Annals of Surgical Oncology

When a Cure Isn't Possible... Do All Roads Lead to Palliation?
pp. 1245-1246(2)
Author: Wong, Sandra

Neoadjuvant Therapy for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST): Racing Against Resistance
pp. 1247-1248(2)
Authors: Gold, Jason; DeMatteo, Ronald

Extrapleural Pneumonectomy Is the Preferred Surgical Management in the Multimodality Therapy of Pleural Mesothelioma: Con Argument
pp. 1249-1253(5)
Author: Cameron, Robert

Controversies in Surgical Oncology: Routine Anthracycline-based Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage III Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma
pp. 1254-1256(3)
Author: Bramwell, Vivien

The Surgeon and Palliative Care
pp. 1257-1263(7)
Authors: Podnos, Yale; Wagman, Lawrence

Surgery as a Bridge to Palliative Chemotherapy in Patients with Malignant Bowel Obstruction from Colorectal Cancer
pp. 1264-1271(8)
Authors: Helyer, Lucy; Law, Calvin; Butler, Mathew; Last, Linda; Smith, Andrew; Wright, Frances

Comparative Analysis of Predictive Biomarkers for Therapeutical Strategies in Colorectal Cancer
pp. 1272-1284(13)
Authors: Gasser, Martin; Gerstlauer, Christiane; Grimm, Martin; Bueter, Marco; Lebedeva, Tatiana; Lutz, Jens; Maeder, Uwe; Ribas, Carmen; Ribas, Claudia; Nichiporuk, Ekaterina; Thalheimer, Andreas; Heemann, Uwe; Thiede, Arnulf; Meyer, Detlef; Waaga-Gasser, Ana

Laparoscopic Pelvic Autonomic Nerve-Preserving Surgery for Patients with Lower Rectal Cancer after Chemoradiation Therapy
pp. 1285-1287(3)
Authors: Liang, Jin-Tung; Lai, Hong-Shiee; Lee, Po-Huang

Abdominal Shape of Gastric Cancer Patients Influences Short-Term Surgical Outcomes
pp. 1288-1294(7)
Authors: Lee, Jun; Paik, Yong; Lee, Jong; Ryu, Keun; Kim, Chan; Park, Sook; Kim, Young; Kook, Myeong; Nam, Byung-ho; Bae, Jae-Moon

Low-dose Interleukin-2 Administered Pre-operatively to Patients with Gastric Cancer Activates Peripheral and Peritumoral Lymphocytes But Does Not Affect Prognosis
pp. 1295-1304(10)
Authors: Cesana, Giovanni; Romano, Fabrizio; Piacentini, Gaia; Scotti, Marco; Brenna, Ambrogio; Bovo, Giorgio; Vaghi, Massimo; Aletti, Giacomo; Caprotti, Roberto; Kaufman, Howard; Uggeri, Franco

Impact of Induction Chemotherapy and Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy on Operative Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Locoregional Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach or Gastroesophageal Junction
pp. 1305-1311(7)
Authors: Fujitani, Kazumasa; Ajani, Jaffer; Crane, Christopher; Feig, Barry; Pisters, Peter; Janjan, Nora; Walsh, Garrett; Swisher, Stephen; Vaporciyan, Ara; Rice, David; Welch, Angela; Baker, Jackie; Faust, Josephine; Mansfield, Paul

Spleen Preservation in Radical Surgery for Gastric Cardia Cancer
pp. 1312-1319(8)
Authors: Zhang, Chang-Hua; Zhan, Wen-Hua; He, Yu-Long; Chen, Chuang-qi; Huang, Mei-Jin; Cai, Shi-Rong

Trends in the Treatment and Outcome of Pancreatic Cancer in the United States
pp. 1320-1326(7)
Authors: Baxter, Nancy; Whitson, Bryan; Tuttle, Todd

Gain of Chromosome 8q: A Potential Prognostic Marker in Resectable Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas?
pp. 1327-1335(9)
Authors: Schleicher, Christina; Poremba, Christopher; Wolters, Heiner; Schäfer, Karl-Ludwig; Senninger, Norbert; Colombo-Benkmann, Mario

