mTHPC-mediated photodynamic therapy of early stage oral squamous cell carcinoma: a comparison to surgical treatment.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuroendocrine tumors are becoming increasingly prevalent, with many patients presenting with or developing metastatic disease to the liver. METHODS:In this landmark series paper, we highlight the critical studies that have defined the surgical management of neuroendocrine tumor liver metastases, as well as...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Gangi A,Howe JR

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic significance of preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 levels in patients with resectable gastric cancer (GC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients who underwent a radical resection for GC at the Fujian Medical University ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Lin JX,Wang W,Lin JP,Xie JW,Wang JB,Lu J,Chen QY,Cao LL,Lin M,Tu R,Zheng CH,Huang CM,Zhou ZW,Li P

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC), which has hitherto been regarded as a lethal entity, can now be cured with surgery (treating macroscopic tumor seeding) combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) (treating residual microscopic disease). The purpose of this study was to analyze the morbidi...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Elias D,Goere D,Blot F,Billard V,Pocard M,Kohneh-Shahri N,Raynard B

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) is the inhibitor of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway, however it is highly transactivated in various cancers, suggesting the presence of unknown mechanism. Its implication in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) has not been sufficiently investigated. PATIENTS ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Makino T,Yamasaki M,Takemasa I,Takeno A,Nakamura Y,Miyata H,Takiguchi S,Fujiwara Y,Matsuura N,Mori M,Doki Y

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing evidence that tumor hypoxia plays a significant role in the chemoresistance of melanoma, but to our knowledge, real-time tumor oxygenation during isolated limb infusion (ILI) has not been studied. We sought to demonstrate the feasibility of measuring real-time alterations in tissue oxygen...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Speicher PJ,Beasley GM,Jiang B,Lidsky ME,Palmer GM,Scarbrough PM,Mosca PJ,Dewhirst MW,Tyler DS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This work is aimed at comparing mucinous colorectal adenocarcinomas (MUC) and non-mucinous colorectal adenocarcinomas (non-MUC), and at verifying the existence of two different subgroups of MUC, in terms of clinicopathological features, chromosomal alterations, and outcome, in a geographical area where mucin...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Leopoldo S,Lorena B,Cinzia A,Gabriella DC,Angela Luciana B,Renato C,Antonio M,Carlo S,Cristina P,Stefano C,Maurizio T,Luigi R,Cesare B

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adjuvant chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil modulated by folinic acid, combined with oxaliplatin, has now become an accepted standard of care for patients with stage III colon cancer. In contrast, the use of adjuvant therapy for stage II patients remains controversial, and the identification of reliable progno...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： André T,Sargent D,Tabernero J,O'Connell M,Buyse M,Sobrero A,Misset JL,Boni C,de Gramont A

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymph node metastasis is widely accepted as one of the most important determinants of prognosis in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. Therefore, there is an urgent need to identify molecular markers that can be used to predict lymph node metastasis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Candidate genes were found using LMD ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Ozawa H,Iwatsuki M,Mimori K,Sato T,Johansson F,Toh H,Watanabe M,Mori M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Notch1 regulates cell proliferation, development, and apoptosis. Aberrant expression of Notch1 has been discovered in many types of tumors. We examined Notch1 expression in colorectal cancer to assess its role as a prognostic indicator. METHODS:Notch1 protein expression was examined by immunohistochemistry ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Chu D,Li Y,Wang W,Zhao Q,Li J,Lu Y,Li M,Dong G,Zhang H,Xie H,Ji G

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We postulated that the worse prognosis of melanoma with advancing age reflected more aggressive tumor biology and that in younger patients the prognosis would be more favorable. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The expanded AJCC melanoma staging database contained 11,088 patients with complete data for analysis, inclu...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Balch CM,Soong SJ,Gershenwald JE,Thompson JF,Coit DG,Atkins MB,Ding S,Cochran AJ,Eggermont AM,Flaherty KT,Gimotty PA,Johnson TM,Kirkwood JM,Leong SP,McMasters KM,Mihm MC Jr,Morton DL,Ross MI,Sondak VK

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have proven that neoadjuvant endocrine therapy (NET) has a similar beneficial therapeutic effect in estrogen-positive (ER+) breast cancer (BC) with improved breast conservation rate in patients undergoing NET versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). The impact of axillary complete pathologic re...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Stafford A,Williams A,Edmiston K,Cocilovo C,Cohen R,Bruce S,Yoon-Flannery K,De La Cruz L

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognosis of advanced nodal (N3) squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) is poor. We investigated whether surgery or radiotherapy of early (T1-2) primary stage HSNCC is preferable to limit the overall morbidity after upfront neck dissection (uND) for N3 disease. METHODS:This retrospective m...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Carsuzaa F,Thariat J,Gorphe P,Righini C,Cosmidis A,Thureau S,Roge M,De Mones E,Servagi-Vernat S,Tonnerre D,Morinière S,Dugas A,Malard O,Pasquier F,Vergez S,Salleron J,Dufour X

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to clarify the outcome of the ratio between metastatic and examined lymph nodes (N ratio) in gastric cancer patients with < or =15 examined lymph nodes after D2 lymphadenectomy. A retrospective study was performed in 906 patients with gastric cancer who had undergone D2 resection. Patient...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Xu DZ,Geng QR,Long ZJ,Zhan YQ,Li W,Zhou ZW,Chen YB,Sun XW,Chen G,Liu Q

