ORIGINAL ARTICLES:

Helen A. Pass, Suzanne V. Klimberg, and Edward M. Copeland, III

Are "Breast-Focused" Surgeons More Competent?
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 953-955. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Theodore Liakakos and Dimitrios H. Roukos

More Controversy than Ever – Challenges and Promises Towards Personalized Treatment of Gastric Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 956-960. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, Jacques Belghiti, and Masatoshi Makuuchi

Proceedings of The Fifth International Meeting, Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Eastern and Western Experiences Overview of the Conference
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 961. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberta W. C. Pang, Jae Won Joh, Philip J. Johnson, Morito Monden, Timothy M. Pawlik, and Ronnie T. P. Poon

Biology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 962-971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tadatoshi Takayama, Masatoshi Makuuchi, Masamichi Kojiro, Gregory Y. Lauwers, Reid B. Adams, Stephanie R. Wilson, Hyun-Jung Jang, Chusilp Charnsangavej, and Bachir Taouli

Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Pathology, Imaging, and Therapy
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 972-978. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eddie K. Abdalla, Alban Denys, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Thomas W. T. Leung, Masatoshi Makuuchi, Ravi Murthy, Dario Ribero, Daria Zorzi, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, and Guido Torzilli

Treatment of Large and Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 979-985. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dario Ribero, Steven A. Curley, Hiroshi Imamura, David C. Madoff, David M. Nagorney, Kelvin K. Ng, Matteo Donadon, Valerie Vilgrain, Guido Torzilli, Mark Roh, and Jean-Nicolas Vauthey

Selection for Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Surgical Strategy: Indications for Resection, Evaluation of Liver Function, Portal Vein Embolization, and Resection
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 986-992. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Belghiti, B. I. Carr, P. D. Greig, R. Lencioni, and R. T. Poon

Treatment before Liver Transplantation for HCC
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 993-1000. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Yun Shin Chun, Ronnie T. P. Poon, Myron E. Schwartz, Francis Y. Yao, J. Wallis Marsh, Sherrie Bhoori, and Sung-Gyu Lee

Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1001-1007. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Melanie B. Thomas, James P. O’Beirne, Junji Furuse, Anthony T. C. Chan, Ghassan Abou-Alfa, and Philip Johnson

Systemic Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Cytotoxic Chemotherapy, Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1008-1014. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sunil Krishnan, Laura A. Dawson, Jinsil Seong, Yasuyuki Akine, Sam Beddar, Tina M. Briere, Christopher H. Crane, and Francoise Mornex

Radiotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Overview
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1015-1024. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Iris M. C. van der Ploeg, Bin B. R. Kroon, Ninja Antonini, Renato A. Valdés Olmos, Emiel J. T. Rutgers, and Omgo E. Nieweg

Axillary and Extra-axillary Lymph Node Recurrences after a Tumor-Negative Sentinel Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer Using Intralesional Tracer Administration
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1025-1031. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John Bian, Helen Krontiras, and Jeroan Allison

Outpatient Mastectomy and Breast Reconstructive Surgery
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1032-1039. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Monica Rizzo, Mary Jo Lund, Gabriela Oprea, Matthew Schniederjan, William C Wood, and Marina Mosunjac

Surgical Follow-Up and Clinical Presentation of 142 Breast Papillary Lesions Diagnosed by Ultrasound-Guided Core-Needle Biopsy
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1040-1047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Pappo, L. Lerner-Geva, A. Halevy, L. Olmer, S. Friedler, A. Raziel, M. Schachter, and R. Ron-El

The Possible Association between IVF and Breast Cancer Incidence
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1048-1055. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tyson E. Becker, Rachel E. Ellsworth, Brenda Deyarmin, Heather L. Patney, Rick M. Jordan, Jeffrey A. Hooke, Craig D. Shriver, and Darrell L. Ellsworth

The Genomic Heritage of Lymph Node Metastases: Implications for Clinical Management of Patients with Breast Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1056-1063. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuen-Liang Lai, Bey-Liing Mau, Wen-Hsuan Cheng, Han-Ming Chen, Hsi-Hsiung Chiu, and Chin-Yuan Tzen

PIK3CA Exon 20 Mutation is Independently Associated with a Poor Prognosis in Breast Cancer Patients
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1064-1069. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Satyabrata Sinha, Neelanjana Chunder, Nupur Mukherjee, Neyaz Alam, Anup Roy, Susanta Roychoudhury, and Chinmay Kumar Panda

