EDITORIALS:

John D. Birkmeyer

Improving Outcomes with Lung Cancer Surgery: Selective Referral or Quality Improvement?
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 1-2. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:

Michael C. Cheung, Kara Hamilton, Recinda Sherman, Margaret M. Byrne, Dao M. Nguyen, Dido Franceschi, and Leonidas G. Koniaris

Impact of Teaching Facility Status and High-Volume Centers on Outcomes for Lung Cancer Resection: An Examination of 13,469 Surgical Patients
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 3-13. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fátima Valdés-Mora, Teresa Gómez del Pulgar, Eva Bandrés, Paloma Cejas, Ana Ramírez de Molina, Rosa Pérez-Palacios, David Gallego-Ortega, Miguel Angel García-Cabezas, Enrique Casado, Javier Larrauri, Manuel Nistal, Manuel González-Barón, Jesús García-Foncillas, and Juan Carlos Lacal

TWIST1 Overexpression is Associated with Nodal Invasion and Male Sex in Primary Colorectal Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 78-87. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew S. Pugliese, J. David Beatty, Ronald J. Tickman, Kimberly H. Allison, Mary K. Atwood, Jackie Szymonifka, Zachary M. Arthurs, Paul P. Huynh, and John H. Dawson

Impact and Outcomes of Routine Microstaging of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer: Significance of the pN0(i+) and pN1mi Categories
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 113-120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Boaz Liberman, David Gianfelice, Yael Inbar, Alexander Beck, Tatiana Rabin, Noga Shabshin, Gupta Chander, Suzanne Hengst, Raphael Pfeffer, Aharon Chechick, Arik Hanannel, Osnat Dogadkin, and Raphael Catane

Pain Palliation in Patients with Bone Metastases Using MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery: A Multicenter Study
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 140-146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HEPATOBILIARY AND PANCREATIC TUMORS:

Hari Nathan, Thomas A. Aloia, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, Eddie K. Abdalla, Andrew X. Zhu, Richard D. Schulick, Michael A. Choti, and Timothy M. Pawlik

A Proposed Staging System for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 14-22. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wan-Bae Kim, Hyung-Joon Han, Hyun-joo Lee, Sung-Soo Park, Tae-Jin Song, Han-Kyeom Kim, Sung-Ock Suh, Young-Chul Kim, and Sang-Yong Choi

Expression and Clinical Significance of Cell Cycle Regulatory Proteins in Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 23-34. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles R. Scoggins, Michael L. Campbell, Christine S. Landry, Beatrix A. Slomiany, Charles E. Woodall, Kelly M. McMasters, and Robert C. G. Martin

Preoperative Chemotherapy Does Not Increase Morbidity or Mortality of Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Cancer Metastases
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 35-41. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GASTROINTESTINAL ONCOLOGY:

Brian Badgwell, Janice N. Cormier, Yan Xing, James Yao, Debashish Bose, Sunil Krishnan, Peter Pisters, Barry Feig, and Paul Mansfield

Attempted Salvage Resection for Recurrent Gastric or Gastroesophageal Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 42-50. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine S. Landry, Guy Brock, Charles R. Scoggins, Kelly M. McMasters, and Robert C. G. Martin, II

A Proposed Staging System for Gastric Carcinoid Tumors Based on an Analysis of 1,543 Patients
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 51-60. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Baojun Huang, Xinyu Zheng, Zhenning Wang, Meixian Wang, Yulan Dong, Bo Zhao, and Huimian Xu

Prognostic Significance of the Number of Metastatic Lymph Nodes: Is UICC/TNM Node Classification Perfectly Suitable for Early Gastric Cancer?
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 61-67. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. G. Sunesen, S. Buntzen, T. Tei, J. C. Lindegaard, M. Nørgaard, and S. Laurberg

Perineal Healing and Survival After Anal Cancer Salvage Surgery: 10-Year Experience with Primary Perineal Reconstruction Using the Vertical Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous (VRAM) Flap
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 68-77. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HEALTHCARE POLICY AND OUTCOMES:

Luis F. Oñate-Ocaña, Alberto Alcántara-Pilar, Diana Vilar-Compte, Gabriela García-Hubard, Edith Rojas-Castillo, Salvador Alvarado-Aguilar, José F. Carrillo, Jane M. Blazeby, and Vincenzo Aiello-Crocifoglio

Validation of the Mexican Spanish Version of the EORTC C30 and STO22 Questionnaires for the Evaluation of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Gastric Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 88-95. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BREAST ONCOLOGY:

Jennifer Chun, Ben Pocock, Kathie-Ann Joseph, Mahmoud El-Tamer, Laura Klein, and Freya Schnabel

Breast Cancer Risk Factors in Younger and Older Women
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 96-99. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Viviana Galimberti, Mario Ciocca, Maria Cristina Leonardi, Vanna Zanagnolo, Baratella Paola, Sargenti Manuela, Rafaela Cecilio Sahium, Roberta Lazzari, Oreste Gentilini, Fedro Peccatori, Umberto Veronesi, and Roberto Orecchia

