ORIGINAL ARTICLES:

Raphael E. Pollock

Surgical Oncology at the Crossroads: the Future is Now
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 661-669. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Merrick I. Ross and Jeffrey E. Gershenwald

How Should We View the Results of the Multicenter Selective Lymphadenectomy Trial-1 (MSLT-1)?
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 670-673. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joan J. Ryoo, Sushma Jain, and Clifford Y. Ko

Diminishing Disparities: Starting in Our Own Backyards
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 674-676. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy M. Pawlik and Jean-Nicolas Vauthey

Surgical Margins during Hepatic Surgery for Colorectal Liver Metastases: Complete Resection not Millimeters Defines Outcome
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 677-679. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christophe Mariette

Is There a Place for Esogastric Cancer Surgery in Cirrhotic Patients?
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 680-682. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karl Y. Bilimoria, Andrew K. Stewart, David P. Winchester, and Clifford Y. Ko

The National Cancer Data Base: A Powerful Initiative to Improve Cancer Care in the United States
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 683-690. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eleftherios P. Mamounas

Facilitating Breast-Conserving Surgery and Preventing Recurrence: Aromatase Inhibitors in the Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Settings
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 691-703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caio S. R. Nahas, Timothy Akhurst, Henry Yeung, Ellen Riedel, Arnold J. Markowitz, Bruce D. Minsky, Philip B. Paty, Martin R. Weiser, Larissa K. Temple, W. Douglas Wong, Steven M. Larson, and José G. Guillem

Positron Emission Tomography Detection of Distant Metastatic or Synchronous Disease in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Receiving Preoperative Chemoradiation
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 704-711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Borschitz, Daniel Wachtlin, Markus Möhler, Heinz Schmidberger, and Theodor Junginger

Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation and Local Excision for T2-3 Rectal Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 712-720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Seung Hyuk Baik, Nam Kyu Kim, Kang Young Lee, Seung Kook Sohn, Chang Hwan Cho, Myeong Jin Kim, Hogeun Kim, and Rina K Shinn

Factors Influencing Pathologic Results after Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer: Analysis of Consecutive 100 Cases
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 721-728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tae Hyun Kim, Seung-Yong Jeong, Dong Hyun Choi, Dae Yong Kim, Kyung Hae Jung, Sung Ho Moon, Hee Jin Chang, Seok-Byung Lim, Hyo Seong Choi, and Jae-Gahb Park

Lateral Lymph Node Metastasis Is a Major Cause of Locoregional Recurrence in Rectal Cancer Treated with Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy and Curative Resection
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 729-737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jocelyn M. Logan-Collins, Andrew M. Lowy, Toni M. Robinson-Smith, Seena Kumar, Jeffrey J. Sussman, Laura E. James, and Syed A. Ahmad

VEGF Expression Predicts Survival in Patients with Peritoneal Surface Metastases from Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix and Colon
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 738-744. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. L. van Leeuwen, W. Graf, L. Pahlman, and H. Mahteme

Swedish Experience with Peritonectomy and HIPEC. HIPEC in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 745-753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Niraj J. Gusani, Sung W. Cho, Christos Colovos, Songwon Seo, Jan Franko, Scott D. Richard, Robert P. Edwards, Charles K. Brown, Matthew P. Holtzman, Herbert J. Zeh, and David L. Bartlett

Aggressive Surgical Management of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis With Low Mortality in a High-Volume Tertiary Cancer Center
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 754-763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chen Li, Sungsoo Kim, Ji Fu Lai, Sung Jin Oh, Woo Jin Hyung, Won Hyuk Choi, Seung Ho Choi, Zheng Gang Zhu, and Sung Hoon Noh

Risk Factors for Lymph Node Metastasis in Undifferentiated Early Gastric Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 764-769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shigehiro Yanagita, Shoji Natsugoe, Yoshikazu Uenosono, Hideo Arima, Tsutomu Kozono, Katsuhiko Ehi, Takaaki Arigami, Hiroshi Higashi, and Takashi Aikou

Morphological Distribution of Metastatic Foci in Sentinel Lymph Nodes with Gastric Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 770-776. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Elias, S. Bonnet, C. Honoré, N. Kohneh-Shahri, G. Tomasic, N. Lassau, C. Dromain, and D. Goere

Comparison Between the Minimum Margin Defined on Preoperative Imaging and the Final Surgical Margin After Hepatectomy for Cancer: How to Manage It?
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 777-781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vincent Wai-To Lam, Kelvin K. Ng, Kenneth Siu-Ho Chok, Tan-To Cheung, Jimmy Yuen, Helen Tung, Wai-Kuen Tso, Sheung-Tat Fan, and Ronnie T. P. Poon

Incomplete Ablation After Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Analysis of Risk Factors and Prognostic Factors
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 782-790. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Armin Thelen, Arne Scholz, Christoph Benckert, Wilko Weichert, Ekkehart Dietz, Bertram Wiedenmann, Peter Neuhaus, and Sven Jonas

Tumor-Associated Lymphangiogenesis Correlates with Lymph Node Metastases and Prognosis in Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 791-799. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hong-Yaw Chen, Chung-Chou Juan, and Chen-Guo Ker

Laparoscopic Liver Surgery for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 800-806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan Hernandez, Sarah M. Cowgill, Sam Al-Saadi, Desiree Villadolid, Sharona Ross, Emily Kraemer, Mark Shapiro, John Mullinax, Jennifer Cooper, Steven Goldin, Emmanuel Zervos, and Alexander Rosemurgy

