ANNUAL HERITAGE PRESENTATION:

Glenn D. Steele, Jr.

Honoring Walter Lawrence, Jr., MD: Society of Surgical Oncology President 1979–80
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 519-523. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Samuel W. Beenken and Kirby I. Bland

Long-Term Complications of Breast-Conservation Therapy: Can the Incidence Be Reduced?
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 524-525. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rinaa S. Punglia and Jay R. Harris

Integrating Surgery and Radiotherapy to Reduce Toxicity While Maintaining Local Control for Breast Cancer: A Fine Balance
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 526-528. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anton J. Bilchik and Dean T. Nora

Lymphatic Mapping of Nodal Micrometastasis in Colon Cancer: Putting the Cart Before the Horse?
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 529-531. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas K. Weber

Preoperative Chemoradiation for Rectal Cancer: "Apples & Pears, Tables and Chairs..."
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 532-534. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDUCATIONAL REVIEW:

Peter W. T. Pisters, Matthew T. Ballo, and Shreyaskumar R. Patel

Preoperative Chemoradiation Treatment Strategies for Localized Sarcoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 535-542. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:

Funda Meric, Thomas A. Buchholz, Nadeem Q. Mirza, Georges Vlastos, Frederick C. Ames, Merrick I. Ross, Raphael E. Pollock, S. Eva Singletary, Barry W. Feig, Henry M. Kuerer, Lisa A. Newman, George H. Perkins, Eric A. Strom, Marsha D. McNeese, Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, and Kelly K. Hunt

Long-Term Complications Associated With Breast-Conservation Surgery and Radiotherapy
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 543-549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juan C. Paramo, Janna Summerall, Robert Poppiti, and Thomas W. Mesko

Validation of Sentinel Node Mapping in Patients With Colon Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 550-554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benedito Mauro Rossi, Ademar Lopes, Fabio Oliveira Ferreira, Wilson Toshihiko Nakagawa, Cláudia C. Napoli Ferreira, José C. Casali da Rocha, Catarina C. Simpson, and Andrew J. G. Simpson

hMLH1 and hMSH2 Gene Mutation in Brazilian Families With Suspected Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 555-561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Woo Jin Hyung, Jun Ho Lee, Seung Ho Choi, Jin Sik Min, and Sung Hoon Noh

Prognostic Impact of Lymphatic and/or Blood Vessel Invasion in Patients With Node-Negative Advanced Gastric Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 562-567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wilson T. Nakagawa, Benedito M. Rossi, Fábio de O. Ferreira, Robson Ferrigno, Waldec J. David Filho, Inês N. Nishimoto, Rene A. C. Vieira, and Ademar Lopes

Chemoradiation Instead of Surgery To Treat Mid and Low Rectal Tumors: Is It Safe?
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 568-573. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine E. Dauphine, Patrick Tan, Robert W. Beart, Jr., Petar Vukasin, Hartley Cohen, and Marvin L. Corman

Placement of Self-Expanding Metal Stents for Acute Malignant Large-Bowel Obstruction: A Collective Review
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 574-579. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minori Koshiji, Yasuhiro Yonekura, Takamichi Saito, Noriko Sakaida, Yoshiko Uemura, and Kazuhiko Yoshioka

Genetic Alterations in Normal Epithelium of Colorectal Cancer Patients May Be a Useful Indicator for Subsequent Metachronous Tumor Development
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 580-586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey E. Lee, Joseph Abdalla, Geoffrey A. Porter, Loretta Bradford, Elizabeth A. Grimm, John D. Reveille, Paul F. Mansfield, Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, and Merrick I. Ross

Presence of the Human Leukocyte Antigen Class II Gene DRB1*1101 Predicts Interferon Levels and Disease Recurrence in Melanoma Patients
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 587-593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C.K. Chang, Mary Pat Hendy, J. Michael Smith, Matthew H. Recht, and Richard E. Welling

Radiofrequency Ablation of the Porcine Liver With Complete Hepatic Vascular Occlusion
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 594-598. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshinori Shirota, Wataru Ichikawa, Hiroyuki Uetake, Hiroyuki Yamada, Zenro Nihei, and Kenichi Sugihara

Intratumoral Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Messenger RNA Level Reflects Tumor Progression in Human Colorectal Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 599-603. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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