Sentinel lymph node biopsy during prophylactic mastectomy: is there a role?

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the efficacy of preoperative ultrasound (US) scanning in identifying lymph node metastasis before sentinel node biopsy (SNB), we conducted a prospective study on 125 patients with primary cutaneous melanoma (CM). METHODS:We prospectively enrolled 125 patients with >1 mm thick CM a...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Rossi CR,Mocellin S,Scagnet B,Foletto M,Vecchiato A,Pilati P,Tregnaghi A,Zavagno G,Stramare R,Rubaltelli L,Montesco C,Borsato S,Rubello D,Lise M

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:We present the long-term functional results of a new technique for bladder substitution after cystectomy for bladder cancer in women. METHODS:Between 1991 and 1995, 10 women underwent radical cystectomy for bladder cancer with a new technique. We created a detubularized rectosigmoid neobladde...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Mearini E,Mearini L,Zucchi A,Costantini E,Goracci G,Porena M

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive fungal infections have emerged as a significant problem in patients with cancer with the development of better systemic therapies for malignancy and more effective antibacterial agents. The currently available world published medical literature was reviewed on invasive fungal infections in cancer patients wit...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Radhakrishnan R,Donato ML,Prieto VG,Mays SR,Raad II,Kuerer HM

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:To determine how inhomogeneities in blood perfusion might affect the number of metastases that develop within an individual with cancer. METHODS:Experiments with lung metastases in mice, involving 320 treatment groups and 3165 mice, were reviewed. Inhomogeneities in the distribution of metast...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Kendal WS

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical observations showed that the natural history of sarcomatous lesions may be different among males and females, and it may be influenced by hormonal factors. Estrogen receptors (ER) were measured on biopsy specimens of melanoma (two patients), soft-tissue sarcoma (four patients), cystosarcoma phylloides (five p...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Lee YT,Markland FS

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of synovial sarcoma in the abdominal wall of a 50-year-old Iraq female is reported. The ultrastructure of the tumor has been studied. Eight other cases of synovial sarcoma in the abdominal wall which reported in the English literature up to 1978 have been reviewed. Synovial sarcomas in the abdominal wall tend t...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Al-Dewachi HS,Sangal BC,Zakaria MA

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted to assess the suppression of segmental pancreatic allograft rejection by cyclosporine (CSA) alone in baboons and dogs, and subtotal marrow irradiation (TL1) alone and TL 1 in combination with CSA in baboons. Total pancreatectomy in the dog and primate provided a reliable diabetic model, induced a...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Du Toit DF,Heydenrych JJ

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory carcinoma of the breast is rare and lethal. Since the early 1940s, operation except for biopsy has been contraindicated in patients with inflammatory breast cancer. Results with radiotherapy alone and with radiotherapy and chemotherapy are reviewed. Results of treating patients with initial chemotherapy a...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Morris DM

更新日期：1983-08-01 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：:A totally implantable venous access system is described which greatly improved the ability to gain long-term venous access in selected patients. The external jugular approach has been demonstrated to be a safe and simple technique. The only major problem associated with the implantable venous access system was the dev...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Kondi ES,Pietrafitta JJ,Barriola JA

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subtotal stomach preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (SSPPD) is compared retrospectively with pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD). METHODS:During 2002-2005, 21 patients (13 female, 8 male) underwent SSPPD. The mean age was 64.3 (range 33-80). PPPD was performed for 12 patients after 1999. Days ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Hayashibe A,Kameyama M,Shinbo M,Makimoto S

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:In North America, preoperative combination chemoradiation is the most commonly recommended and utilized approach to locally advanced rectal cancer. There is increasing interest in the use of induction chemotherapy (IC) before radiation and surgery in locally advanced rectal cancer. How widely ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Hardiman KM,Antunez AG,Kanters A,Schuman AD,Regenbogen SE

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who have received neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CCRT) and undergone curative resection remains unclear. METHODS:This study was a retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Patients with locally ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Jung KU,Kim HC,Park JO,Park YS,Park HC,Choi DH,Cho YB,Yun SH,Lee WY,Chun HK

更新日期：2015-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective analysis was performed of 20 patients with Ewing's sarcoma treated by combined modality therapy, consisting of surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Fourteen patients (70%) achieved complete remission and 5 patients (25%) were in partial remission at the end of treatment. One patient (5%) failed to ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Ben-Arush M,Kuten A,Perez-Nahum M,Cohen Y,Bialik V

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intra-peritoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) treatment of colorectal peritoneal metastases (PM) is an established treatment alternative. The study aim was, first, to investigate the outcome of high-volume disease defined by the peritoneal cancer index (PCI) 20; second, t...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Cashin PH,Dranichnikov F,Mahteme H

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:Forty-four consecutive cases of "early gastric cancer" were studied according to the macroscopic classification proposed by the Japanese Gastroenterological and Endoscopy Society and further analyzed in terms of growth patterns. The tumours were then classified into the small mucosal type, the superficially spreading ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Olivera P,Nobre-Leitão C,Chaves P

