abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiosarcomas comprise less than 1% of all sarcomas, arising from endothelial cells of blood or lymph vessels. Chronic immunosuppression increases the risk of many malignancies and an association between the development of angiosarcoma with an immunosuppressed state is established. A few cases have been repo...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Qureshi YA,Strauss DC,Thway K,Fisher C,Thomas JM

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anastomotic complications are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality following esophagectomy for cancer. Conflicting reports exist regarding the superiority of hand-sewn versus stapled techniques. This systematic review identified eight randomized clinical trials examining this issue. None of the studies ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Kim RH,Takabe K

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:To assess the surgical and survival outcomes after secondary cytoreductive surgery (SCRS) in patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and to identify patients who would most benefit from SCRS. METHODS:Inclusion criteria consisted of (1) recurrent EOC; (2) dis...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Park JY,Eom JM,Kim DY,Kim JH,Kim YM,Kim YT,Nam JH

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative prognostic information to select a treatment strategy is important especially in patients who need highly aggressive surgery, such as those with biliary cancer. We evaluated various prognostic factors and non-curative surgical factors using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). METHODS:We r...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Kobayashi S,Nagano H,Marubashi S,Wada H,Eguchi H,Takeda Y,Tanemura M,Kim T,Doki Y,Mori M

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of gastric cancer has evolved with the advent of randomized trials demonstrating chemotherapeutic agents with efficacy in advanced disease. Level I evidence supports delivering chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant setting; the data shows improvement in progression-free and overall survival. A clinical response to...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Mezhir JJ,Tang LH,Coit DG

更新日期：2010-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ARM technique was proposed to prevent arm lymphedema after ALND and/or SLN biopsy. However, several problems remain to be resolved in the practical application of this technique. METHODS:The fluorescent ARM nodes and/or lymphatics were identified using a fluorescence imaging system with subdermal inject...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Noguchi M,Yokoi M,Nakano Y

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Destructive metastatic lesions about the acetabulum result in pain and functional limitations. We assessed whether periacetabular reconstruction (PAR) improves quality of life by examining outcome measures of pain, function, and mobility. METHODS:Thirty-seven patients with a mean follow-up of 23....

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Ho L,Ahlmann ER,Menendez LR

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the presence of prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA) mRNA in peripheral blood can predict biochemical recurrence (BCR) after radical prostatectomy in patients with high-risk prostate cancer. METHODS:High-risk disease was defined based on the presence of any one of the following three risk f...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Joung JY,Cho KS,Kim JE,Seo HK,Chung J,Park WS,Choi MK,Lee KH

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the efficacy and feasibility of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) using paclitaxel as consolidation therapy in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. METHODS:Between November 1999 and January 2004, 18 patients with a negative second-look and 1 patient with positive peritoneal ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Kim JH,Lee JM,Ryu KS,Lee YS,Park YG,Hur SY,Lee KH,Lee SH,Kim SJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The effects of isolated metastatic node dissection in the para-aortic region have not been established in colorectal cancer (CRC). The authors undertook to evaluate the role of para-aortic lymph node (PALN) dissection in CRC with isolated PALN metastasis. METHODS:Between January 1993 and Marc...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Choi PW,Kim HC,Kim AY,Jung SH,Yu CS,Kim JC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:We retrospectively compared surgical outcomes between patients with intra-thoracic and extra-thoracic (cervical and abdominal) lymph-node metastasis. METHODS:The study population comprised 96 patients with lymph-node metastasis who had undergone curative esophagectomy for thoracic esophageal ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Kunisaki C,Makino H,Kimura J,Oshima T,Fujii S,Takagawa R,Kosaka T,Ono HA,Akiyama H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 2-[18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) has recently become an important non-invasive tool for the diagnosis and staging in several cancers. The standardized uptake value (SUV) of primary tumor has been reported to relate to cancer progression and prognosis, however, biolo...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Takenaka T,Yano T,Ito K,Morodomi Y,Miura N,Kawano D,Shoji F,Abe K,Honda H,Maehara Y