An Aggressive Approach to Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinomas Is Warranted: Margin Status Does Not Impact Survival after Resection
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 807-814. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ning Miao, James F. Pingpank, H. Richard Alexander, Seth M. Steinberg, Tatiana Beresneva, and Zenaide M. N. Quezado

Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion in Patients with Metastatic Liver Cancer: Anesthetic, Hemodynamic, and Metabolic Considerations
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 815-823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Heiss, Maike Bachthaler, Okka Wilkea Hamer, Pompiliu Piso, Thomas Herold, Hans Juergen Schlitt, Stefan Feuerbach, and Niels Zorger

Delayed Visceral Arterial Hemorrhage Following Whipple’s Procedure: Minimally Invasive Treatment with Covered Stents
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 824-832. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. E. Schiller, L. W. Le, B. C. J. Cho, B. J. Youngson, and D. R. McCready

Factors Associated with Negative Margins of Lumpectomy Specimen: Potential Use in Selecting Patients for Intraoperative Radiotherapy
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 833-842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shalini Arora, Tehillah S. Menes, Christine Moung, Chandandeep Nagi, Ira Bleiweiss, and Shabnam Jaffer

Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia at Margin of Breast Biopsy—Is Re-Excision Indicated?
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 843-847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Astrid Maria Fink, Harald Lass, Helmut Hartleb, Wolfgang Jurecka, Heinrich Salzer, and Andreas Steiner

S-Classification of Sentinel Lymph Node Predicts Axillary Nonsentinel Lymph Node Status in Patients with Breast Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 848-853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard J. Bleicher, Paul Abrahamse, Sarah T. Hawley, Steven J. Katz, and Monica Morrow

The Influence of Age on the Breast Surgery Decision-Making Process
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 854-862. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroo Suami, Wei-Ren Pan, G. Bruce Mann, and G. Ian Taylor

The Lymphatic Anatomy of the Breast and its Implications for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: A Human Cadaver Study
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 863-871. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ming-Yii Huang, Yi-Hui Wang, Fang-Ming Chen, Su-Chen Lee, Wei-Yu Fang, Tian-Lu Cheng, Ming-Feng Hou, Jaw-Yuan Wang, and Shiu-Ru Lin

Multiple Genetic Polymorphisms of GSTP1 313AG, MDR1 3435CC, and MTHFR 677CC Highly Correlated with Early Relapse of Breast Cancer Patients in Taiwan
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 872-880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander J. Greenstein, Virginia R. Litle, Scott J. Swanson, Celia M. Divino, Stuart Packer, Thomas G. McGinn, and Juan P. Wisnivesky

Racial Disparities in Esophageal Cancer Treatment and Outcomes
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 881-888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shotaro Iwakiri, Makoto Sonobe, Shinjiro Nagai, Toshiki Hirata, Hiromi Wada, and Ryo Miyahara

Expression Status of Folate Receptor Is Significantly Correlated with Prognosis in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancers
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 889-899. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Yü Greenblatt, Yoram Shenker, and Herbert Chen

The Utility of Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) Scintigraphy in Patients with Pheochromocytoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 900-905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Min Suk Kim, Soo-Yong Lee, Wan Hyeong Cho, Won Seok Song, Jae-Soo Koh, Jun Ah Lee, Ji Young Yoo, and Dae-Geun Jeon

Tumor Necrosis Rate Adjusted by Tumor Volume Change Is a Better Predictor of Survival of Localized Osteosarcoma Patients
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 906-914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chun-Ta Liao, Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang, Hung-Ming Wang, Shu-Hang Ng, Chuen Hsueh, Li-Yu Lee, Chih-Hung Lin, I-How Chen, Shiang-Fu Huang, Ann-Joy Cheng, and Tzu-Chen Yen

Analysis of Risk Factors of Predictive Local Tumor Control in Oral Cavity Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 915-922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kiyokazu Hiwatashi, Shinichi Ueno, Kazuhiro Abeyama, Fumitake Kubo, Masahiko Sakoda, Ikuro Maruyama, Masahiro Hamanoue, Shoji Natsugoe, and Takashi Aikou

A Novel Function of the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-Products (RAGE) in Association with Tumorigenesis and Tumor Differentiation of HCC
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 923-933. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alison Beavis, Michael Dawson, Philip Doble, Richard A. Scolyer, Roger Bourne, Ling-Xi L. Li, Rajmohan Murali, Jonathan R. Stretch, Cynthia L. Lean, Roger F. Uren, and John F. Thompson

Confirmation of Sentinel Lymph Node Identity by Analysis of Fine-Needle Biopsy Samples Using Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 934-940. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Jeon Hor Chen, Garima Agrawal, P. Carpenter, Rita S. Mehta, Orhan Nalcioglu, and Min-Ying Su

Pathological Axillary Lymph Node Status in HER-2 Receptor Positive and Negative Breast Cancers
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 941-942. [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Lykoudis, N. Xeropotamos, D. Ziogas, and M. Fatouros

Breast Conservation Therapy: Multiple Reexcisions or Subcutaneous and Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy?
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 943-944. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Liakakos Theodore

Reexcisions in Breast-Conserving Surgery for Breast Cancer: Can They Be Avoided?
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 945-946. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin J. O’Sullivan, T Li, G Freedman, and M Morrow

In Reply
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 947-948. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Theodore Liakakos and Georgios Baltogiannis

Reducing Local Recurrence after Breast-Conserving Surgery for Breast Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 949-950. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hamid Namazi

Practice Pearl: a Novel Use of Transdermal Nitroglycerine To Reduce Blood Transfusion for Surgery of Metastatic Tumors of the Spine
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 951-952. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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