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    Journal of Surgical Oncology: Volume 117, Issue 6

    i, 1107-1347
    May 1, 2018
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Cover Image, Volume 117, Number 6, May 1, 2018

Fabio Nicoli MD,  Georgios Orfaniotis FRCS Ed(Plast),  Pedro Ciudad MD,  Kidakorn Kiranantawat MD,  Davide Lazzeri MD,  Michele Maruccia MD,  Joannis Constantinides FRCS Ed(Plast),  Bulent Sacak MD,  Ram M. Chilgar MD,  Ke Li MD,  Yi Xin Zhang MD, PhD,  Hung-Chi Chen MD, PhD, 
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  • First Published: 19 June 2018
Cover Image, Volume 117, Number 6, May 1, 2018

The cover image, by Fabio Nicoli et al., is based on the How I Do It Alternative vascular constructs of lymph node flap transfer, DOI: 10.1002/jso.24966.

ISSUE INFORMATION

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Issue Information - Ed Board

  • Page: 1107
  • First Published: 19 June 2018
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Issue Information - TOC

  • Pages: 1108-1112
  • First Published: 19 June 2018

Research Articles

Development and prospective validation of a model estimating risk of readmission in cancer patients

Carl R. Schmidt MD,  Jennifer Hefner PhD, MPH,  Ann S. McAlearney ScD, MS,  Lisa Graham MSN,  Kristen Johnson MHA,  Susan Moffatt-Bruce MD, PhD,  Timothy Huerta PhD, MS,  Timothy M. Pawlik MD, MPH, PhD,  Susan White PhD, 
  • Pages: 1113-1118
  • First Published: 26 February 2018

Early assessment of post-surgical outcomes with pre-pectoral breast reconstruction: A literature review and meta-analysis

Abhishek Chatterjee MD, MBA,  Maurice Y. Nahabedian MD,  Allen Gabriel MD,  David Macarios MS, MBA,  Mousam Parekh MS,  Fang Wang MD, PHD,  Leah Griffin MS,  Steven Sigalove MD, 
  • Pages: 1119-1130
  • First Published: 18 January 2018

Expression of programmed death-1 in sentinel lymph nodes of breast cancer

Takashi Tatara MD,  Toru Mukohara MD, DMedSci,  Yohei Shimono MD, PhD,  Takashi Yamasaki MD,  Yoshinori Imamura MD, PhD,  Yohei Funakoshi MD, PhD,  Masanori Toyoda MD, PhD,  Naomi Kiyota MD, PhD,  Shintaro Takao MD, PhD,  Seishi Kono MD, PhD,  Yoshihiro Kakeji MD, PhD,  Hironobu Minami MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1131-1136
  • First Published: 28 November 2017

Characteristics and long-term survival of patients diagnosed with pure tubular carcinoma of the breast

Éric Poirier MD, FRCSC,  Christine Desbiens MD, FRCSC,  Brigitte Poirier MD, FRCSC,  Dominique Boudreau MD, FRCSC,  Simon Jacob MD,  Julie Lemieux MD, MSc, FRCPC,  Catherine Doyle MD, FRCPC,  Caroline Diorio PhD,  Jean-Charles Hogue PhD,  Louise Provencher MD, MA, FRCSC, 
  • Pages: 1137-1143
  • First Published: 04 December 2017

How I Do It

Alternative vascular constructs of lymph node flap transfer

Fabio Nicoli MD,  Georgios Orfaniotis FRCS Ed(Plast),  Pedro Ciudad MD,  Kidakorn Kiranantawat MD,  Davide Lazzeri MD,  Michele Maruccia MD,  Joannis Constantinides FRCS Ed(Plast),  Bulent Sacak MD,  Ram M. Chilgar MD,  Ke Li MD,  Yi Xin Zhang MD, PhD,  Hung-Chi Chen MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1144-1147
  • First Published: 22 January 2018

Research Articles

Staged surgical treatment of extremity lymphedema with dual gastroepiploic vascularized lymph node transfers followed by suction-assisted lipectomy—A prospective study

Mouchammed Agko MD,  Pedro Ciudad MD, PhD,  Hung-Chi Chen MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1148-1156
  • First Published: 22 January 2018