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-six patients with esophageal carcinoma at stage pT4 underwent esophagectomy with lymph node dissection leaving part of the tumor in adjacent organs. Several plastic catheters were fixed to the tumor bed and led to the outside of the thorax for postoperative brachytherapy. Using these catheters, the patients und...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Kato H,Kagami Y,Tachimori Y,Watanabe H,Ikeda H

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Several molecular biology techniques are utilized to study changes in gene expression during the genesis of human tumors. Our objective was to identify genes that showed altered expression between normal brain tissue (NBT) and glioblastoma multiforme tumor tissue (GMTT). METHODS:The technique...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Sehgal A,Boynton AL,Young RF,Vermeulen SS,Yonemura KS,Kohler EP,Aldape HC,Simrell CR,Murphy GP

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five consecutive patients underwent en bloc resection of cardia cancer without thoracotomy. All tumors were adenocarcinoma. The operative procedure involved wide resection of the peri-hiatal diaphragm, dissection of the upper abdominal and lower mediastinal lymph nodes, and resection of the stomach including a ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Tanigawa N,Shimomatsuya T,Horiuchi T,Masuda Y,Ihaya A,Chiba Y,Muraoka R

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary Angiosarcoma (Stewart-Treves Syndrome) is a rare malignant cutaneous lesion, which arises in chronic lymphedema of the extremity, often observed after breast cancer treatment. We reviewed the history and the oncological outcome of two patients with this disease. Multimodal therapy including hyperthermic isol...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Farzaliyev F,Hamacher R,Steinau Professor HU,Bertram S,Podleska LE

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is a T-cell neoplasm that arises in the capsule around breast implants. While an association with implants has been proposed, no causal link has been identified and the pathophysiology and natural history of BIA-ALCL remain unknown. A literature revie...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Ebner PJ,Liu A,Gould DJ,Patel KM

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Recent advancements in the technology of cryosurgery along with the development and refinement of intraoperative ultrasound have led to a feasible alternative for some patients with unresectable hepatic malignancy. This paper reports our first year's experience with cryosurgical ablation of un...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Dale PS,Souza JW,Brewer DA

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Internal hemipelvectomy is a complex procedure used to treat malignancy that involves the pelvis. Reconstruction of the pelvis after type I or type I/IV resection remains controversial due to high complication rates and debatable functional benefit. Modern reconstruction options may provide a ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Tepper SC,Blank AT,Gitelis S,Colman MW

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eccrine porocarcinoma, a malignancy of the eccrine sweat glands, is extremely rare. Our report and a review of the literature (70 cases) emphasize the features of this tumor. Age at time of treatment ranged from 19 to 94 years (mean 67 years). Duration of the lesion ranged from two months to 50 years; 31 (44%) had the...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Goedde TA,Bumpers H,Fiscella J,Rao U,Karakousis CP

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 144 patients with advanced sarcomas were entered into a randomized prospective protocol with four treatment arms utilizing different combinations of chemotherapeutic agents. Of these, 120 patients (83%) were judged acceptable. Treatment 1: actinomycin-D (Act-D), 0.01 mg/kg IV, days 1--5; phenylalanine must...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Cruz AB Jr,Thames EA Jr,Aust JB,Metter G,Ramirez G,Fletcher WS,Altman SJ,Frelick RW,Hill GJ 2nd

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of preoperative injection of activated carbon in delineation of cancer location in laparoscopic colectomy. Activated carbon particles were injected during endoscopy into the normal colonic wall surrounding cancer lesions in five cases of early colon cancer, pr...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Kitamura K,Yamane T,Oyama T,Shimotsuma M,Hagiwara A,Yamaguchi T,Sawai K,Takahashi T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The single-arm ROSiA study evaluated frontline bevacizumab for advanced ovarian cancer. We explored how discordant surgically and radiologically assessed postoperative residual disease affects outcomes. METHODS:After debulking surgery, 1021 patients received 4 to 8 cycles of carboplatin-pacli...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Korach J,Colombo N,Mendiola C,Selle F,Dolado I,Donica M,Oza AM

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Reports of clinicopathological features and prognosis in patients with mucinous gastric carcinoma (MGC) are conflicting. The aim was to describe the clinicopathological features and prognosis of patients with MGC in comparison with nonmucinous gastric carcinoma (NMGC). METHODS:We reviewed the...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Zhang M,Zhu GY,Zhang HF,Gao HY,Han XF,Xue YW

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Lymph node involvement is common in thyroid cancer, but the system of staging does not consider the histological features of lymph node metastases. We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the prognostic role of extranodal extension (ENE) in thyroid cancer patients. METHODS:We ran PubMed a...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Veronese N,Luchini C,Nottegar A,Kaneko T,Sergi G,Manzato E,Solmi M,Scarpa A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00