更新日期：2009-02-01 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:There is no consensus as to the impact of lymph node micrometastasis on survival of patients with gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to clarify the prognostic significance of lymph node micrometastasis in patients with histologically node-negative gastric cancer. METHODS:Lymph nodes (n = 2039) from 6...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Yasuda K,Adachi Y,Shiraishi N,Inomata M,Takeuchi H,Kitano S

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to review the outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal resection for patients with stage IV colorectal cancer. METHODS:From the prospectively collected database for patients who underwent surgery for colorectal cancer in our institution, those with stage IV colorectal cancer who underwent electi...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Law WL,Fan JK,Poon JT,Choi H,Lo OS

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) represent a high-risk group of patients due to tumor or patient-related characteristics. The optimal management of these patients has not been fully defined. MATERIALS AND METHODS:All patients undergoing evaluation for PDA between 20...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Stokes JB,Nolan NJ,Stelow EB,Walters DM,Weiss GR,de Lange EE,Rich TA,Adams RB,Bauer TW

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accumulated evidence indicates that the incidence of early-onset breast cancer has rapidly increased in Taiwan and other Asian compared to Western countries. The mismatch repair (MMR) pathway might be one of the crucial mechanisms of predisposition to early breast cancer. In this study, we explored whether M...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Hsieh YC,Cho EC,Tu SH,Wu CH,Hung CS,Hsieh MC,Su CT,Liu YR,Lee CH,Ho YS,Chiou HY

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Local recurrence occurs in 10% to 20% of patients with extremity soft tissue sarcomas despite optimal treatment. The association of local recurrence with subsequent survival is controversial and conflicting. There is a need for a staging system to predict outcome in this subset of patients and also to plan o...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Ramanathan RC,A'Hern R,Fisher C,Thomas JM

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To reject the hypothesis that the number of nodes removed at time of surgical staging for vulva cancer is not an important prognostic factor. METHODS:Retrospective chart reviews were carried out from 1980-2004 to identify patients with squamous cell vulva carcinoma treated with radical vulvectomy and bilate...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Le T,Elsugi R,Hopkins L,Faught W,Fung-Kee-Fung M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although an age cutoff of 45 years has often been adopted to stratify cancer risk in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), both cancer-specific survival (CSS) and disease-specific survival (DFS) continue to worsen beyond this cutoff. This study aimed to determine whether advanced age (i.e., >60 years) at diagno...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Lang BH,Lo CY,Wong KP,Wan KY

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrins play an important role in various lymphocyte functions. In this study, we isolated lamina propria lymphocytes (LPL) and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) from normal and malignant tissues in patients with colorectal cancer, and examined the expression of beta1 and beta2 integrins on these lymphocytes quan...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Kitayama J,Tuno N,Nakayama H,Shibata Y,Muto T,Nagawa H

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital attributes have been shown to impact short- and long-term outcomes after cancer surgery. However, the effect of hospital attributes on processes of cancer care in terms of delivery of guideline recommended care has not been evaluated. We examined the impact of hospital attributes (volume and type) o...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Dudeja V,Gay G,Habermann EB,Tuttle TM,Tseng JF,Feig BW,Al-Refaie WB

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the original article Massimo Milione's last name was spelled incorrectly. It is correct as reflected here. The original article has also been updated. ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Guaglio M,Sinukumar S,Kusamura S,Milione M,Pietrantonio F,Battaglia L,Guadagni S,Baratti D,Deraco M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite gaining popularity, robotic-assisted thyroidectomy (RT) remains controversial. This systematic review and meta-analysis is aimed at comparing surgically-related complications between RT and conventional open thyroidectomy (OT). METHODS:A systematic review of the literature was performed to identify ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Lang BH,Wong CK,Tsang JS,Wong KP,Wan KY

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：:Malignant tumors of epithelial tissue are the most common form of cancer and are responsible for the majority of cancer-related deaths in Western industrialized countries. As a result of progress in surgical treatment of these tumors, lethality is linked increasingly to early metastasis, which is generally occult at t...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Pantel K,Hosch SB

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few reports on microvascular invasion (MVI) located intra- or extratumorally and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate patient outcome according to the location of MVI, and to build a nomogram predicting extratumoral MVI. METHODS:We included ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Nitta H,Allard MA,Sebagh M,Ciacio O,Pittau G,Vibert E,Sa Cunha A,Cherqui D,Castaing D,Bismuth H,Guettier C,Lewin M,Samuel D,Baba H,Adam R

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognosis for patients with locally advanced thoracic esophageal cancer is extremely unfavorable. We have been administering neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by esophagectomy to these patients and studying whether REG I expression in untreated endoscopic biopsy specimens is predictive of pati...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Motoyama S,Sugiyama T,Ueno Y,Okamoto H,Takasawa S,Nanjo H,Watanabe H,Maruyama K,Okuyama M,Ogawa J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Local treatment of colorectal cancer, including endoscopic removal of colonic polyps and transanal resection of rectal tumors, has become widely accepted. However, risk factors predicting the presence of lymph node metastasis have not been fully investigated. To determine the criteria for local excision of c...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Adachi Y,Yasuda K,Kakisako K,Sato K,Shiraishi N,Kitano S

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00