Lymph node metastasis in breast cancer: common prognostic markers lack predictive value.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Positive peritoneal cytology is a predictor of poor survival in patients with gastric cancer. Our aim is to more clearly define the natural history of this cohort. METHODS:Review of a prospectively maintained gastric cancer database of patients who had diagnostic laparoscopy with peritoneal washings. Clinic...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Mezhir JJ,Shah MA,Jacks LM,Brennan MF,Coit DG,Strong VE

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Considering the typical rapid progression and high mortality of pancreatic cancer (PC), early detection may lead to an improved outcome. To date, there is no safe, sensitive, and cost-effective screening strategy to detect PC. Currently, screening is focused on individuals at the highest risk of developing P...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Catts ZA,Baig MK,Milewski B,Keywan C,Guarino M,Petrelli N

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microinvasive ductal carcinoma (DCISM), defined as DCIS with a focus of invasive carcinoma ≤ 1 mm, can be managed similarly to pure DCIS; however, management of the axilla in DCISM has been a subject of debate. Reports in the literature differ on the utility and necessity of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB)...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Fan B,Pardo JA,Serres S,Alapati AC,Szewczyk J,Mele A,James TA

更新日期：2020-10-01 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:We present an alternative access technique to facilitate preperitoneoscopic (extraperitoneal laparoscopic) approach for radical prostatectomy, herniorrhaphy, and other pelvic procedures. METHODS:A 0 degrees telescope was mounted into a Visiport Optical Trocar (Visiport), and via a periumbilical incision it ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Tai HC,Lai MK,Chueh SC,Chen SC,Hsieh MH,Yu HJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The patients with early gastric cancer who have undergone incomplete endoscopic resection (ER) generally need additional surgery because of the possibility of lymph node metastasis. The aim of study was to evaluate the optimal time interval from ER to additive surgery by evaluating the effect of time interva...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Kim MJ,Kim JH,Lee YC,Kim JW,Choi SH,Hyung WJ,Noh SH,Youn YH,Park H,Lee SI

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the results of restaging completely resected stage IIIB/C melanoma prior to start of adjuvant therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:One hundred twenty patients with stage IIIB or IIIC (AJCC 2009) melanoma who underwent complete surgical resection were screened for inclusion in our trial investigating adjuv...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Bloemendal M,van Willigen WW,Bol KF,Boers-Sonderen MJ,Bonenkamp JJ,Werner JEM,Aarntzen EHJG,Koornstra RHT,de Groot JWB,de Vries IJM,van der Hoeven JJM,Gerritsen WR,de Wilt JHW

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sarcopenia influences overall survival (OS) and tumor progression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. However, the impact of postoperative complications and the outcome of limited surgery have not been highlighted. Therefore, the aim of this study is to elucidate the prognostic impact of sarcopen...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Shinohara S,Otsuki R,Kobayashi K,Sugaya M,Matsuo M,Nakagawa M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Isolated limb infusion (ILI) with cytotoxic drugs has been used since 1992 to treat advanced melanoma confined to a limb. Over this time the technique has undergone progressive modification. In this study we evaluated our experience with ILI by analyzing outcome and toxicity from an "early" and a "late" trea...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Huismans AM,Kroon HM,Kam PC,Thompson JF

更新日期：2011-07-01 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：: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:The management of state III breast cancer is challenging; it often includes multimodal treatment with systemic therapy and/or radiation therapy and surgery. Immediate breast reconstruction has not traditionally been performed in these patients. We review the results of immediate transverse rectus abdominis m...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Styblo TM,Lewis MM,Carlson GW,Murray DR,Wood WC,Lawson D,Landry J,Hughes L,Nahai F,Bostwick J 3rd

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preliminary data indicate that tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) function through rearranged during transfection (RET) in breast cancer. However, TKIs are not specific and can block several receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs). This study used cell lines and primary breast cancer specimens to determine factors a...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Spanheimer PM,Lorenzen AW,De Andrade JP,Kulak MV,Carr JC,Woodfield GW,Sugg SL,Weigel RJ

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammation has been demonstrated to promote cancer metastasis. Due to the well-known systemic inflammatory responses (SIR) after major surgery, it is critical to investigate and attenuate SIR-induced tumor metastasis of cancer patients suffering surgical procedures. METHODS:C57BL/6 mice were intravenously...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Zhang X,Moriwaki T,Kawabata T,Goto S,Liu KX,Guo CY,Li TS

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to compare the clinical outcomes of patients who underwent limited resection (LR) versus pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). METHODS:A systematic review of the literature was performed to identify studies analyzing the clinical outcomes of ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Chok AY,Koh YX,Ow MY,Allen JC Jr,Goh BK

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical cancer incidence and mortality have declined in developed countries during the past few decades as a result of screening programs and vaccination. However, it remains a significant cause of cancer-related mortality in young women. Early-stage cervical cancer, defined as disease limited to the cervix, has trad...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Basaran D,Leitao MM Jr