Frequent Deletion and Methylation in SH3GL2 and CDKN2A Loci are Associated with Early- and Late-onset Breast Carcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1070-1080. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helen Jane Thomson, Shelley Potter, Rosemary Jane Greenwood, Amit Bahl, Jane Barker, Simon John Cawthorn, and Zoë Ellen Winters

A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Cosmetic Outcome in Immediate Latissimus Dorsi Breast Reconstruction and the Influence of Radiotherapy
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1081-1091. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kaouthar Khanfir, Mahmut Ozsahin, Sabine Bieri, Christiano Cavuto, René O. Mirimanoff, and Abderrahim Zouhair

Patterns of Failure and Outcome in Patients with Carcinoma of the Anal Margin
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1092-1098. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Fucini, R. Gattai, C. Urena, L. Bandettini, and C. Elbetti

Quality of Life Among Five-Year Survivors After Treatment for Very Low Rectal Cancer With or Without a Permanent Abdominal Stoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1099-1106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harold J. Wanebo, Michael DiSiena, Giovanni Begossi, James Belliveau, and Eric Gustafson

Isolated Chemotherapeutic Perfusion of Pelvis as Neoadjuvant or Palliative Therapy for Advanced Cancer of the Rectum
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1107-1116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yan Gao, Wei-Xia Zhong, Dian-Bin Mu, Yin-Ping Yuan, Yu-Hua Zhang, Jin-Ming Yu, Lan-Ping Sun, Lei Wang, Yu-Hui Li, Jian-Bo Zhang, Yan Zhao, Shu-Ping Cai, and Geng-Yin Zhou

Distributions of Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis in Gastrointestinal Intramucosal Tumors
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1117-1123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lars Fischer, Phillip Knebel, Steffen Schröder, Thomas Bruckner, Markus K. Diener, Roland Hennes, Klaus Buhl, Bruno Schmied, and Christoph M. Seiler

Reasons for Explantation of Totally Implantable Access Ports: A Multivariate Analysis of 385 Consecutive Patients
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1124-1129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph J. Bennett, Carl R. Schmidt, David S. Klimstra, Stephen R. Grobmyer, Nicole M. Ishill, Michael D’Angelica, Ronald P. DeMatteo, Yuman Fong, Leslie H. Blumgart, and William R. Jarnagin

Perihepatic Lymph Node Micrometastases Impact Outcome after Partial Hepatectomy for Colorectal Metastases
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1130-1136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander Kern, Frank Dobrowolski, Stephan Kersting, Dag-Daniel Dittert, Hans Detlev Saeger, Eberhard Kuhlisch, and Alfred Bunk

Color Doppler Imaging Predicts Portal Invasion by Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1137-1146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven N. Hochwald, Alan W. Hemming, Peter Draganov, Stephen B. Vogel, Lisa R. Dixon, and Stephen R. Grobmyer

Elevation of Serum IgG4 in Western Patients With Autoimmune Sclerosing Pancreatocholangitis: A Word of Caution
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1147-1154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sang Min Lee, Kyoung Eun Lee, Hye Jung Chang, Moon Young Choi, Min-Sun Cho, Seog Ki Min, Hyeon Kook Lee, Yeung Chul Mun, Eun Mi Nam, Chu Myong Seong, and Soon Nam Lee

Prognostic Significance of CD44s Expression in Biliary Tract Cancers
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1155-1160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alessandro Zerbi, Enrico Ortolano, Gianpaolo Balzano, Anna Borri, Aldo Alberto Beneduce, and Valerio Di Carlo

Pancreatic Metastasis From Renal Cell Carcinoma: Which Patients Benefit From Surgical Resection?
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1161-1168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luc G. T. Morris, Andrew G. Sikora, David Myssiorek, and Mark D. DeLacure

The Basis of Racial Differences in the Incidence of Thyroid Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1169-1176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jong-Lyel Roh, Jin-Man Kim, and Chan Il Park

Lateral Cervical Lymph Node Metastases from Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Pattern of Nodal Metastases and Optimal Strategy for Neck Dissection
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1177-1182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eelco deBree, Hilde Rosing, Dimitris Filis, John Romanos, Maria Melisssourgaki, Markos Daskalakis, Maria Pilatou, Elias Sanidas, Panagiotis Taflampas, Konstantinos Kalbakis, Jos H. Beijnen, and Dimitris D. Tsiftsis