Is Electron Beam Intraoperative Radiotherapy (ELIOT) Safe in Pregnant Women with Early Breast Cancer? In Vivo Dosimetry to Assess Fetal Dose
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 100-105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer A. Ligibel, Ann Partridge, Anita Giobbie-Hurder, Mehra Golshan, Karen Emmons, and Eric P. Winer

Physical Activity Behaviors in Women with Newly Diagnosed Ductal Carcinoma-In-Situ
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 106-112. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY:

Matías Jurado, Antonio Bazán, Juan Luis Alcázar, and Emilio Garcia-Tutor

Primary Vaginal Reconstruction at the Time of Pelvic Exenteration for Gynecologic Cancer: Morbidity Revisited
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 121-127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel Herr, Jochem König, Volker Heilmann, Karin Koretz, Rolf Kreienberg, and Christian Kurzeder

Prognostic Impact of Satellite-Lymphovascular Space Involvement in Early-Stage Cervical Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 128-132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hee Seung Kim, Noh Hyun Park, Hong Gyun Wu, Jeong Yeon Cho, Hyun Hoon Chung, Jae Weon Kim, Yong Sang Song, Seung Hyup Kim, and Soon Beom Kang

Matched-Case Comparison for the Role of Surgery in FIGO Stage Ib1–IIa Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Cervix and Suspicious Para-Aortic Lymph Node Metastasis
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 133-139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BONE AND SOFT TISSUE SARCOMAS:

Jun Ah Lee, Min Suk Kim, Dong Ho Kim, Jung Sub Lim, Kyung Duk Park, Wan Hyeong Cho, Won Seok Song, Soo-Yong Lee, and Dae-Geun Jeon

Postoperative Infection and Survival in Osteosarcoma Patients
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 147-151. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jason M. Foster, Zoran Gatalica, Stan Lilleberg, Gleb Haynatzki, and Brian W. Loggie

Novel and Existing Mutations in the Tyrosine Kinase Domain of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor are Predictors of Optimal Resectability in Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 152-158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGY:

Chun-Ta Liao, Shiang-Fu Huang, I-How Chen, Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang, Hung-Ming Wang, Shu-Hang Ng, Chuen Hsueh, Li-Yu Lee, Chih-Hung Lin, Ann-Joy Cheng, and Tzu-Chen Yen

Risk Stratification of Patients with Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Contralateral Neck Recurrence Following Radical Surgery
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 159-170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENDOCRINE TUMORS:

Andreas Machens and Henning Dralle

Prediction of Mediastinal Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 171-176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MELANOMAS:

Josep M. Hilari, Cristina Mangas, Liqiang Xi, Cristina Paradelo, Carlos Ferrándiz, Steven J. Hughes, Cindy Yueh, Ivy Altomare, William E. Gooding, and Tony E. Godfrey

Molecular Staging of Pathologically Negative Sentinel Lymph Nodes from Melanoma Patients Using Multimarker, Quantitative Real-Time RT-PCR
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 177-185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charlotte Ariyan, Mary Sue Brady, Mithat Gönen, Klaus Busam, and Daniel Coit

Positive Nonsentinel Node Status Predicts Mortality in Patients with Cutaneous Melanoma
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 186-190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luca G. Campana, Simone Mocellin, Michela Basso, Oliviero Puccetti, Gian Luca De Salvo, Vanna Chiarion-Sileni, Antonella Vecchiato, Luigi Corti, Carlo R. Rossi, and Donato Nitti

Bleomycin-Based Electrochemotherapy: Clinical Outcome from a Single Institution’s Experience with 52 Patients
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 191-199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LABORATORY AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH:

Peter S. Yoo, Catherine A. W. Sullivan, Sharon Kiang, Wenli Gao, Edward M. Uchio, Gina G. Chung, and Charles H. Cha

Tissue Microarray Analysis of 560 Patients with Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: High Expression of HuR Predicts Poor Survival
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 200-207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhao Wang, Shi-Rong Cai, Yu-Long He, Wen-Hua Zhan, Chuang-Qi Chen, Ji Cui, Wen-Hui Wu, Hui Wu, Wu Song, Chang-Hua Zhang, Jian-Jun Peng, and Xiao-Hui Huang

High Expression of PRL-3 can Promote Growth of Gastric Cancer and Exhibits a Poor Prognostic Impact on Patients
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 208-219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Durgatosh Pandey

In Favor of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection: The Need for a Pragmatic View
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 220-221. [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Zografos and D. H. Roukos

International Randomized Trials’ Attention to Locoregional Breast Cancer Control and Promise of Personal Genomics and Whole-Genome Scans for Personalized Approaches
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 222-225. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ausilia Maria Manganoni, Camillo Farisoglio, Vittorio Ferrari, Alberto Zaniboni, Giordano Beretta, Fausto Meriggi, and Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton

Multidisciplinary Team-Working Indicators of Good Practice in the Clinical Management of EGFR-Inhibitor Dermatologic Toxicities
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 224-225. [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Fatourou, A. Macheras, E. P. Misiakos, and T. Liakakos

Perioperative Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 226-227. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ERRATA:

Erratum
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 228. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 16: 229. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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