Needle aspiration cytologic diagnosis of metastatic malignant melanoma of unknown primary origin: report of a case and review of the literature.

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated rates of occult malignancy in the breast and sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) in patients undergoing prophylactic mastectomy (PM) and whether routine sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is justified. METHODS:A retrospective review of our database identified patients undergoing PMs with SLNB. Descripti...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Bunting PW,Cyr AE,Gao F,Margenthaler JA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The median of pO2 values in tumor measured by Eppendorf "Histograph" with a needle-type electrode has been used as a prognostic indicator in cancer patients. However, it is not established that a pretreatment measured pO2 value can be used as a universal predictor of local control probability,...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Nozue M,Lee I,Yuan F,Teicher BA,Brizel DM,Dewhirst MW,Milross CG,Milas L,Song CW,Thomas CD,Guichard M,Evans SM,Koch CJ,Lord EM,Jain RK,Suit HD

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine whether current programs for the management of metastatic breast cancer have led to improved patient survival, we determined the median survival times for five-year intervals of 849 patients admitted to the City of Hope National Medical Center with metastatic breast cancer from 1955 to 1980. Surv...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Debonis D,Terz JJ,Eldar S,Hill LR

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immunoreactivity for p53 tumor suppressor gene product is commonly found in human malignancies and some premalignant lesions, but its role in cancer development and its value as a marker of tumor biologic behavior is still unclear. OBJECTIVES:This study was undertaken to assess p53 immunoexpression in esoph...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Chaves P,Pereira AD,Pinto A,Oliveira AG,Queimado L,Gloria L,Cardoso P,Mira FC,Soares J

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Malignant cartilage tumors demonstrate chemotherapeutic resistance through undetermined mechanisms. P-glycoprotein is the protein product of the multiple drug resistance gene 1 (MDR-1) and confers multidrug chemotherapeutic resistance in a variety of malignancies. METHODS:MDR-1 expression was...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Rosier RN,O'Keefe RJ,Teot LA,Fox EJ,Nester TA,Puzas JE,Reynolds PR,Hicks DG

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion (HILP) has an established role in the management of melanoma, but its role for Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is less well defined. METHODS:Retrospective review of our institutional experience with HILP for MCC was conducted (2009-2015). Literature search was performed th...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Thiels CA,Gonzalez AB,Gray RJ,Jakub JW

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical procedures for breast cancer were compared in 468 cases with in-situ and 4,967 cases with invasive lesions. The cases were obtained from the Michigan Cancer Foundation Registry, a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) participant, and were incident-resident cases diagnosed from 1973-1978. For sin...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Albert S,Belle S,Eckert D,Swanson GM

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:Staging and type of resection for rectal neuroendocrine tumors (R-NETS) relies on preoperative identification of lymph node (LN) involvement. Study objective was to develop a Preoperative Rectal Stratification Score (PReSS) for LN-positivity and to assess the association of PReSS with overall survi...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Gamboa AC,Liu Y,Lee RM,Zaidi MY,Staley CA,Russell MC,Cardona K,Sullivan PS,Maithel SK

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CD40 and CD154 are associated with lymphocyte signaling pathways and they are also expressed in some malignant neoplasms, but the significance in pancreatic cancer is unknown. METHODS:Eighty pancreatic cancer specimens were stained immunohistochemically, and the results were correlated with the patients' cl...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Shoji Y,Miyamoto M,Ishikawa K,Yoshioka T,Mishra R,Ichinokawa K,Matsumura Y,Itoh T,Shinohara T,Hirano S,Kondo S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The realm of cancer chemotherapy is complex and often conflicting. The massive use of cytotoxic agents during the past 25 years has now reached a point where major decisions have to be made. The respective roles of regional techniques, systemic therapy for metastatic disease and adjuvant cytotoxic chemotherapy, all ne...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Burn I

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of metastatic cancer to inguinal lymph nodes from unknown primaries are presented. All three patients had exhaustive workups which produced no primary lesions. There were two cases of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma and one of melanoma. A review of the literature shows that it is unusual to have metasta...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Wallack MK,Reynolds B

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Involvement of nose and maxilla by fibrosarcoma is extremely rare. Only a few cases of fibrosarcoma arising in this region are reported in the world literature. Two cases of fibrosarcoma are described, and the literature relating to this disease entity is briefly reviewed. Salient features helping in the diagnosis and...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Agarwal MK,Gupta S,Gupta OP,Samant HC

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:There is currently debate about the optimal timing and frequency of mammography follow-up after breast-conserving therapy (BCT). The purpose of this study was to determine if 6-month intervals for the first 2 years following BCT offer benefit over annual screening. METHODS:Three hundred ninet...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： McNaul D,Darke M,Garg M,Dale P

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For extremity soft tissue sarcomas, limb salvage is now standard of care. The extent of surgical margins is balanced with functionality of the resected limb. Although negative margins are the goal, the necessary width is unclear. Additional considerations for margin adequacy include presence of anatomic barriers such ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Byerly S,Chopra S,Nassif NA,Chen P,Sener SF,Eisenberg BL,Tseng WW

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to investigate the role of growth factors and matrix metalloproteinases in the brain metastasis. METHODS:Tumors from 40 patients with brain metastasis (30 lung cancer, 10 breast cancer) were studied to investigate the expression-patterns of EGFR, MT1-MMP, MMP...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Yoshida S,Takahashi H