Cytoreductive Surgery and Intraoperative Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy with Paclitaxel: A Clinical and Pharmacokinetic Study
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1183-1192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qichun Wei, Liming Sheng, Yongjie Shui, Qiongge Hu, Hans Nordgren, and Jorgen Carlsson

EGFR, HER2, and HER3 Expression in Laryngeal Primary Tumors and Corresponding Metastases
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1193-1201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carlo Riccardo Rossi, Gian Luca De Salvo, Elena Bonandini, Simone Mocellin, Mirto Foletto, Sandro Pasquali, Pierluigi Pilati, Mario Lise, Donato Nitti, Elisa Rizzo, and Maria Cristina Montesco

Factors Predictive of Nonsentinel Lymph Node Involvement and Clinical Outcome in Melanoma Patients With Metastatic Sentinel Lymph Node
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1202-1210. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer L. Erickson, Josè M. Velasco, and Tina J. Hieken

Compliance with Melanoma Treatment Guidelines in a Community Teaching Hospital: Time Trends and Other Variables
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1211-1217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carlo Riccardo Rossi, Francesco Russano, Simone Mocellin, Vanna Chiarion-Sileni, Mirto Foletto, Pierluigi Pilati, Luca G. Campana, Antonio Zanon, Gian Franco Picchi, Mario Lise, and Donato Nitti

TNF-Based Isolated Limb Perfusion Followed by Consolidation Biotherapy with Systemic Low-dose Interferon Alpha 2b in Patients with In-transit Melanoma Metastases: A Pilot Trial
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1218-1223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kaori Hayashi, Satoru Motoyama, Toshihiro Sugiyama, Jun-ichi Izumi, Akira Anbai, Hiroshi Nanjo, Hitoshi Watanabe, Kiyotomi Maruyama, Yoshihiro Minamiya, Souichi Koyota, Yukio Koizumi, Shin Takasawa, Katsuyuki Murata, and Jun-ichi Ogawa

REG I is a Reliable Marker of Chemoradiosensitivity in Squamous Cell Esophageal Cancer Patients
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1224-1231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hirotoshi Kobayashi, Kenichi Sugihara, Hiroyuki Uetake, Tetsuro Higuchi, Masamichi Yasuno, Masayuki Enomoto, Hidekazu Kuramochi, Heinz-Josef Lenz, Kathleen D. Danenberg, and Peter V. Danenberg

Messenger RNA Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Its Receptors in Primary Colorectal Cancer and Corresponding Liver Metastasis
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1232-1238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Th. Inderbitzin, G. R. Marti, S. Eichenberger, H.- M. Hoogewoud, and L. Kraehenbuehl

Enhanced Tumour Growth and Impaired Cellular Antitumoural Defence in Hepatic Colorectal Carcinoma Metastasis in Rats after Laparoscopy Compared to Open Surgery
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1239-1248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Theodore Liakakos

Laparoscopic Gastrectomy: Feasibility, Safety and Efficacy
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1249-1250. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTER TO THE EDITORS:

E. Hanisch, D. Ziogas, D. Roukos, and C. Hottenrott

Advances in Laparoscopic Gastrectomy Expand Clinical Use
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1251-1252. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marco Catarci and Alessandro Carrara

Perioperative Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1253. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Akihiko Kobayashi, Carlo Pulitanò, Guido Liddo, and Nobuhiro Ohkohchi

The Growing Evidence of the Role of T-Cells in the Treatment of Solid Tumors
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1254. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sophie Dessureault

Ongoing Studies with GM.CD40L Bystander-Based Vaccines
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1255. [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Harissis and M. Fatouros

Nodal Micrometastases Status—Will It Influence Decisions on Surgical and Adjuvant Treatment for Breast Cancer?
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1256-1257. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Armando E. Giuliano and Steven L. Chen

Breast Cancer Outcomes and Micrometastatic Disease
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1258. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hamid Namazi

A Novel Use of Botulinum Toxin to Ameliorate Bone Cancer Pain
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1259-1260. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emmanuel Barranger, Olivier Morel, and Charles Coutant

Axilla Scoring Systems Predicting Risk of Non-sentinel-node Metastasis in Breast Cancer Patients with a Positive Sentinel Node
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1261-1262. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine Dauphine

In Reply
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 15: 1263-1264. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ERRATA:

Caio S. R. Nahas, Timothy Akhurst, Henry Yeung, Tobias Leibold, 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: 1265. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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