Prospective study of outcomes after percutaneous biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction.

abstract：:Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an operational term that refers to a heterogeneous collection of breast cancers lacking expression of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor, and HER2. These tumors account for 12-17 % of all breast cancers, preferentially affect young women, are more frequent in women of...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Newman LA,Reis-Filho JS,Morrow M,Carey LA,King TA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumor growth and metastases require the development of new vessels (angiogenesis). Angiogenesis, assessed by microvessel count using immunocytochemical stain of endothelial cells, has been shown to predict metastases and correlate with early death. Recently developed color Doppler mapping can detect the "tum...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Lee WJ,Chu JS,Houng SJ,Chung MF,Wang SM,Chen KM

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the honeycomb microcystic type is common and typical for a serous cystic tumor (SCT), clinical and radiological features are diverse. Systematic classification of SCT subtypes is not well established. The purpose of this study was to classify the subtypes of SCT and to clarify its clinical and patho...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Lee SE,Kwon Y,Jang JY,Kim YH,Hwang DW,Kim MA,Kim SH,Kim SW

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extensive lymph node dissection (LND) is beneficial in primarily resected esophageal cancer patients. Such benefit was believed to be seen in neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT)-treated patients, but evidence was inconsistent. We hypothesized that CRT might offset the benefit of LND in certain subgroup of pa...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Chao YK,Liu HP,Hsieh MJ,Wu YC,Liu YH,Yeh CH,Chang HK,Tseng CK

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Neuropathic pain (NPP) following breast surgery extends morbidity in the postoperative period. The incidence and etiology of postoperative NPP remains unclear and under-reported in literature. This study aims to define the incidence of neuropathic pain following breast surgery and to identify patient characteri...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Wilson GC,Quillin RC 3rd,Hanseman DJ,Lewis JD,Edwards MJ,Shaughnessy EA

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heat-shock protein gp96 plays an important role in antitumor immunoreactions. Gp96 has a close relationship with antitumor immunity. This study evaluated the correlation between gp96 expression and the prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. METHODS:Seventy-eight patients with primarily resected es...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Akutsu Y,Matsubara H,Kano M,Usui A,Yoneyama Y,Ikeda N,Komatsu A,Yusup G

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The clinical significance of isolated tumor cells (ITC) in peripheral blood (PB) and bone marrow (BM) as predictive markers in the recurrence or metastasis of breast cancer has not yet been determined. In the current study, we focused on the urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (u-PAR) gene as a powerf...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Mimori K,Kataoka A,Yamaguchi H,Masuda N,Kosaka Y,Ishii H,Ohno S,Mori M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Noninvasive thermal ablation using magnetic resonance (MR)-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) has been shown to be clinically effective in uterine fibroids, and is being evaluated for ablation of breast, liver, and brain lesions. Recently MRgFUS has been evaluated for palliation of pain caused by bone metast...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Liberman B,Gianfelice D,Inbar Y,Beck A,Rabin T,Shabshin N,Chander G,Hengst S,Pfeffer R,Chechick A,Hanannel A,Dogadkin O,Catane R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous ablative therapies (PAT) are valuable modalities for posthepatectomy recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (RHCC), but its impact on long-term outcome and prognosis prediction have not been well documented. The present study aimed to analyze prognostic factors and to propose a prognosis-predicting ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Yin XY,Xie XY,Lu MD,Kuang M,Liu GJ,Xu ZF,Xu HX,Wang Z

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was instated on 23 March 2010 to improve healthcare quality, reduce costs, and increase access. The Pretty in Pink Foundation (PIPF), a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization in North Carolina, provides financial assistance and in-kind support to individuals seeking help with breast ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Obeng-Gyasi S,Tolnitch L,Greenup RA,Shelley Hwang E

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date, skillful medical management and advanced surgical techniques have provided increased quality of life with less postoperative morbidity in patients with spinal metastasis. We assessed the survival of patients with spinal metastasis according to two treatment modalities: surgery and conservative treat...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Lee BH,Kim TH,Chong HS,Moon ES,Park JO,Kim HS,Kim SH,Lee HM,Cho YJ,Kim KN,Moon SH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effectiveness of perioperative adjuvant chemotherapy for colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM) remains a matter of debate. Despite the lack of clear evidence supporting its effectiveness after curative hepatectomy, adjuvant chemotherapy has been widely used clinically. The purpose of this study was t...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Hirokawa F,Hayashi M,Miyamoto Y,Asakuma M,Shimizu T,Komeda K,Inoue Y,Uchiyama K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) is a large, geographically diverse hospital-based cancer registry that has been used to study factors related to cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survival. The primary purpose of this study was to compare the case counts and characteristics of patients in NCDB with popula...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Lerro CC,Robbins AS,Phillips JL,Stewart AK

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A systematic review with a meta-analysis was performed to determine the prevalence and risk factors for secondary de novo adenocarcinoma in the colon used as a urinary diversion not exposed to the fecal stream. METHODS:The systematic review of the literature identified 47 patients with secondary adenocarcin...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Sterpetti AV,Costi U,Grande R,D'Ermo G,Sapienza P

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:0.6-12.7% of patients with primary cutaneous melanoma will develop additional melanomas. Pathologic features of tumors in patients with multiple primary cutaneous melanomas have not been well described. In this large, international, multicenter, case-control study, we compared the clinicopathologic features ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Murali R,Goumas C,Kricker A,From L,Busam KJ,Begg CB,Dwyer T,Gruber SB,Kanetsky PA,Orlow I,Rosso S,Thomas NE,Berwick M,Scolyer RA,Armstrong BK,GEM Study Group.

