Annals of Surgical Oncology

Biology Dictates Prognosis Following Resection of Gallbladder Carcinoma: Sometimes Less is More
pp. 787-788(2)
Authors: Pawlik, Timothy; Choti, Michael

Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Vascular Resection: Persistent Controversy and Current Recommendations
pp. 789-791(3)
Authors: Christians, Kathleen; Evans, Douglas

Differentiating Early and Late Recurrences After Resection of HCC in Cirrhotic Patients: Implications on Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Strategies
pp. 792-794(3)
Author: Poon, Ronnie

Genome-Wide Association Studies and Aggressive Surgery Toward Individualized Prevention, and Improved Local Control and Overall Survival for Gastric Cancer
pp. 795-798(4)
Author: Roukos, Dimitrios

Nanoneoadjuvant Therapy of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
pp. 799-800(2)
Author: DeMatteo, Ronald

BRAF Mutation in Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: The Promise of Better Risk Management
pp. 801-803(3)
Author: Xing, Mingzhao

Follow-Up of Melanoma Patients: The Need for Evidence-Based Protocols
pp. 804-805(2)
Authors: Francken, Anne; Hoekstra, Harald

Analysis of the Extent of Resection for Adenocarcinoma of the Gallbladder
pp. 806-816(11)
Authors: D'Angelica, Michael; Dalal, Kimberly; DeMatteo, Ronald; Fong, Yuman; Blumgart, Leslie; Jarnagin, William

Does Portal-Superior Mesenteric Vein Invasion Still Indicate Irresectability for Pancreatic Carcinoma?
pp. 817-825(9)
Authors: Ramacciato, Giovanni; Mercantini, Paolo; Petrucciani, Niccolò; Giaccaglia, Valentina; Nigri, Giuseppe; Ravaioli, Matteo; Cescon, Matteo; Cucchetti, Alessandro; Del Gaudio, Massimo

Low-Level Expression of Smad7 Correlates with Lymph Node Metastasis and Poor Prognosis in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
pp. 826-835(10)
Authors: Wang, Peng; Fan, Jie; Chen, Zhen; Meng, Zhi-Qiang; Luo, Jian-Min; Lin, Jun-Hua; Zhou, Zhen-Hua; Chen, Hao; Wang, Kun; Xu, Zu-De; Liu, Lu-Ming

Long-Term Survival After Multidisciplinary Management of Resected Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
pp. 836-847(12)
Authors: Katz, Matthew; Wang, Huamin; Fleming, Jason; Sun, Charlotte; Hwang, Rosa; Wolff, Robert; Varadhachary, Gauri; Abbruzzese, James; Crane, Christopher; Krishnan, Sunil; Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas; Abdalla, Eddie; Lee, Jeffrey; Pisters, Peter; Evans, Douglas

Liver Resection Improves the Survival of Patients with Multiple Hepatocellular Carcinomas
pp. 848-855(8)
Authors: Ho, Ming-Chih; Huang, Guan-Tarn; Tsang, Yuk-Ming; Lee, Po-Huang; Chen, Ding-Shinn; Sheu, Jin-Chuan; Chen, Chien-Hung

Bevacizumab-Related Surgical Site Complication Despite Primary Tumor Resection in Colorectal Cancer Patients
pp. 856-860(5)
Authors: Bège, Thierry; Lelong, Bernard; Viret, Frederic; Turrini, Olivier; Guiramand, Jerome; Topart, Delphine; Moureau-Zabotto, Laurence; Giovannini, Marc; Gonçalves, Anthony; Delpero, Jean

Prognostic Value of CEA and CA 19-9 Tumor Markers Combined with Cytology from Peritoneal Fluid in Colorectal Cancer
pp. 861-870(10)
Authors: Lee, In; Kim, Do; Gorden, D.; Lee, Yoon; Sung, Na; Park, Gyeoung-Sin; Kim, Hyung; Kang, Won; Park, Jong; Ahn, Chang; Kim, Jun-Gi; Jeon, Hae; Oh, Seong

APC, MYH, and the Correlation Genotype-Phenotype in Colorectal Polyposis
pp. 871-877(7)
Authors: Lefevre, Jérémie; Parc, Yann; Svrcek, Magali; Kernéis, Solen; Colas, Chrystelle; Shields, Conor; Flejou, Jean-François; Parc, Rolland; Tiret, Emmanuel

Response to Preoperative Therapy in Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers
pp. 878-886(9)
Authors: Brücher, Björn; Swisher, Stephen; Königsrainer, Alfred; Zieker, Derek; Hartmann, Jörg; Stein, Hubert; Kitagawa, Yuko; Law, Simon; Ajani, Jaffer

Infralevator Lymphatic Drainage of Low-Rectal Cancers: Preliminary Results
pp. 887-892(6)
Authors: Bębenek, Marek; Wojnar, Andrzej