Lymphatic vessel diameter in female pelvic cancer-related lower extremity lymphedematous limbs

Takumi Yamamoto MD, PhD,  Mitsunaga Narushima MD, PhD,  Isao Koshima MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1157-1163
  • First Published: 22 January 2018

Neoadjuvant systemic therapy for regionally advanced melanoma

James W. Jakub MD,  Jennifer M. Racz MD,  Tina J. Hieken MD,  Alexandra B. Gonzalez MD,  Lisa A. Kottschade CNP,  Svetomir N. Markovic MD,  Yiyi Yan MB, PhD,  Mathew S. Block MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1164-1169
  • First Published: 11 December 2017
Open Access

Percutaneous hepatic perfusion with melphalan in uveal melanoma: A safe and effective treatment modality in an orphan disease

Ioannis Karydis MB, BCh, DPhil,  Alexandra Gangi MD,  Matthew J. Wheater BM, PhD, FRCP,  Junsung Choi MD,  Iain Wilson MEng, BMBS, MRCS, FRCR,  Kerry Thomas MD,  Neil Pearce DM, FRCS,  Arjun Takhar BMEd Sci, BMBS, PhD,  Sanjay Gupta MBBS, FRCA,  Danielle Hardman BS,  Sean Sileno BS,  Brian Stedman BSc, MBBS, FRCS, FRCR,  Jonathan S. Zager MD,  Christian Ottensmeier MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1170-1178
  • First Published: 28 December 2017

Evaluation of fluorescence-guided surgery agents in a murine model of soft tissue fibrosarcoma

Andrew C. Prince BSc,  Andrew S. McGee BA,  Herrick Siegel MD,  Eben L. Rosenthal MD,  Nicole K. Behnke MD,  Jason M. Warram PhD, 
  • Pages: 1179-1187
  • First Published: 28 December 2017

Concomitant organ resection does not improve outcomes in primary retroperitoneal well-differentiated liposarcoma: A retrospective cohort study at a major sarcoma center

Naruhiko Ikoma MD, MS,  Christina L. Roland MD, MS,  Keila E. Torres MD, PhD,  Yi-Ju Chiang MSPH,  Wei-Lien Wang MD,  Neeta Somaiah MD,  Gary N. Mann MD,  Kelly K. Hunt MD,  Janice N. Cormier MD, MPH,  Barry W. Feig MD, 
  • Pages: 1188-1194
  • First Published: 11 December 2017

Review Article

Imaging of liposarcomas for clinicians: Characteristic features and differential considerations

Oluwadamilola Teniola MD,  Kevin Yuqi Wang MD,  Wei-Lien Wang MD, MPH,  William W. Tseng MD,  Behrang Amini MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1195-1203
  • First Published: 11 December 2017

Research Articles

Can radical margins improve prognosis in primary and localized epithelioid sarcoma of the extremities?

Andrea Sambri MD,  Giuseppe Bianchi MD,  Luca Cevolani MD,  Davide Donati MD,  Adesegun Abudu MD, 
  • Pages: 1204-1210
  • First Published: 19 December 2017

Survival in patients with medullary thyroid cancer after less than the recommended initial operation

Reese W. Randle MD,  Maria F. Bates MD,  David F. Schneider MD, MS,  Rebecca S. Sippel MD,  Susan C. Pitt MD, MPHS, 
  • Pages: 1211-1216
  • First Published: 19 December 2017

Trends of genetic screening in patients with pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma: 15-year experience in a high-volume tertiary referral center

Ammar Asban MD,  Wouter P. Kluijfhout MSc,  Frederick T. Drake MD,  Toni Beninato MD,  Elizabeth Wang MD,  Kate Chomsky-Higgins MD,  Wen T. Shen MD MA,  Jessica E. Gosnell MD,  Insoo Suh MD,  Quan-Yang Duh MD, 
  • Pages: 1217-1222
  • First Published: 08 January 2018

Postmetastasis survival in high-grade extremity osteosarcoma: A retrospective analysis of prognostic factors in 126 patients

