EDITORIALS:

Daniel G. Coit

The "True" Sentinel Lymph Node: In Search of an Operational Definition of a Biological Phenomenon
Ann Surg Oncol 2001 8: 187-189. [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Kim Lyerly, Michael A. Morse, and Timothy M. Clay

Surrogate Markers of Effective Anti-Tumor Immunity
Ann Surg Oncol 2001 8: 190-191. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:

Kelly M. McMasters, Douglas S. Reintgen, Merrick I. Ross, Sandra L. Wong, Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, David N. Krag, R. Dirk Noyes, Vicki Viar, Patricia B. Cerrito, and Michael J. Edwards

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Melanoma: How Many Radioactive Nodes Should be Removed?
Ann Surg Oncol 2001 8: 192-197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George J. Tsioulias, Rishab K. Gupta, Glenn Tisman, Eddy C. Hsueh, Richard Essner, Leslie A. Wanek, and Donald L. Morton

Serum TA90 Antigen-Antibody Complex as a Surrogate Marker for the Efficacy of a Polyvalent Allogeneic Whole-Cell Vaccine (CancerVax) in Melanoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2001 8: 198-203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heriberto Medina-Franco, Marshall M. Urist, John Fiveash, Martin J. Heslin, Kirby I. Bland, and Samuel W. Beenken

Multimodality Treatment of Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Case Series and Literature Review of 1024 Cases
Ann Surg Oncol 2001 8: 204-208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luc J. A. Strobbe, Arjen Jonk, Augustinus A. M. Hart, Johannes L. Peterse, Theo Wobbes, Omgo E. Nieweg, and Bin B. R. Kroon

The Value of Cloquet’s Node in Predicting Melanoma Nodal Metastases in the Pelvic Lymph Node Basin
Ann Surg Oncol 2001 8: 209-214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shinsuke Takeno, Tsuyoshi Noguchi, Ryuichi Kikuchi, Tetsuro Sato, Yuzo Uchida, and Shigeo Yokoyama

Analysis of the Survival Period in Resectable Stage IV Gastric Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2001 8: 215-221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pieter J. Tanis, Rob P. A. Boom, Heimen Schraffordt Koops, Ian F. Faneyte, Johannes L. Peterse, Omgo E. Nieweg, Emiel J. T. Rutgers, Anton T. M. G. Tiebosch, and Bin B. R. Kroon

Frozen Section Investigation of the Sentinel Node in Malignant Melanoma and Breast Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2001 8: 222-226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean T. Dolan, Darlene M. Miltenburg, Thomas S. Granchi, Charles C. Miller, and F. Charles Brunicardi

Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer With Somatostatin Analogues—A Meta-Analysis
Ann Surg Oncol 2001 8: 227-233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David R. Byrd, Lisa K. Dunnwald, David A. Mankoff, Benjamin O. Anderson, Roger E. Moe, Raymond S. Yeung, Erin K. Schubert, and Janet F. Eary

Internal Mammary Lymph Node Drainage Patterns in Patients With Breast Cancer Documented by Breast Lymphoscintigraphy
Ann Surg Oncol 2001 8: 234-240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Perry Shen, Edwin C. Glass, L. Andrew DiFronzo, and Armando E. Giuliano

Dermal Versus Intraparenchymal Lymphoscintigraphy of the Breast
Ann Surg Oncol 2001 8: 241-248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven N. Hochwald, Martin R. Weiser, Ramiro Colleoni, Murray F. Brennan, and Kevin C. Conlon

Laparoscopy Predicts Metastatic Disease and Spares Laparotomy in Selected Patients With Pancreatic Nonfunctioning Islet Cell Tumors
Ann Surg Oncol 2001 8: 249-253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Todd W. Bauer, Stephen M. Hahn, Francis R. Spitz, Alexander Kachur, Eli Glatstein, and Douglas L. Fraker

Preliminary Report of Photodynamic Therapy for Intraperitoneal Sarcomatosis
Ann Surg Oncol 2001 8: 254-259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Celia Chao, Tahseen Al-Saleem, John J. Brooks, André Rogatko, William G. Kraybill, and Burton Eisenberg

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Tumor Expression Correlates With Grade
Ann Surg Oncol 2001 8: 260-267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Robert S. Krouse, Roderich E. Schwarz, and Stanley P. L. Leong

Blue Dye for Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping: Not Too Sensitive, but Too Hypersensitive?
Ann Surg Oncol 2001 8: 268-269. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert P. DerHagopian, Timothy A. Damron, and John Heiner

Comment on the article "Distant Soft Tissue Metastases: A Series of 30 New Patients and 91 Cases from the Literature"
Ann Surg Oncol 2001 8: 270. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Omgo E. Nieweg and Lee M. Ellis

A Response to Lee M. Ellis's Editorial: A Perspective on Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Colorectal Cancer: The Race Between Surgical Technology and Molecular Oncology
Ann Surg Oncol 2001 8: 271. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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