更新日期：2009-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) is a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis family of proteins and deregulation of XIAP can result in tumorigenicity. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of XIAP expression in colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS:RT-PCR was perform...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Xiang G,Wen X,Wang H,Chen K,Liu H

更新日期：2009-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) occur rarely in the duodenum. The characteristics of duodenal GIST have not been well clarified. The aim of this study is to clarify the characteristics and surgical prognosis of patients with primary duodenal GIST. METHODS:Data of patients with surgically treated prim...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Yang WL,Yu JR,Wu YJ,Zhu KK,Ding W,Gao Y,Shen QY,Lv KZ,Zhang Q,Yang XJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated whether electrothermal bipolar coagulation (Ligasure) for pelvic exenterations decreases operative morbidity. METHODS:All cases of pelvic exenterations, for all malignancies, performed at Moffitt Cancer Center from 1999 to 2008, were identified through retrospective review of medical records. E...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Bansal N,Roberts WS,Apte SM,Lancaster JM,Wenham RM

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) has been used for diagnosis and staging of malignant diseases. However, the prognostic significance of FDG uptake on PET had not been sufficiently evaluated in patients with biliary carcinoma. METHODS:We performed a retrospective ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Furukawa H,Ikuma H,Asakura K,Uesaka K

更新日期：2009-11-01 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 OBJECTIVES:Hyaluronic acid binding protein 1 (HABP1), a family of proteins interacting with hyaluronan (HA), had been associated with cell adhesion and tumor invasion. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between clinicopathologic factors and patient survival time with the expression ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Chen YB,Jiang CT,Zhang GQ,Wang JS,Pang D

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Discovery of positive lymph nodes (LNs) in patients with cervix cancer is important prognostically, may direct adjuvant therapy, and may have therapeutic benefit. The purpose of this Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) analysis was to assess the value of lymphadenectomy (LND) in patients with ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Rossi PJ,Horowitz IR,Johnstone PA,Jani AB

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The journey of gastrinomas had its beginnings in 1955 when Zollinger and Ellison published their seminal paper (Zollinger and Ellison, Ann Surg 1955; 142: 709-723). The evolution of the diagnosis and management of this syndrome has paralleled many important advances in medicine, including the development of various di...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Yeung MJ,Pasieka JL

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Only a few surgeons with much experience of laparoscopic surgery perform laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy (LATG), because of its technical difficulty and concern about subsequent complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the technical feasibility and safety of LATG as compared ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Lee SE,Ryu KW,Nam BH,Lee JH,Kim YW,Yu JS,Cho SJ,Lee JY,Kim CG,Choi IJ,Kook MC,Park SR,Kim MJ,Lee JS

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prognosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) from GI tract cancers remains poor. As 30% of patients develop PC after curative surgery, prevention of PC during cancer resection would be desirable. Regarding physiopathology of PC and intraperitoneal immunology, intraoperative application of trifunctional antibodies offer...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Ströhlein MA,Heiss MM

更新日期：2009-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma is considered an aggressive procedure, but symptomatic and quality of life changes are unknown. METHODS:Between 1997 and 2004, 16 consecutive patients underwent extrapleural pneumonectomy for mesothelioma followed by chemo-radiotherapy. Tumor-rel...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Ambrogi V,Mineo D,Gatti A,Pompeo E,Mineo TC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to analyze the potential utilization of external jugular vein (EJV) cutdown approach for totally implantable venous access device (TIVAD) placement. METHODS:This is a prospective, non-randomized, observational, uni-institutional study. All patients (n = 451) were first subjected to...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Karanlik H,Kurul S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We assessed which classification of lymph node metastasis better predicted outcomes in patients with colorectal carcinoma. METHODS:We identified 318 patients (176 men) with stage III colon cancer who underwent curative resection. The number of LNs dissected, LNR, and disease-free survival time, were analyzed. ...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Park IJ,Choi GS,Jun SH

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Accumulating epidemiological and molecular evidence suggests that inflammation is an important component in the etiology of PCa. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) plays an important role in the pro- and anti-inflammatory response to infection. This study is aimed at investigating th...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Ding GX,Zhou SQ,Xu Z,Feng NH,Song NH,Wang XJ,Yang J,Zhang W,Wu HF,Hua LX