Long-Term Characteristics of 5-Year Survivors After Liver Resection for Colorectal Metastases
pp. 1336-1346(11)
Authors: Tanaka, Kuniya; Shimada, Hiroshi; Ueda, Michio; Matsuo, Kenichi; Endo, Itaru; Togo, Shinji

Contrast-Enhanced Intraoperative Ultrasonography During Surgery for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Liver Cirrhosis: Is It Useful or Useless? A Prospective Cohort Study of Our Experience
pp. 1347-1355(9)
Authors: Torzilli, Guido; Palmisano, Angela; Fabbro, Daniele; Marconi, Matteo; Donadon, Matteo; Spinelli, Antonino; Bianchi, Paolo; Montorsi, Marco

Anatomic Resection Independently Improves Long-Term Survival in Patients with T1-T2 Hepatocellular Carcinoma
pp. 1356-1365(10)
Authors: Wakai, Toshifumi; Shirai, Yoshio; Sakata, Jun; Kaneko, Kazuhiro; Cruz, Pauldion; Akazawa, Kouhei; Hatakeyama, Katsuyoshi

Surgical Treatment of pT2 Gallbladder Carcinoma: A Reevaluation of the Therapeutic Effect of Hepatectomy and Extrahepatic Bile Duct Resection Based on the Long-term Outcome
pp. 1366-1373(8)
Authors: Yokomizo, Hiroshi; Yamane, Takaaki; Hirata, Toshihiko; Hifumi, Michio; Kawaguchi, Tetsu; Fukuda, Seiji

Antitumor Effect of Gemcitabine on Orthotopically Inoculated Human Gallbladder Cancer Cells in Nude Mice
pp. 1374-1380(7)
Authors: Mita, Yoshiyasu; Ajiki, Tetsuo; Kamigaki, Takashi; Okazaki, Taro; Hori, Hiroshige; Horiuchi, Hideki; Hirata, Kenro; Fujita, Tsunenori; Fujimori, Takahiro; Kuroda, Yoshikazu

Experimental and Clinical Radiofrequency Ablation: Proposal for Standardized Description of Coagulation Size and Geometry
pp. 1381-1396(16)
Authors: Mulier, Stefaan; Ni, Yicheng; Frich, Lars; Burdio, Fernando; Denys, Alban; Wispelaere, Jean-François; Dupas, Benoît; Habib, Nagy; Hoey, Michael; Jansen, Maarten; Lacrosse, Marc; Leveillee, Raymond; Miao, Yi; Mulier, Peter; Mutter, Didier; Ng, Kelvin; Santambrogio, Roberto; Stippel, Dirk; Tamaki, Katsuyoshi; Gulik, Thomas; Marchal, Guy; Michel, Luc

Methylation and Gene Silencing of the Ras-Related GTPase Gene in Lung and Breast Cancers
pp. 1397-1404(8)
Authors: Suzuki, Makoto; Shigematsu, Hisayuki; Shames, David; Sunaga, Noriaki; Takahashi, Takao; Shivapurkar, Narayan; Iizasa, Toshihiko; Minna, John; Fujisawa, Takehiko; Gazdar, Adi

STAT1 Activation-Induced Apoptosis of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells In Vivo
pp. 1405-1415(11)
Authors: Kaganoi, Junichi; Watanabe, Go; Okabe, Michio; Nagatani, Shiro; Kawabe, Atsushi; Shimada, Yutaka; Imamura, Masayuki; Sakai, Yoshiharu

Down-Regulation of Pro-Apoptotic Genes is an Early Event in the Progression of Malignant Melanoma
pp. 1416-1423(8)
Authors: Jensen, Eric; Lewis, James; McLoughlin, James; Alvarado, Michael; Daud, Adil; Messina, Jane; Enkemann, Steven; Yeatman, Timothy; Sondak, Vernon; Riker, Adam

Non-Radical Diagnostic Biopsies Do Not Negatively Influence Melanoma Patient Survival
pp. 1424-1430(7)
Authors: Molenkamp, Barbara; Sluijter, Berbel; Oosterhof, Benny; Meijer, Sybren; Leeuwen, Paul

Assessment of Clinical Outcome in Patients With Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Using TNM Classification Score and Molecular Biological Classification
pp. 1431-1438(8)
Authors: Takeno, Shinsuke; Noguchi, Tsuyoshi; Takahashi, Yoshiaki; Fumoto, Shoichi; Shibata, Tomotaka; Kawahara, Katsunobu