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative complications are associated with poor cancer-specific survival in various types of cancer surgery. Recent studies suggest that systemic inflammation induced by surgical trauma can accelerate the adhesion of circulating tumor cells to the vascular endothelium of distant organs, resulting in ear...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Nojiri T,Hamasaki T,Inoue M,Shintani Y,Takeuchi Y,Maeda H,Okumura M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the widespread use of the sentinel lymph node biopsy technique, many patients with invasive breast cancer still undergo an axillary lymph node dissection and are at risk of arm lymphedema. With the new awareness of lymphatic spread in the axillary nodes, it should be possible to define a new surgical...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Nos C,Lesieur B,Clough KB,Lecuru F

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytoreductive surgery and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CS/HIPEC) is performed for selected indications at a limited number of specialized centers worldwide. Currently there is no standardized approach to the perioperative care process. We sought to capture current practices in the perioperative manag...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Maciver AH,Al-Sukhni E,Esquivel J,Skitzki JJ,Kane JM 3rd,Francescutti VA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In our own experience over the last 15 years, the primary transpelvic vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous (VRAM) flap is a reliable tool to prevent perineal wound complications after cylindrical excision in radical anorectal tumor surgery. To minimize the operative trauma in such patients, we performed a ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Horch RE,D'Hoore A,Holm T,Kneser U,Hohenberger W,Arkudas A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast surgery has evolved with more focus on improving cosmetic outcomes, which requires increased operative time and technical complexity. Implications of these technical advances in surgery for the surgeon are unclear, but they may increase intraoperative demands, both mentally and physically. We prospect...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Hallbeck MS,Law KE,Lowndes BR,Linden AR,Morrow M,Blocker RC,Cain SM,Degnim AC,Hieken TJ,Jakub JW,Racz JM,Farley DR,Nelson H,Boughey JC

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Ki-67 index is an established prognostic marker for recurrence after resection of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) that groups tumors into three categories: low grade (< 3%), intermediate grade (3-20%), and high grade (> 20%). Given that the majority of resected PanNETs have a Ki-67 less than 3...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Lopez-Aguiar AG,Ethun CG,Postlewait LM,Zhelnin K,Krasinskas A,El-Rayes BF,Russell MC,Sarmiento JM,Kooby DA,Staley CA,Maithel SK,Cardona K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current nodal staging (N-staging) of ampullary carcinoma in the TNM staging system distinguishes between node-negative (N0) and node-positive (N1) disease but does not consider the metastatic lymph node (LN) number. METHODS:Overall, 313 patients who underwent pancreatoduodenectomy for ampullary adenocarcino...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Balci S,Basturk O,Saka B,Bagci P,Postlewait LM,Tajiri T,Jang KT,Ohike N,Kim GE,Krasinskas A,Choi H,Sarmiento JM,Kooby DA,El-Rayes BF,Knight JH,Goodman M,Akkas G,Reid MD,Maithel SK,Adsay V

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas continues to be a formidable disease. In the United States, patients who have had resected disease are generally offered adjuvant chemoradiation. The current National Comprehensive Cancer Network practice guidelines uniformly support this practice. We reviewed seven selected series to ev...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Chu QD,Khushalani N,Javle MM,Douglass HO Jr,Gibbs JF

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Controversy over the need for sentinel node biopsy (SNB) continues to exist for the optimal treatment of breast cancer in patients ≥ 70 years of age, especially in those with lower-risk disease. Clinicians must balance competing risks to give the best individualized care. METHODS:The American Society of B...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Blair SL,Tsai C,Tafra L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The term pseudomyxoma peritonei has been used in reference to any condition, benign or malignant, in which the peritoneal cavity becomes filled with a gelatinous substance. The term is nonspecific and does not denote therapeutic or prognostic significance. Controversy centers around which patients benefit fr...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Wirtzfeld DA,Rodriguez-Bigas M,Weber T,Petrelli NJ

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In approximately 40% of the breast cancer patients with sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastases, additional nodal metastases are detected in the completion axillary lymph node dissection (cALND). The MSKCC nomogram can help to quantify a patient's individual risk for non-SLN metastases with fairly accurate pred...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Smidt ML,Strobbe LJ,Groenewoud HM,der Wilt GJ,Van Zee KJ,Wobbes T

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The strategy of radical surgery for stage 2 endometrial cancer (EC) remains controversial. This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the impact of radical hysterectomy (RH) versus simple hysterectomy (SH) on survival of patients with stage 2 EC. METHODS:A systematic review was conducted to identify studies co...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Liu T,Tu H,Li Y,Liu Z,Liu G,Gu H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommends that at least 15 lymph nodes (LNs) be removed during radical gastrectomy. This study aims to investigate the optimal number of LNs resected for radical gastrectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From September 2008 to March 2015, a total of 1990 gastric can...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Zheng G,Feng F,Guo M,Xu G,Liu S,Liu Z,Sun L,Hong L,Yang J,Lian X,Fan D,Zhang H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Follow-up practices after diagnosis and treatment of primary cutaneous melanoma vary considerably. We aimed to determine factors associated with recommendations for follow-up setting, frequency, skin surveillance, and concordance with clinical guidelines. METHODS:The population-based Melanoma Patterns of Ca...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Read RL,Madronio CM,Cust AE,Goumas C,Watts CG,Menzies S,Curtin AM,Mann G,Thompson JF,Morton RL

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study investigated the effects of preoperative chemoradiotherapy (PCRT) and the prognoses of patients with mucinous rectal cancer compared with those with nonmucinous cancer. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 368 patients who underwent curative resection after PCRT, between 200...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Shin US,Yu CS,Kim JH,Kim TW,Lim SB,Yoon SN,Yoon YS,Kim CW,Kim JC

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00