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal cancer are at a high risk for malnutrition due to the effects of chemoradiation, dysphagia, and malignancy induced cachexia. Preparation for esophagectomy requires careful assessment of nutritional risk and adequate supplementation as indicated. Supplementation vi...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Bower MR,Martin RC 2nd

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：:This article describes the Danish National Indicator Project that aims to document and improve the quality of care at national level. Specific clinical indicators, standards, and prognostic factors have been developed for eight diseases (e.g. lung cancer). It has been implemented in all clinical departments in Denmark...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Mainz J,Hansen AM,Palshof T,Bartels PD

更新日期：2009-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality of care measurement and reporting at the provider, hospital, or health system level has become increasingly common in health systems around the world. Health system performance reports, whether they be confidentially distributed to the provider or made available to the public, are not only used as a stimulus f...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Brien SE,Dixon E,Ghali WA

更新日期：2009-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Oxaliplatin is a chemotherapeutic drug for colorectal adenocarcinoma able to extend the indications for resection of colorectal liver metastases. However, the drug may severely injure hepatic sinusoids, inducing a sinusoidal obstruction syndrome in non-tumoral parenchyma with a risk of decreas...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Schiffer E,Frossard JL,Rubbia-Brandt L,Mentha G,Pastor CM

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most malignant cancers in the world. The effect of preoperative transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for resectable HCC is still controversial and cost-associated treatments are unknown. METHODS:We retrospectively compared clinical outcomes and resource utiliza...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Lee KT,Lu YW,Wang SN,Chen HY,Chuang SC,Chang WT,Shi HY,Ker CG,Chiu HC

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Currently, preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery is the only promising strategy for patients with T4 esophageal cancer. This study retrospectively analyzed the prognostic factors in patients with curatively resected cancer after chemoradiotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between September 1989 and De...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Miyoshi N,Yano M,Takachi K,Kishi K,Noura S,Eguchi H,Yamada T,Miyashiro I,Ohue M,Ohigashi H,Sasaki Y,Ishikawa O,Doki Y,Imaoka S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extended lymphadenectomy has been proposed for loco-regional control of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. While retrospective series suggested a benefit, subsequent prospective trials have not shown a survival benefit. Methods to improve loco-regional control of pancreatic body/tail cancer have not been extensively investiga...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Rupp CC,Linehan DC

更新日期：2009-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymph node status is not part of the staging system for cervical cancer, but provides important information for prognosis and treatment. This article reviews the incidence and patterns of lymph node metastasis, and the issues surrounding surgical assessment of lymph nodes. The preoperative assessment of lymph nodes by...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Gien LT,Covens A

更新日期：2009-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Locally advanced colon cancer can result in serious clinical conditions unless treated appropriately. The aim of this study was to examine the feasibility of en bloc resection and the significance of depth of invasion by analyzing the outcomes of the procedure in colon cancer invading adjacent organs. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Oh SY,Kim YB,Paek OJ,Suh KW

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients undergoing total mesorectal excision (TME), the clinical variables most relevant to anastomotic recurrence have not been identified. We evaluated factors associated with anastomotic recurrence in patients undergoing TME and the impact of a reduced distal margin on anastomotic recurrence. METHODS...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Kim YW,Kim NK,Min BS,Huh H,Kim JS,Kim JY,Sohn SK,Cho CH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac myxoma, the most common primary tumor in the adult, is less often encountered in infants and children. We reviewed our series of children with cardiac myxoma over a 22-year period and present the long-term results of surgical resection of the tumor. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From January 1985 to December...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Wu KH,Mo XM,Liu YL

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:This report reviews the methods and goals of treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. GISTs express CD117, which serves as an immunohistochemical diagnostic marker. Surgical excision is the definitive treatment for all primary GISTs greater th...

journal_title：Journal of surgical oncology

authors： Everett M,Gutman H

更新日期：2008-12-15 00:00:00