T1–T2 Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1356-1365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Yokomizo, Takaaki Yamane, Toshihiko Hirata, Michio Hifumi, Tetsu Kawaguchi, and Seiji Fukuda

Surgical Treatment of pT2 Gallbladder Carcinoma: A Reevaluation of the Therapeutic Effect of Hepatectomy and Extrahepatic Bile Duct Resection Based on the Long-term Outcome
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1366-1373. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

THORACIC:

Luis F. Oñate-Ocaña, Gonzalo Milán-Revollo, Vincenzo Aiello-Crocifoglio, José F. Carrillo, Dolores Gallardo-Rincón, Rocío Brom-Valladares, Roberto Herrera-Goepfert, and Alfonso Dueñas-González

Treatment of the Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction at a Single Institution in Mexico
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1439-1448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BREAST ONCOLOGY:

Cary S. Kaufman, Leslie Jacobson, Barbara A. Bachman, Lauren B. Kaufman, Carol Mahon, Laura-Jane Gambrell, Roger Seymour, Jennifer Briscoe, Karen Aulisio, Angi Cunningham, Francis Opstad, Nancy Schnell, Jan Robertson, and Lynne Oliver

Intraoperative Digital Specimen Mammography: Rapid, Accurate Results Expedite Surgery
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1478-1485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BONE AND SOFT TISSUE SARCOMAS:

Joseph H. Schwab, Patrick Boland, Tianhua Guo, Murray F. Brennan, Samuel Singer, John H. Healey, and Cristina R. Antonescu

Skeletal Metastases in Myxoid Liposarcoma: An Unusual Pattern of Distant Spread
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1507-1514. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Steven Strasberg

Letter to the Editor
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1517-1518. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Romano Demicheli, William J. M. Hrushesky, Michael W. Retsky, Gianni Bonadonna, and Pinuccia Valagussa

Letter to the Editor
Ann Surg Oncol 2007 14: 1519-1520. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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