ASO Author Reflections: Abandoning the Drains by Eliminating the Radical Procedures Necessitating the Drains.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) guidelines include incorporation of fertility preservation guidelines in the care of breast oncology patients. This study aimed to examine the baseline knowledge and preferences concerning fertility preservation among women of childbearing age with newly diagn...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Goldfarb SB,Kamer SA,Oppong BA,Eaton A,Patil S,Junqueira MJ,Olcese C,Kelvin JF,Gemignani ML

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery is the most important treatment for nonmetastatic breast cancer; however, the utilization of modern surgical techniques in management of breast cancer in mainland China has not been reported. METHODS:The medical records of 5887 consecutive breast cancer patients treated surgically in the past 16 yea...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Yu KD,Di GH,Wu J,Lu JS,Shen KW,Shen ZZ,Shao ZM

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatic artery infusion (HAI) chemotherapy is an effective regional therapy for unresectable colorectal liver metastases (U-CRLM).1 , 2 One of its limitations is the need for a laparotomy, which can delay the use of systemic therapy.3 Here, we describe a purely robotic technique for placement of an HAI pump ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Dhir M,Magge D,Novak S,Bartlett DL,Zureikat AH

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative breast and lung markers have significant drawbacks, including migration, patient discomfort, and scheduling difficulties. SignalMark is a novel localizer device with a unique signal on Doppler ultrasound. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to evaluate intraoperative identification of SignalMark microspheres co...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Voss RK,Ward EP,Ojeda-Fournier H,Blair SL

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of the current study was to conduct a patient-centered investigation of reconstruction practices following mastectomy at our institution. METHODS:A questionnaire was administered to patients who underwent unilateral or bilateral mastectomy for breast cancer from 2006 to 2010. The survey queried ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Elmore L,Myckatyn TM,Gao F,Fisher CS,Atkins J,Martin-Dunlap TM,Margenthaler JA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the use and efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy after resection of T1-2N1M0 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in elderly patients. METHODS:Factors associated with the use of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients older than 65 years of age who underwent surgical resection of T1-2N1M0 NSCLC without in...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Berry MF,Coleman BK,Curtis LH,Worni M,D'Amico TA,Akushevich I

更新日期：2015-02-01 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 increasing use of mammography has led to a significant increase in the detection of clinically occult lesions, the majority of which prove to be benign. SFNB has been suggested as a means of expediting a diagnosis for lesions that are malignant while limiting surgical biopsies for those that are benign. ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Mitnick JS,Vazquez MF,Pressman PI,Harris MN,Roses DF

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies indicate that women with unilateral breast cancer are choosing contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) at an increasing rate. There is limited literature evaluating the postoperative complication rates associated with CPM without breast reconstruction. The objective of this study was to co...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Osman F,Saleh F,Jackson TD,Corrigan MA,Cil T

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymph node (LN) status is one of the strongest prognostic factors after gallbladder cancer (GBC) resection. The adequate extension of LN dissection and the stratification of the prognosis in N+ patients have been debated. The present study aims to clarify these issues. METHODS:A total of 112 consecutive pat...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Birnbaum DJ,Viganò L,Russolillo N,Langella S,Ferrero A,Capussotti L

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare, aggressive disease with no apparent change in treatment or survival in the United States over the past two decades. Our objective was to determine whether treatment patterns or clinical outcomes vary by hospital case volume. METHODS:Patients with ACC were identified...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Gratian L,Pura J,Dinan M,Reed S,Scheri R,Roman S,Sosa JA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of melanoma patients who need completion lymphadenectomy and adjuvant treatment after positive sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy would be a fundamental step forward toward personalized medicine. This study tested the hypothesis that the microscopic features of metastatic SLNs might predict not ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Rossi CR,De Salvo GL,Bonandini E,Mocellin S,Foletto M,Pasquali S,Pilati P,Lise M,Nitti D,Rizzo E,Montesco MC

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For patients with rectal cancer, there is a greater risk of a positive radial margin or local tumor recurrence when an abdominoperineal versus low anterior resection is performed, or when tumors are in an anterior versus nonanterior location. In response, clinical leaders have encouraged perineal dissection ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Simunovic M,Pinthus J,Coates AJ,DeNardi F

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thrombomodulin (TM) is a key molecule mediating circulation homeostasis through its binding to thrombin. The TM-thrombin complex can activate protein C and thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor to form a tight clot. In many cancer tissues, decrease of TM expression may correlate with cancer metastasis....

