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    Journal of Surgical Oncology: Volume 109, Issue 7

    629-745
    June 1, 2014
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Editorials

Comparing national cancer registries: The National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) and the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER) program

Sanjay Mohanty MD,  Karl Y. Bilimoria MD, MS, 
  • Pages: 629-630
  • First Published: 25 January 2014

Patterns of invasion as major prognostic factors in cancer of the oral cavity

Ashok R. Shaha MD, FACS, 
  • Pages: 631-632
  • First Published: 24 February 2014

Research Articles

Compliance with National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines in the use of radiation therapy for extremity and superficial trunk soft tissue sarcoma in the United States

Sanjay P. Bagaria MD,  Jonathan B. Ashman MD, PhD,  Larry C. Daugherty MD,  Richard J. Gray MD,  Nabil Wasif MD, 
  • Pages: 633-638
  • First Published: 24 January 2014

Predictors of prognosis for squamous cell carcinoma of oral tongue

Shivakumar Thiagarajan MS, DNB,  Sudhir Nair MS, MCh,  Deepa Nair MS, DNB,  Pankaj Chaturvedi MS,  Shubhadra V. Kane MD,  Jai Prakash Agarwal MD, DMRT,  Anil K. D'Cruz MS, DNB, 
  • Pages: 639-644
  • First Published: 12 March 2014

Gender and ethnic disparities in colon cancer presentation and outcomes in a US universal health care setting

Ramzi Amri MSc,  Karien Stronks PhD,  Liliana G. Bordeianou MD,  Patricia Sylla MD,  David L. Berger MD, 
  • Pages: 645-651
  • First Published: 29 January 2014

Intraoperative radiation therapy for locally advanced primary and recurrent colorectal cancer: Ten-year institutional experience

John R. Hyngstrom MD,  Ching-Wei D. Tzeng MD,  Sam Beddar PhD,  Prajnan Das MD, MPH,  Sunil Krishnan MD,  Marc E. Delclos MD,  Christopher H. Crane MD,  George J. Chang MD, MPH,  Y. Nancy You MD, MHSc,  Barry W. Feig MD,  John M. Skibber MD,  Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas MD, 
  • Pages: 652-658
  • First Published: 10 February 2014

Relationship between histologic response and the degree of tumor shrinkage after chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer

Toshiyuki Suzuki MD, PhD,  Sotaro Sadahiro MD, PhD,  Akira Tanaka MD, PhD,  Kazutake Okada MD,  Gota Saito MD,  Akemi Kamijo BS,  Takeshi Akiba MD,  Shuichi Kawada MD, 
  • Pages: 659-664
  • First Published: 27 December 2013

The impact of cell proliferation markers and p53 mutation status on prognosis of non-metastatic colon cancer

Lutfiye Demir MD, PhD,  Nese Ekinci MD,  Cigdem Erten MD,  Isil Somali MD,  Alper Can MD,  Ahmet Dirican MD,  Suna Cokmert MD,  Vedat Bayoglu MD,  Murat Akyol MD,  Yuksel Kucukzeybek MD,  Ahmet Alacacioglu MD,  Mustafa Oktay Tarhan MD, 
  • Pages: 665-675
  • First Published: 24 January 2014

Role of miR-200 family members in survival of colorectal cancer patients treated with fluoropyrimidines

Tania Diaz PhD,  Rut Tejero MSc,  Isabel Moreno MD,  Gerardo Ferrer PhD,  Anna Cordeiro MSc,  Rosa Artells PhD,  Alfons Navarro PhD,  Raquel Hernandez MD,  Gustavo Tapia MD,  Mariano Monzo MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 676-683
  • First Published: 10 February 2014

Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition predicts prognosis in clinical gastric cancer

Toshifumi Murai MD,  Suguru Yamada MD, PhD, FACS,  Bryan C. Fuchs PhD,  Tsutomu Fujii MD, PhD, FACS,  Goro Nakayama MD, PhD,  Hiroyuki Sugimoto MD, PhD,  Masahiko Koike MD, PhD,  Michitaka Fujiwara MD, PhD,  Kenneth K. Tanabe MD, FACS,  Yasuhiro Kodera MD, PhD, FACS, 
  • Pages: 684-689
  • First Published: 22 January 2014

A prospective randomized comparison between pylorus- and subtotal stomach-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy on postoperative delayed gastric emptying occurrence and long-term nutritional status

Ippei Matsumoto MD, PhD,  Makoto Shinzeki MD, PhD,  Sadaki Asari MD, PhD,  Tadahiro Goto MD,  Sachiyo Shirakawa MD, PhD,  Tetsuo Ajiki MD, PhD,  Takumi Fukumoto MD, PhD,  Yasuyuki Suzuki MD, PhD,  Yonson Ku MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 690-696
  • First Published: 12 March 2014

Complications and survival associated with operative procedures in patients with unresectable pancreatic head adenocarcinoma

Philip M. Spanheimer MD,  Anthony R. Cyr BS,  Junlin Liao PhD,  Frederick C. Johlin MD,  Hisakazu Hoshi MD,  James R. Howe MD,  James J. Mezhir MD, 
  • Pages: 697-701
  • First Published: 07 January 2014

Indicators for proper management of surgical drains following pancreaticoduodenectomy

Kenichiro Uemura MD,  Yoshiaki Murakami MD,  Takeshi Sudo MD,  Yasushi Hashimoto MD,  Naru Kondo MD,  Naoya Nakagawa MD,  Hayato Sasaki MD,  Hiroki Ohge MD,  Taijiro Sueda MD, 
  • Pages: 702-707
  • First Published: 14 January 2014

Treatment strategy of rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)

Heli Liu MD,  Zhongshu Yan MD,  Guoqing Liao MD,  Hongling Yin PhD, 
  • Pages: 708-713
  • First Published: 10 February 2014

Functional outcome of limb-salvage surgery with shoulder abduction brace for bone tumors around the shoulders

Xinghuo Wu MD,  WenJuan Wang MD,  Chunqing Meng MD,  Deyu Duan MD,  Weihua Xu MD,  Xianzhe Liu MD,  Hong Wang MD,  Shuhua Yang MD, 
  • Pages: 714-720
  • First Published: 07 January 2014

A pre-operative nomogram for decision making in oncological surgical emergencies

Frédéric Dumont MD,  Chafika Mazouni MD, PhD,  Georgina Bitsakou MD,  Philippe Morice MD, PhD,  Diane Goéré MD, PhD,  Charles Honoré MD,  Dominique Elias MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 721-725
  • First Published: 06 January 2014

The role of preoperative positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in patients with high-risk melanoma

Maya Barsky MD,  Leonid Cherkassky MD,  Michael Vezeridis MD,  Thomas J. Miner MD, 
  • Pages: 726-729
  • First Published: 30 December 2013
Open Access

Cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy improves survival of patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis from colorectal cancer: A case-control study from a Chinese center

Chao-Qun Huang MD,  Jue-Ping Feng MD, PhD,  Xiao-Jun Yang MD, PhD,  Yan Li MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 730-739
  • First Published: 27 December 2013

Perioperative systemic chemotherapy for appendiceal mucinous carcinoma peritonei treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy

Aaron U. Blackham MD,  Katrina Swett MS,  Cathy Eng MD,  Joseph Sirintrapun MD,  Simon Bergman MD,  Kim R Geisinger MD,  Konstantinos Votanopoulos MD,  John H. Stewart MD,  Perry Shen MD FACS,  Edward A. Levine MD, 
  • Pages: 740-745
  • First Published: 28 December 2013