Long-Term Oncologic Results and Complications After Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer: A Single-Institution Experience After a Median Follow-Up of 95 Months
pp. 893-899(7)
Authors: Pucciarelli, Salvatore; Gagliardi, Giuseppe; Maretto, Isacco; Lonardi, Sara; Friso, Maria; Urso, Emanuele; Toppan, Paola; Nitti, Donato

Operative Safety and Oncologic Outcomes of Anal Sphincter-Preserving Surgery with Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer: 931 Consecutive Patients Treated at a Single Institution
pp. 900-909(10)
Authors: Kim, Nam-Kyu; Kim, Young-Wan; Min, Byung-Soh; Lee, Kang-Young; Sohn, Seung-Kook; Cho, Chang-Hwan

A Randomized, Phase II Study of Preoperative plus Postoperative Imatinib in GIST: Evidence of Rapid Radiographic Response and Temporal Induction of Tumor Cell Apoptosis
pp. 910-919(10)
Authors: McAuliffe, John; Hunt, Kelly; Lazar, Alexander; Choi, Haesun; Qiao, Wei; Thall, Peter; Pollock, Raphael; Benjamin, Robert; Trent, Jonathan

Extent of Thyroidectomy and Lymphadenectomy in 254 Patients With Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: A Single-Institution Experience
pp. 920-928(9)
Authors: Besic, Nikola; Zgajnar, Janez; Hocevar, Marko; Petric, Rok

The Cost-Effectiveness of Sentinel Node Biopsy in Patients with Intermediate Thickness Primary Cutaneous Melanoma
pp. 929-940(12)
Authors: Morton, R.; Howard, K.; Thompson, J.

Method of Detection of Initial Recurrence of Stage II/III Cutaneous Melanoma: Analysis of the Utility of Follow-Up Staging
pp. 941-947(7)
Authors: Meyers, Michael; Yeh, Jen; Frank, Jill; Long, Patricia; Deal, Allison; Amos, Keith; Ollila, David

An Increased Number of Sentinel Lymph Nodes Is Associated with Advanced Breslow Depth and Lymphovascular Invasion in Patients with Primary Melanoma
pp. 948-952(5)
Authors: Schmidt, Carl; Panageas, Katherine; Coit, Daniel; Patel, Ami; Brady, Mary

Optimizing Melphalan Pharmacokinetics in Regional Melanoma Therapy: Does Correcting for Ideal Body Weight Alter Regional Response or Toxicity?
pp. 953-961(9)
Authors: McMahon, N.; Cheng, T.; Beasley, G.; Spasojevic, I.; Petros, W.; Augustine, C.; Zipfel, P.; Padussis, J.; Sanders, G.; Tyler, Douglas

Endogenous NIS Expression in Triple-Negative Breast Cancers
pp. 962-968(7)
Authors: Renier, Corinne; Yao, Chen; Goris, Michael; Ghosh, Malavika; Katznelson, Laurence; Nowles, Kent; Gambhir, Sanjiv; Wapnir, Irene

Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Primary Breast Cancer: Preliminary Results of a Pilot Study
pp. 969-971(3)
Authors: Biggers, Brian; Knox, Sally; Grant, Michael; Kuhn, John; Nemunatitis, John; Fisher, Tammy; Lamont, Jeff

Men With Breast Cancer Have Same Disease-Specific and Event-Free Survival as Women
pp. 972-978(7)
Authors: Marchal, Frédéric; Salou, Magalie; Marchal, Christian; Lesur, Anne; Desandes, Emmanuel

A Contemporary, Population-Based Study of Lymphedema Risk Factors in Older Women with Breast Cancer
pp. 979-988(10)
Authors: Yen, Tina; Fan, Xiaolin; Sparapani, Rodney; Laud, Purushuttom; Walker, Alonzo; Nattinger, Ann

Sentinel Node Biopsy in Patients with Previous Breast Aesthetic Surgery
pp. 989-992(4)
Authors: Rodriguez Fernandez, Julia; Martella, Stefano; Trifirò, Giuseppe; Caliskan, Mujgan; Chifu, Camelia; Brenelli, Fabricio; Botteri, Edoardo; Rossetto, Fabio; Rotmensz, Nicole; Rietjens, Mario; Veronesi, Paolo

Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy After Extensive Cytoreductive Surgery in Patients with Primary Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: Interim Analysis of a Phase II Study
pp. 993-1000(8)
Authors: Lim, Myong; Kang, Sokbom; Choi, Jaeho; Song, Yong; Park, Sohee; Seo, Sang-Soo; Park, Sang-Yoon

Impact of Hospital Volume on Surgical Outcome for Head and Neck Cancer
pp. 1001-1009(9)
Authors: Cheung, Michael; Koniaris, Leonidas; Perez, Eduardo; Molina, Manuel; Goodwin, W.; Salloum, Rabih

Neurogenic Tumors of the Pelvis: Clinicopathologic Features and Surgical Outcomes Using a Multidisciplinary Team
pp. 1010-1016(7)
Authors: Dozois, Eric; Wall, Jarrod; Spinner, Robert; Jacofsky, David; Yaszemski, Michael; Sim, Franklin; Moran, Steven; Cima, Robert; Larson, Dirk; Haddock, Michael; Okuno, Scott; Larson, David

Surgical Factors Influence the Outcome After Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy with Intrathoracic Anastomosis for Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction: A Consecutive Series of 240 Patients at an Experienced Center
pp. 1017-1025(9)
Authors: Ott, Katja; Bader, Franz; Lordick, Florian; Feith, Marcus; Bartels, Holger; Siewert, J.