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Huang MT,Wei PL,Liu JJ,Liu DZ,Huey-Chun H,An J,Wu CC,Wu CH,Ho YS,Yang YY,Chang YJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was conducted to investigate whether annual surgical unit caseload affects extent of breast cancer surgery, breast cancer recurrence or breast cancer-specific survival. METHODS:In a population-based cohort study, 12,604 women diagnosed with breast cancer in Finland during the years 1998-2001 were...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Peltoniemi P,Peltola M,Hakulinen T,Häkkinen U,Pylkkänen L,Holli K

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ultrasonography and fine-needle aspiration (FNA) are used to evaluate the breast and regional nodes in breast cancer patients. We sought to identify factors influencing the sensitivity of ultrasonography for detection of nodal metastasis. METHODS:Patients with a clinically negative axilla who underwent axil...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Bedrosian I,Bedi D,Kuerer HM,Fornage BD,Harker L,Ross MI,Ames FC,Krishnamurthy S,Edeiken-Monroe BS,Meric F,Feig BW,Akins J,Singletary SE,Mirza NQ,Hunt KK

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Early-stage breast cancer patients with minimal axillary disease identified by sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) have low regional recurrence rates when treated with breast-conserving surgery and radiation therapy (XRT) and many avoid a completion axillary lymph node dissection (CLND). As the incidence of t...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： FitzSullivan E,Bassett RL,Kuerer HM,Mittendorf EA,Yi M,Hunt KK,Babiera GV,Caudle AS,Black DM,Bedrosian I,Reyna C,Teshome M,Meric-Bernstam F,Hwang R

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Aromatic amines, well-known bladder carcinogens, derived from cigarette smoke are activated by acidic urine. We herein determined whether urinary pH levels are associated with bladder recurrence in upper tract urothelial carcinoma patients with a positive smoking history. METHODS:A total of 256 upper tract uro...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Ide H,Kikuchi E,Hagiwara M,Hayakawa N,Hongo H,Miyajima A,Oya M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding the natural progression of untreated gastric cancer is critical for determining the disease prognosis as well as treatment options and timing. The aim of this study is to analyze the natural history of gastric cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We included patients with gastric cancer who had not re...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Oh SY,Lee JH,Lee HJ,Kim TH,Huh YJ,Ahn HS,Suh YS,Kong SH,Kim GH,Ahn SJ,Kim SH,Choi Y,Yang HK

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extending the original criteria of the Chemoradiotherapy for Oesophageal Cancer followed by Surgery Study (CROSS) in daily practice may increase the treatment outcome of esophageal cancer (EC) patients. This retrospective national cohort study assessed the impact on the pathologic complete response (pCR) rat...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Wang HH,de Heer EC,Hulshoff JB,Kats-Ugurlu G,Burgerhof JGM,van Etten B,Plukker JTM,Hospers GAP,Dutch Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Audit (DUCA) Group.