Treatment of the Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction at a Single Institution in Mexico
pp. 1439-1448(10)
Authors: Oñate-Ocaña, Luis; Milán-Revollo, Gonzalo; Aiello-Crocifoglio, Vincenzo; Carrillo, José; Gallardo-Rincón, Dolores; Brom-Valladares, Rocío; Herrera-Goepfert, Roberto; Dueñas-González, Alfonso

Comorbidity Is a Prognostic Factor in Elderly Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
pp. 1449-1457(9)
Authors: Sanabria, Alvaro; Carvalho, André; Vartanian, José; Magrin, José; Ikeda, Mauro; Kowalski, Luiz

Role for Intraoperative Margin Assessment in Patients Undergoing Breast-Conserving Surgery
pp. 1458-1471(14)
Authors: Cabioglu, Neslihan; Hunt, Kelly; Sahin, Aysegul; Kuerer, Henry; Babiera, Gildy; Singletary, S.; Whitman, Gary; Ross, Merrick; Ames, Frederick; Feig, Barry; Buchholz, Thomas; Meric-Bernstam, Funda

Combined Radioguided Nonpalpable Lesion Localization and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Early Breast Carcinoma
pp. 1472-1477(6)
Authors: Barros, Alfredo; Barros, Maria; Andrade, Felipe; Mori, Lincon; Costa, Paulo; Sheng, Peng; Pelizon, Christina

Intraoperative Digital Specimen Mammography: Rapid, Accurate Results Expedite Surgery
pp. 1478-1485(8)
Authors: Kaufman, Cary; Jacobson, Leslie; Bachman, Barbara; Kaufman, Lauren; Mahon, Carol; Gambrell, Laura-Jane; Seymour, Roger; Briscoe, Jennifer; Aulisio, Karen; Cunningham, Angi; Opstad, Francis; Schnell, Nancy; Robertson, Jan; Oliver, Lynne

The Impact on Post-surgical Treatment of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy of Internal Mammary Lymph Nodes in Patients with Breast Cancer
pp. 1486-1492(7)
Authors: Madsen, EVE; Gobardhan, PD; Bongers, V; Albregts, M; Burgmans, JPJ; Hooge, P; Gorp, J; Dalen, Th

Treatment of Pathological Humeral Shaft Fractures with Unreamed Humeral Nail
pp. 1493-1498(6)
Authors: Atesok, Kivanc; Liebergall, Meir; Sucher, Erwin; Temper, Mark; Mosheiff, Rami; Peyser, Amos

Isolated Limb Perfusion with Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Melphalan for Locally Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Three Time Periods at Risk for Amputation
pp. 1499-1506(8)
Authors: Ginkel, Robert; Thijssens, Katja; Pras, Elisabeth; Graaf, Winette; Suurmeijer, Albert; Hoekstra, Harald

Skeletal Metastases in Myxoid Liposarcoma: An Unusual Pattern of Distant Spread
pp. 1507-1514(8)
Authors: Schwab, Joseph; Boland, Patrick; Guo, Tianhua; Brennan, Murray; Singer, Samuel; Healey, John; Antonescu, Cristina

In Vivo Intraoperative Radiotherapy: A Novel Approach to Radiotherapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer
pp. 1515-1516(2)
Authors: Stitzenberg, Karyn; Klauber-Demore, Nancy; Chang, Xiao; Calvo, Benjamin; Ollila, David; Goyal, Lav; Meyers, Michael; Kim, Hong; Tepper, Joel; Sartor, Carolyn

Letter to the Editor
pp. 1517-1518(2)
Author: Strasberg, Steven

Comment to “Effect of primary tumor extirpation in breast cancer patients who present with stage IV disease and intact primary tumor” by G V Babiera, R Rao, L Feng, F Meric-Bernstam, H M Kuerer, S E Singletary, K K Hunt, M I Ross, K M Gwyn, B W Feig, F C Ames, G N Horthobagyi. Ann Surg Oncol 2006;13:776-782
pp. 1519-1520(2)
Authors: Demicheli, Romano; Hrushesky, William; Retsky, Michael; Bonadonna, Gianni; Valagussa, Pinuccia