Pulmonary Resection for Colorectal Cancer Metastases: Duration Between Cancer Onset and Lung Metastasis as an Important Prognostic Factor
pp. 1026-1032(7)
Authors: Lin, Been-Ren; Chang, Tung-Chen; Lee, Yung-Chie; Lee, Po-Huang; Chang, King-Jen; Liang, Jin-Tung

Lung Cancer as a Second Primary Malignancy: Increasing Prevalence and Its Influence on Survival
pp. 1033-1038(6)
Authors: Quadrelli, Silvia; Lyons, Gustavo; Colt, Henri; Chimondeguy, Domingo; Silva, Carlos

Partial Upper Sternotomy for Anterosuperior Mediastinal Surgery: An Institutional Experience
pp. 1039-1042(4)
Authors: Paul, Subroto; Lee, Paul; Altorki, Nasser; Stiles, Brendon; Port, Jeffrey

Silencing of TLR4 Decreases Liver Tumor Burden in a Murine Model of Colorectal Metastasis and Hepatic Steatosis
pp. 1043-1050(8)
Authors: Earl, T.; Nicoud, I.; Pierce, J.; Wright, J.; Majoras, N.; Rubin, J.; Pierre, K.; Gorden, D.; Chari, R.

Positive Regulation of Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase Gene Expression and Telomerase Activity by DNA Methylation in Pancreatic Cancer
pp. 1051-1059(9)
Authors: Kumari, Alpana; Srinivasan, Radhika; Vasishta, Rakesh; Wig, Jai

A Career in Surgical Oncology: Not Finding Meaning, Balance, and Personal Satisfaction
pp. 1060-1061(2)
Author: Hena, Muhammad

In Reply: More on Burnout and Surgical Oncology
pp. 1062-1062(1)
Author: Shanafelt, Tait

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: Does Pretreatment Axillary Nodal Staging Improve Decision Making?
pp. 1063-1064(2)
Authors: Batsis, Charalabos; Ziogas, Dimosthenis; Fatouros, Michael

Timing of Axillary Staging
pp. 1065-1065(1)
Authors: Lee, M.; Kilbride, Kandice

In Reply: In Favor of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection: Need for a Pragmatic View
pp. 1066-1067(2)
Authors: Samphao, Srila; Eremin, Oleg

Challenges in Developing Robust Genetic Markers and Targets to Predict and Prevent Distant and Peritoneal Recurrence in Gastric Cancer
pp. 1068-1069(2)
Authors: Ziogas, D.; Roukos, D.

Important Matters to Identify Robust Markers for Metastasis and Recurrence in Solid Cancer
pp. 1070-1071(2)
Authors: Mimori, Koshi; Iwatsuki, Masaaki; Yokobori, Takehiko; Mori, Masaki

Laparoscopic Peritoneal Cytology: Can it Affect Decision-Making for Neoadjuvant Treatment of Gastric Cancer?
pp. 1072-1073(2)
Authors: Liakakos, T.; Polychronidis, A.; Bistarakis, D.; Kopanakis, K.; Macheras, A.

Is There a Role for Surgery in Recurrent Gastric Cancer
pp. 1074-1075(2)
Authors: Bali, C.; Ziogas, D.; Fatouros, E.; Fatouros, M.

Gastroesophageal Cancer Research, Study Design, and Continuing Dialogue
pp. 1076-1076(1)
Authors: Badgwell, Brian; Mansfield, Paul

Perioperative Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer: How Should We Measure the Efficacy?
pp. 1077-1079(3)
Authors: Persiani, Roberto; Rausei, Stefano; Biondi, Alberto; D'Ugo, Domenico

Lymph Node Yield as a Prognostic Factor in Cancer Studies—Due to Undersampling of Tumor-Free Lymph Nodes at Higher N Stages?
pp. 1080-1082(3)
Author: Metze, Konradin

In Reply
pp. 1083-1083(1)
Authors: Leggett, Maya; Martinez, Steve

Detection and Functional Analysis of Tumor Infiltrating T-Lymphocytes (TIL) in Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer
pp. 1084-1084(1)
Authors: Wagner, Philipp; Koch, Moritz; Nummer, Daniel; Palm, Sylvia; Galindo, Luis; Autenrieth, Daniel; Rahbari, Nuh; Schmitz-Winnenthal, Friedrich; Schirrmacher, Volker; Büchler, Markus; Beckhove, Philipp; Weitz, Jürgen