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has been shown to reduce many of the long-term complications associated with a traditional axillary lymph node dissection (ALND); however, short-term outcomes have yet to be characterized. This study was designed to identify trends and differences in 30-day outcomes of parti...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Khavanin N,Gart MS,Berry T,Thornton B,Saha S,Kim JY

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relation of dialysis to tumor recurrence in patients with upper tract urothelial cancer (UTUC) is unknown; however, a limited number of small-scale studies suggest that patients with renal diseases prior to UTUC are more likely to exhibit bladder recurrence. We performed a population-based analysis to de...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Lin MY,Li WM,Huang CN,Lee HL,Niu SW,Chen LT,Wu WJ,Hwang SJ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The main goal of the current study was to compare survival differences among subgroups of primary ovarian cancer patients in International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stages IIIC and IIIA1 after complete tumor debulking surgery. METHODS:A total of 218 patients with primary ovarian cancer w...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Gasimli K,Braicu EI,Nassir M,Richter R,Babayeva A,Chekerov R,Darb-Esfahani S,Sehouli J,Muallem MZ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the commonest cancers worldwide, the underlying molecular mechanisms contributing to hepatocarcinogenesis are still not clear. METHODS:In this study, we performed double array analysis, consisting of both expression profiling and karyotyping analysis using s...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Nomoto S,Kanda M,Okamura Y,Nishikawa Y,Qiyong L,Fujii T,Sugimoto H,Takeda S,Nakao A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC) is a rare sarcoma of uncertain origin, marked by specific chromosomal translocations involving the NR4A3 gene, and usually characterized by an indolent course. Surgery (with or without radiotherapy) is the treatment of choice in localized disease. The treatment for a...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Paioli A,Stacchiotti S,Campanacci D,Palmerini E,Frezza AM,Longhi A,Radaelli S,Donati DM,Beltrami G,Bianchi G,Barisella M,Righi A,Benini S,Fiore M,Picci P,Gronchi A

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to predict residual lesion size after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and to determine the factors that influence the accuracy of response prediction. METHODS:This study comprised 166 patients who underwent MRI bef...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Ko ES,Han BK,Kim RB,Ko EY,Shin JH,Hahn SY,Nam SJ,Lee JE,Lee SK,Im YH,Park YH

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Performing a sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is the standard of care for axillary nodal staging in patients with invasive breast cancer and clinically negative nodes. The procedure provides valuable staging information with few complications when performed by experienced surgeons. However, variation in pro...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： James TA,Coffman AR,Chagpar AB,Boughey JC,Klimberg VS,Morrow M,Giuliano AE,Harlow SP

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CD44, a cancer stem cell surface marker, is associated with treatment resistance and prognosis in some cancers. In the present study, we examined the predictive value of CD44 in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed the clinical outcomes of 105 MIBC patients and correlat...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Wu CT,Lin WY,Chen WC,Chen MF

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We conducted a phase I clinical trial to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and safety of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) under aminolevulinic acid-mediated photodynamic diagnosis (ALA-PDD) plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) on 20 patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) from ovarian ...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Liu Y,Endo Y,Fujita T,Ishibashi H,Nishioka T,Canbay E,Li Y,Ogura S,Yonemura Y

更新日期：2014-12-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malignant obstruction of the proximal colon (MOPC) traditionally has been treated with acute resection. However, morbidity and mortality rates following these emergency surgeries are high. Initial bowel decompression by stent placement or stoma construction has been used for distal obstructions as an alterna...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Amelung FJ,Consten ECJ,Siersema PD,Tanis PJ

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery is the standard treatment for primary, gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST); however, surgical resection often is not curative, particularly in large GIST. Five years after complete removal of their tumor, approximately half of treated patients relapse. Imatinib, an oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor (T...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Hohenberger P,Eisenberg B

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The value of p53 status for predicting response to chemotherapy-based treatment in patients with esophageal cancer has been controversial. We conducted a meta-analysis to elucidate the correlation of p53 status with the response to chemotherapy-based treatment. METHODS:Studies were searched in PubMed, Embas...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Zhang SS,Huang QY,Yang H,Xie X,Luo KJ,Wen J,Cai XL,Yang F,Hu Y,Fu JH

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Resection of melanoma metastatic to the liver remains controversial. We evaluated the efficacy of hepatic resection in patients with metastatic ocular and cutaneous melanoma and assessed factors that could affect survival after resection. METHODS:Forty patients with hepatic melanoma metastasis underwent res...

journal_title：Annals of surgical oncology

authors： Pawlik TM,Zorzi D,Abdalla EK,Clary BM,Gershenwald JE,Ross MI,Aloia TA,Curley SA,Camacho LH,Capussotti L,Elias D,Vauthey JN

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00