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adrenal venous sampling (AVS) is the definitive evaluation for primary aldosteronism (PA). Pre-AVS cross-sectional imaging does not reduce the need for AVS. The goal of this study was to examine whether performing AVS prior to imaging could decrease the use of imaging in the evaluation of PA at a high volume...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Asmar M,Wachtel H,Yan Y,Fraker DL,Cohen D,Trerotola SO

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to establish the role of estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PgR) as prognostic indicators for early recurrence and survival. In all, among breast cancer patients, 166 patients who had undergone radical or extended radical mastectomy were studied. These patients were treated wit...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Morimoto T,Komaki K,Yamamoto H,Yamakawa T,Tanaka T,Sonoo H,Monden Y

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the United States, pulmonary adenocarcinomas have recently replaced squamous cell carcinomas as the most frequent type of lung cancer encountered. The incidence of pulmonary adenocarcinoma continued to increase worldwide. METHOD:To determine the roles of the transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1)...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Takanami I,Tanaka F,Hashizume T,Kodaira S

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-nine patients with stage D carcinoma of the prostate under different modalities of treatment were studied for creatine phosphokinase isoenzyme BB (CK-BB) and prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) levels in serum by radioimmunoassay (RIA) technique, in order to study the possible use of CK-BB as a follow-up marker com...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： El-Shribiny A,Bharvaga A,Fitzpatrick J,Murphy GP

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal approach to biliary drainage for patients with supra-ampullary cholangiocarcinoma remains undetermined. Violation of sphincter of Oddi results in bacterial colonization of bile ducts and may increase postdrainage infectious complications. We sought to determine if rates of cholangitis are affecte...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Kariya CM,Wach MM,Ruff SM,Ayabe RI,Lo WM,Torres MB,Petrick JL,McNeel TS,Davis JL,McGlynn KA,Hernandez JM

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Australia has the world's highest incidence of skin cancer. Despite excellent prevention and early diagnosis education programs and an increasing percentage of the population with darker and more UV tolerant skins, skin cancer remains a major and expensive community medical problem. However, primary and secondary prev...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： McCarthy WH

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The study of pathology and prognosis for patients with ovarian tumors of low malignant potential (LMP) has been well documented. The treatment, particularly the secondary surgery, for recurrent disease is less documented. This study was conducted to investigate the role of secondary surgical c...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Zang RY,Yang WT,Shi DR,Xing Y,Cai SM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine the prognostic factors and to rationalize adjuvant therapy, the clinicopathologic data of patients with a stage II colon cancer were analyzed retrospectively. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 392 patients underwent potentially curative resection at the Kurume University Hospital between 1982 and...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Ogata Y,Murakami H,Sasatomi T,Ishibashi N,Mori S,Ushijima M,Akagi Y,Shirouzu K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Peritoneal papillary serous carcinoma (PPSC) is histologically and clinically similar to stage III-IV ovarian papillary serous carcinoma (OPSC). The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical findings, treatment, and outcome of PPSC patients compared with stage III-IV OPSC patients....

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Piura B,Meirovitz M,Bartfeld M,Yanai-Inbar I,Cohen Y

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:In this study, we identified matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and 9 expression in exophytic papilloma (EP), inverted papilloma (IP) with dysplasia, IP with carcinoma, and invasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We also compared the presence of MMP-2 and 9 with human papilloma virus (HPV) infec...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Katori H,Nozawa A,Tsukuda M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of surgical resection in the treatment of patients with metastatic/recurrent gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) is unclear. The aim of this study was to identify preoperative factors associated with oncologic outcomes for recurrent/metastatic GIST after tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy. ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Roland CL,Bednarski BK,Watson K,Torres KE,Cormier JN,Wang WL,Lazar AJ,Somaiah N,Hunt KK,Feig BW

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine whether LAPTM4B over-expression is associated with the prognosis and chemotherapy resistance in patients with stages III and IV epithelial ovarian carcinoma, i.e., patients with peritoneal metastasis or lymph node metastasis of epithelial ovarian carcinoma. METHODS...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Yin M,Li C,Li X,Lou G,Miao B,Liu X,Meng F,Zhang H,Chen X,Sun M,Ling Q,Zhou R

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hanging liver maneuver is a useful technique to guide the transection of liver parenchyma by lifting a tape passed between the anterior surface of the inferior vena cava and the liver. Modified hanging liver maneuvers have been described in different types of liver resection. Surgical resection of hilar cholangioc...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Perini MV,Coelho FF,Kruger JA,Rocha FG,Herman P

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This retrospective study was conducted to compare the treatment and quality of life (QOL) results between radical surgery and definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for stage II-III carcinoma of the esophagus. METHODS:Between 2000 and 2009, 128 consecutive patients were selected for this study in which 72 were ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Yamashita H,Okuma K,Seto Y,Mori K,Kobayashi S,Wakui R,Ohtomo K,Nakagawa K

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Brain metastasis is a rare but dismal event in sarcomas. However, the pattern of occurrence and the prognostic factors associated with post-brain metastasis survival (PBMS) are not yet well-characterized. METHODS:Sarcoma patients treated at one institute within 10-year period were retrospectiv...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Chou YS,Liu CY,Chen WM,Chen TH,Chen PC,Wu HT,Shiau CY,Wu YC,Liu CL,Chao TC,Tzeng CH,Wong TT,Yen CC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00