更新日期：2020-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extracapsular invasion (ECI) of metastatic axillary lymph nodes has been associated with aggressive nodal disease but its prognostic role in breast cancer is unclear. The present study evaluated nodal ECI as a predictor of breast cancer recurrence. METHODS:We evaluated 154 women with histologically proven n...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Yajima R,Fujii T,Yanagita Y,Fujisawa T,Miyamoto T,Hirakata T,Tsutsumi S,Iijima M,Kuwano H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytoreductive surgery followed by hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is associated with significantly longer survival in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC). So far, no morphological imaging method has proven to accurately assess the intra-abdominal tumor spread. This study was design...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Pfannenberg C,Königsrainer I,Aschoff P,Oksüz MO,Zieker D,Beckert S,Symons S,Nieselt K,Glatzle J,Weyhern CV,Brücher BL,Claussen CD,Königsrainer A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gemcitabine has been shown to exhibit significant clinical activity against pancreatic cancer and has become a first-line chemotherapeutic for this disease in recent years. However, there are still many patients who do not respond to this treatment and it is expected to improve the clinical outcome if we can...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Takano S,Togawa A,Yoshitomi H,Shida T,Kimura F,Shimizu H,Yoshidome H,Ohtsuka M,Kato A,Tomonaga T,Nomura F,Miyazaki M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic adenocarcinoma impinging the portal and/or superior mesenteric vein (PV-SMV) is classified as borderline resectable, and preoperative chemoradiation is recommended to increase the margin-negative resection rate. There is no consensus about what degree of venous impingement constitutes borderline r...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Chun YS,Milestone BN,Watson JC,Cohen SJ,Burtness B,Engstrom PF,Haluszka O,Tokar JL,Hall MJ,Denlinger CS,Astsaturov I,Hoffman JP

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies examining differences in presentation of patients with benign [follicular adenoma (FA)] and malignant follicular thyroid neoplasms [follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) or follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma (FVPTC)] include only one or two of these subtypes, and none has considered clinical...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Najafian A,Olson MT,Schneider EB,Zeiger MA

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative changes after axillary lymph node surgery may significantly alter breast cancer survivors' (BCS) quality of life. Although sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has less immediate morbidity than axillary lymph node dissection (ALND), its long-term impact on shoulder abduction, arm swelling, and neu...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Crane-Okada R,Wascher RA,Elashoff D,Giuliano AE

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Definitive treatment of Graves' disease includes radioactive iodine (RAI) and thyroidectomy, but utilization varies. We hypothesize that, in addition to clinical reasons, there are socioeconomic factors that influence whether a patient undergoes thyroidectomy or RAI. METHODS:Patients treated for Graves' dis...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Elfenbein DM,Schneider DF,Havlena J,Chen H,Sippel RS

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This multicenter analysis evaluated patient outcome and clinical pathologic features of thymic epithelial tumors after complete surgical resection and adjuvant treatment. METHODS:Histologic classification and clinical staging were performed according to WHO classification and Masaoka staging system, respect...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Genestreti G,Ampollini L,Burgio MA,Rolli L,Sanna S,Scarpi E,Monti M,Burgio SL,Giannone L,Santo A,Mezzetti M,Casanova C,Buosi R,Rusca M,Amadori D,Gavelli G

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:L-phenylalanine mustard (LPAM) has been the standard for use in regional chemotherapy (RC) for unresectable in-transit melanoma. Preclinical data demonstrated that regional temozolomide (TMZ) may be more effective. METHODS:Patients with AJCC Stage IIIB or IIIC extremity melanoma who failed previous LPAM-bas...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Beasley GM,Speicher P,Augustine CK,Dolber PC,Peterson BL,Sharma K,Mosca PJ,Royal R,Ross M,Zager JS,Tyler DS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management of breast cancer (BC) skin metastases represents a therapeutic challenge. Electrochemotherapy (ECT) combines the administration of bleomycin with temporary permeabilization induced by locally administered electric pulses. Preliminary experience with ECT in BC patients is encouraging. METHODS:...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Cabula C,Campana LG,Grilz G,Galuppo S,Bussone R,De Meo L,Bonadies A,Curatolo P,De Laurentiis M,Renne M,Valpione S,Fabrizio T,Solari N,Guida M,Santoriello A,D'Aiuto M,Agresti R

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00