INTRODUCTION TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:

John M. Daly

Introduction of Dr. John Edward Niederhuber
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 705-708. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:

John E. Niederhuber

The Things That Matter Most
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 709-716. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Clifford Hudis

Breast Cancer and Leukemia: The Forest for the Trees?
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 717-718. [Full Text] [PDF]  

John F. Thompson and Helen M. Shaw

The Prognosis of Patients With Thick Primary Melanomas: Is Regional Lymph Node Status Relevant, and Does Removing Positive Regional Nodes Influence Outcome?
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 719-722. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vernon K. Sondak and Alfred E. Chang

Melanoma and Human Leukocyte Antigen Status: The Missing Link?
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 723-724. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDUCATIONAL REVIEW:

Kevin C. Conlon and Ross L. McMahon

Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Malignancy
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 725-737. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:

Christopher B. Weldon, Bernard M. Jaffe, and Marc J. Kahn

Therapy-Induced Leukemias and Myelodysplastic Syndromes After Breast Cancer Treatment: An Underemphasized Clinical Problem
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 738-744. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen K. Swenson, Mary J. Nissen, Carolyn Ceronsky, Lindsey Swenson, Martin W. Lee, and Todd M. Tuttle

Comparison of Side Effects Between Sentinel Lymph Node and Axillary Lymph Node Dissection for Breast Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 745-753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard Essner, Mathew H. Chung, Richard Bleicher, Eddy Hsueh, Leslie Wanek, and Donald L. Morton

Prognostic Implications of Thick (4-mm) Melanoma in the Era of Intraoperative Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Lymphadenectomy
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 754-761. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter J. Allen and Daniel G. Coit

The Surgical Management of Metastatic Melanoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 762-770. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazuhiro Yasuda, Yosuke Adachi, Norio Shiraishi, Masafumi Inomata, Hiroaki Takeuchi, and Seigo Kitano

Prognostic Effect of Lymph Node Micrometastasis in Patients With Histologically Node-Negative Gastric Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 771-774. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Etsuro Bando, Yutaka Yonemura, Keizo Taniguchi, Sachio Fushida, Takashi Fujimura, and Koichi Miwa

Outcome of Ratio of Lymph Node Metastasis in Gastric Carcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 775-784. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francine Tremblay, Myriam Fernandes, Fadi Habbab, Michael D. deB. Edwardes, Rolf Loertscher, and Sarkis Meterissian

Malignancy After Renal Transplantation: Incidence and Role of Type of Immunosuppression
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 785-788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander Stojadinovic, Margo Shoup, Aviram Nissan, Ronald A. Ghossein, Jatin P. Shah, Murray F. Brennan, and Ashok R. Shaha

Recurrent Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Biological Implications of Age, Method of Detection, and Site and Extent of Recurrence
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 789-798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew F. Kalady, Bryan M. Clary, Lisa A. Clark, Marcia Gottfried, Eric M. Rohren, R. Edward Coleman, Theodore N. Pappas, and Douglas S. Tyler

Clinical Utility of Positron Emission Tomography in the Diagnosis and Management of Periampullary Neoplasms
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 799-806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. Schröder, S.P. Mönig, S.E. Baldus, C. Gutschow, P.M. Schneider, and A.H. Hölscher

Frequency of Nodal Metastases to the Upper Mediastinum in Barrett’s Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 807-811. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. E. Lans, T. L. M. ten Hagen, R. van Horssen, P. C. Wu, S. T. van Tiel, S. K. Libutti, H. R. Alexander, and A. M. M. Eggermont

Improved Antitumor Response to Isolated Limb Perfusion With Tumor Necrosis Factor After Upregulation of Endothelial Monocyte-Activating Polypeptide II in Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 812-819. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Thomas A. Buchholz, Steven J. Kronowitz, and Henry M. Kuerer

Immediate Breast Reconstruction after Skin-Sparing Mastectomy for the Treatment of Advanced Breast Cancer: Radiation Oncology Considerations
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 820-821. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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