EDITORIALS:

Robert L. Coleman

Vulvar Lymphatic Mapping: Coming of Age?
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 823-825. [Full Text] [PDF]  

John D. Birkmeyer

Raising the Bar for Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 826-827. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angelos M. Kappas and Dimitrios H. Roukos

Quality of Surgery Determinant for the Outcome of Patient With Gastric Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 828-830. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDUCATIONAL REVIEW:

Ronald P. DeMatteo

The GIST of Targeted Cancer Therapy: A Tumor (Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor), a Mutated Gene (c-kit), and a Molecular Inhibitor (STI571)
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 831-839. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:

Liana Abramova, Jaysheree Parekh, William P. Irvin, Jr, Laurel W. Rice, Peyton T. Taylor, Jr, Willie A. Anderson, and Craig L. Slingluff, Jr

Sentinel Node Biopsy in Vulvar and Vaginal Melanoma: Presentation of Six Cases and a Literature Review
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 840-846. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cyrus A. Kotwall, J. Gary Maxwell, Carla C. Brinker, Gary G. Koch, and Deborah L. Covington

National Estimates of Mortality Rates for Radical Pancreaticoduodenectomy in 25,000 Patients
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 847-854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Quyen D. Chu, Hank C. Hill, Harold O. Douglass, Jr, Deborah Driscoll, Judy L. Smith, Hector R. Nava, and John F. Gibbs

Predictive Factors Associated With Long-Term Survival in Patients With Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Pancreas
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 855-862. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chun-Nan Yeh, Miin-Fu Chen, and Long-Bin Jeng

Resection of Peritoneal Implantation From Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 863-868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael G. House, Charles J. Yeo, and Richard D. Schulick

Periampullary Pancreatic Somatostatinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 869-874. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter J. Allen, Alexander Stojadinovic, Leah Ben-Porat, Mithat Gonen, David Kooby, Leslie Blumgart, Philip Paty, and Yuman Fong

The Management of Variant Arterial Anatomy During Hepatic Arterial Infusion Pump Placement
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 875-880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohsen Shabahang, Dido Franceschi, Noriyo Yamashiki, Raj Reddy, Peter A. Pappas, Kuky Aviles, Sonia Flores, Andrea Chaparro, Joseph U. Levi, Danny Sleeman, Andreas G. Tzakis, Tomoaki Kato, David M. Levi, and Alan S. Livingstone

Comparison of Hepatic Resection and Hepatic Transplantation in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Among Cirrhotic Patients
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 881-886. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephan E. Baldus, Stefan P. Mönig, Verena Arkenau, Franz-Georg Hanisch, Paul M. Schneider, Juergen Thiele, Arnulf H. Hölscher, and Hans P. Dienes

Correlation of MUC5AC Immunoreactivity With Histopathological Subtypes and Prognosis of Gastric Carcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 887-893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Franco Roviello, Daniele Marrelli, Paolo Morgagni, Giovanni de Manzoni, Alberto Di Leo, Carla Vindigni, Luca Saragoni, Anna Tomezzoli, and Hayato Kurihara

Survival Benefit of Extended D2 Lymphadenectomy in Gastric Cancer With Involvement of Second Level Lymph Nodes: A Longitudinal Multicenter Study
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 894-900. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M.G. Sayed, A.F. Ahmed, J.R. Ringold, M.E. Anderson, J.L. Bair, F.A. Mitros, H.T. Lynch, S.T. Tinley, G.M. Petersen, F.M. Giardiello, B. Vogelstein, and J.R. Howe

Germline SMAD4 or BMPR1A Mutations and Phenotype of Juvenile Polyposis
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 901-906. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebecca S. Sippel, Paul G. Gauger, Peter Angelos, Norman W. Thompson, Eberhard Mack, and Herbert Chen

Palliative Thyroidectomy for Malignant Lymphoma of the Thyroid
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 907-911. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Georges Vlastos, Nadeem Q. Mirza, Funda Meric, Kelly K. Hunt, Attiqa N. Mirza, Lisa A. Newman, Frederick C. Ames, Henry M. Kuerer, Merrick I. Ross, Barry Feig, Gildy Babiera, Thomas A. Buchholz, Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, and S. Eva Singletary

Breast-Conservation Therapy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients With a Positive Family History
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 912-919. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William C. Dooley

Routine Operative Breast Endoscopy for Bloody Nipple Discharge
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 920-923. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Viviana Galimberti, Paolo Veronesi, Paolo Arnone, Concetta De Cicco, Giuseppe Renne, Mattia Intra, Stefano Zurrida, Virgilio Sacchini, Roberto Gennari, Annarita Vento, Alberto Luini, and Umberto Veronesi

Stage Migration After Biopsy of Internal Mammary Chain Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer Patients
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 924-928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Grant W. Carlson, Douglas R. Murray, Vinod Thourani, Andrea Hestley, and Cynthia Cohen

The Definition of the Sentinel Lymph Node in Melanoma Based on Radioactive Counts
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 929-933. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Helen M. Shaw and John F. Thompson

Frequency of Nonsentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in Melanoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 934. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kelly M. McMasters

Reply to Shaw and Thompson: "Frequency of Nonsentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in Melanoma"
Ann Surg Oncol 2002 9: 934-935. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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