Wanlim Kim MD,  Ilkyu Han MD, PhD,  Jong S. Lee MD,  Hwan S. Cho MD,  Jong W. Park MD,  Han-Soo Kim MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1223-1231
  • First Published: 06 February 2018

Mid- to long-term clinical outcome of giant cell tumor of bone treated with calcium phosphate cement following thorough curettage and phenolization

Akihiko Takeuchi MD, PhD,  Prakrit Suwanpramote MD,  Norio Yamamoto MD, PhD,  Toshiharu Shirai MD, PhD,  Katsuhiro Hayashi MD, PhD,  Hiroaki Kimura MD, PhD,  Shinji Miwa MD, PhD,  Takashi Higuchi MD, PhD,  Kensaku Abe MD, PhD,  Hiroyuki Tsuchiya MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1232-1238
  • First Published: 08 January 2018

Predictors for 30-day readmission after pulmonary resection for lung cancer

Florencio Quero-Valenzuela,  Inmaculada Piedra-Fernández,  María Martínez-Ceres,  Pedro J. Romero-Palacios,  Abel Sánchez-Palencia,  Antonio Cueto-Ladrón De Guevara,  Pablo Torné-Poyatos, 
  • Pages: 1239-1245
  • First Published: 22 January 2018

How I Do It

Optimized thoracoport design for the thoracoscopic procedure during minimally invasive esophagectomy

Yunke Zhu MD,  Xiaolong Zhang MD,  Yang Hu MD,  Lunxu Liu MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1246-1250
  • First Published: 22 January 2018

Research Articles

Prognostic impact of postoperative pulmonary complications following salvage esophagectomy after definitive chemoradiotherapy

Masaru Hayami MD, PhD,  Masayuki Watanabe MD, PhD,  Naoki Ishizuka PhD,  Shinji Mine MD,  Yu Imamura MD, PhD,  Akihiko Okamura MD, PhD,  Takanori Kurogochi MD,  Kotaro Yamashita MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1251-1259
  • First Published: 04 December 2017

Perioperative cytokine levels portend early death after pancreatectomy for ductal adenocarcinoma

Heather L. Lewis MD,  Jeff M. Chakedis MD,  Erin Talbert PhD,  Ericka Haverick MSN, RN,  Priyani Rajasekera BSc, MS,  Philip Hart MD,  Mark Bloomston MD,  Mary Dillhoff MD,  Timothy M. Pawlik MD, PhD,  Denis Guttridge PhD,  Carl R. Schmidt MD, 
  • Pages: 1260-1266
  • First Published: 04 December 2017

Oncologic effects of preoperative biliary drainage in resectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma: Percutaneous biliary drainage has no adverse effects on survival

Xu-Feng Zhang MD, PhD,  Eliza W. Beal MD, MS,  Katiuscha Merath MD,  Cecilia G. Ethun MD,  Ahmed Salem MD,  Sharon M. Weber MD,  Thuy Tran MD,  George Poultsides MD,  Andre Y. Son MD,  Ioannis Hatzaras MD,  Linda Jin MD,  Ryan C. Fields MD,  Matthew Weiss MD,  Charles Scoggins MD,  Robert C.G. Martin MD,  Chelsea A. Isom MD,  Kamron Idrees MD,  Harveshp D. Mogal MD,  Perry Shen MD,  Shishir K. Maithel MD,  Carl R. Schmidt MD,  Timothy M. Pawlik MD, MPH, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1267-1277
  • First Published: 04 December 2017

The prognostic impact of differentiation at the invasive front of biliary tract cancer

Satoshi Okubo MD,  Shuichi Mitsunaga MD, PhD,  Yuichiro Kato MD,  Motohiro Kojima MD, PhD,  Motokazu Sugimoto MD, PhD,  Naoto Gotohda MD, PhD,  Shinichiro Takahashi MD, PhD,  Ryuichi Hayashi MD, PhD,  Masaru Konishi MD, 
  • Pages: 1278-1287
  • First Published: 24 March 2018

Diagnostic staging laparoscopy in gastric cancer treatment: A cost-effectiveness analysis

Kevin Li BS,  John G.D. Cannon BA,  Sam Y. Jiang BA,  Tanmaya D. Sambare BA,  Douglas K. Owens MD, MS,  Eran Bendavid MD, MS,  George A. Poultsides MD, 
  • Pages: 1288-1296
  • First Published: 04 December 2017

Vascular anatomy of the jejunal mesentery and complications associated with division of the first jejunal venous trunk during pancreaticoduodenectomy

Yuta Kobayashi MD,  Yoshihiro Sakamoto MD, PhD,  Junichi Arita MD, PhD,  Nobuhisa Akamatsu MD, PhD,  Junichi Kaneko MD, PhD,  Kiyoshi Hasegawa MD,PhD,  Norihiro Kokudo MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1297-1304
  • First Published: 04 December 2017

Preoperative coagulation abnormalities as a risk factor for adverse events after pancreas surgery

Joshua Castle BS,  Aditya Mazmudar BA,  David Bentrem MD, MS, FACS, 
  • Pages: 1305-1311
  • First Published: 22 January 2018

Are prophylactic antibiotics necessary prior to transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with native biliary anatomy?

Jennifer M. Watchmaker PhD,  Andrew J. Lipnik MD,  Micah R. Fritsche MD,  Jennifer C. Baker MSN,APRN-BC,  Samdeep K. Mouli MD,  Sunil Geevarghese MD,  Filip Banovac MD,  Reed A. Omary MD,  Daniel B. Brown MD, 
  • Pages: 1312-1317
  • First Published: 07 March 2018

Comparison of open and closed abdomen techniques for the delivery of intraperitoneal pemetrexed using a murine model

David Badrudin MD,  Lucas Sideris MD,  Camille Perrault-Mercier MD,  Julien Hubert MD,  François A. Leblond PhD,  Pierre Dubé MD, 
  • Pages: 1318-1322
  • First Published: 22 January 2018

Effects of local multivisceral resection for clinically locally advanced rectal cancer on long-term outcomes

Anne M. Dinaux MD,  Lieve G. J. Leijssen MD,  Liliana G. Bordeianou MD, MPH,  Hiroko Kunitake MD,  David L. Berger MD, 
  • Pages: 1323-1329
  • First Published: 04 December 2017

Validation of clinical prognostic scores for patients treated with curative-intent for recurrent colorectal liver metastases

Aurélien Dupré MD, PhD,  Adeeb Rehman MD,  Robert P. Jones MD, PhD,  Alex Parker MD,  Rafael Diaz-Nieto MD, PhD,  Stephen W. Fenwick MD,  Graeme J. Poston DSc, FRCS,  Hassan Z. Malik MD, 
  • Pages: 1330-1336
  • First Published: 08 January 2018

Evaluation of extended antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing indicated non-cosmetic panniculectomy at the time of gynecologic surgery

Jay R. Patibandla MD,  Christina N. Kufel DO,MS,  Michael P. Hopkins MD, 
  • Pages: 1337-1341
  • First Published: 08 January 2018

Letter to the Editor

Obesity and vitamin D status may help explain the racial and ethnic disparities in ampullary cancer survival rates

William B. Grant PhD, 
  • Page: 1342
  • First Published: 26 February 2018

Response to Letter to the Editor

Reply to Grant, William: Obesity and vitamin D status may help explain the racial and ethnic disparities in ampullary cancer survival rates

Ibrahim Nassour MD, MSCS,  Sam C. Wang MD, 
  • Page: 1343
  • First Published: 26 February 2018

Letter to the Editor

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Michele Maruccia MD,  Angela Pezzolla MD,  Rossella Elia MD,  Michelangelo Vestita MD,  Eleonora Nacchiero MD,  Giuseppe Giudice MD, 
  • Pages: 1344-1345
  • First Published: 23 February 2018

Response to Letter to the Editor

Comparison of long-term clinical outcomes among different vascularized lymph node transfers: 6-year experience of a single center's approach to the treatment of lymphedema

Pedro Ciudad MD, PhD,  Agko Mouchammed MD,  Oscar J. Manrique MD,  Wei-Ling Chang BS,  Tony C.T. Huang MD, MSc,  Hung-Chi Chen MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1346-1347
  • First Published: 22 January 2018