1. Emerging Role of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery for Rectal Cancers

   • Glen C. Balch

   Gastrointestinal Oncology Open access 09 April 2009 Pages: 1451 - 1453

2. Lymphadenectomy for Colon Cancer: Is There a Consensus?

   • Eddy Cotte
   • Olivier Glehen

   Gastrointestinal Oncology Open access 17 March 2009 Pages: 1454 - 1455

3. Surgical Strategies and Histopathologic Issues in the Management of Lentigo Maligna

   • Jonathan R. Stretch
   • Richard A. Scolyer

   Melanomas Open access 26 March 2009 Pages: 1456 - 1458

4. SPECT/CT Lymphoscintigraphy to Locate the Sentinel Lymph Node in Patients with Melanoma

   • Roger F. Uren

   Melanomas Open access 11 April 2009 Pages: 1459 - 1460

5. Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy: The “No Más” Effect?

   • Todd M. Tuttle

   Breast Oncology Open access 17 March 2009 Pages: 1461 - 1462

6. In Search of the Black Sheep: Is It Bevacizumab or Extended Chemotherapy?

   • Jean-Nicolas Vauthey
   • Daria Zorzi

   Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumors Open access 09 April 2009 Pages: 1463 - 1464

7. Pathologic Response to Preoperative Therapy: Does It Mean What We Think It Means?

   • John C. Mansour
   • Roderich E. Schwarz

   EDUCATIONAL REVIEW– TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND BIOMARKERS 27 March 2009 Pages: 1465 - 1479

   

8. Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection of Rectal Cancer: Short-Term Outcome of a Prospective Comparative Study

   • Seung Hyuk Baik
   • Hye Youn Kwon
   • Hoguen Kim

   Gastrointestinal Oncology 17 March 2009 Pages: 1480 - 1487

   

9. Comparison of Outcome of Open and Laparoscopic Resection for Stage II and Stage III Rectal Cancer

   • Wai Lun Law
   • Jensen T. C. Poon
   • Siu Hung Lo

   Gastrointestinal Oncology 17 March 2009 Pages: 1488 - 1493

   

10. Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen as a Prognostic Factor After Total Mesorectal Excision of Stage II–III Rectal Cancer

    • Jung Wook Huh
    • Hyeong Rok Kim
    • Young Jin Kim

    Gastrointestinal Oncology 07 March 2009 Pages: 1494 - 1500

    

11. Lymph Node Metastasis Patterns in Right-Sided Colon Cancers: Is Segmental Resection of These Tumors Oncologically Safe?

    • In Ja Park
    • Gyu-Seog Choi
    • Soo Han Jun

    Gastrointestinal Oncology 28 February 2009 Pages: 1501 - 1506

    

12. Laparoscopic Versus Open Subtotal Gastrectomy for Adenocarcinoma: A Case–Control Study

    • Vivian E. Strong
    • Nicolas Devaud
    • Daniel Coit

    Gastrointestinal Oncology 04 April 2009 Pages: 1507 - 1513

    

13. Better Prognosis of T2 Gastric Cancer with Preoperative Diagnosis of Early Gastric Cancer

    • Masanori Tokunaga
    • Naoki Hiki
    • Toshiharu Yamaguchi

    Gastrointestinal Oncology 17 March 2009 Pages: 1514 - 1519

    

14. Accumulation of Excess Visceral Fat Is a Risk Factor for Pancreatic Fistula Formation After Total Gastrectomy

    • Koji Tanaka
    • Isao Miyashiro
    • Osamu Ishikawa

    Gastrointestinal Oncology 08 March 2009 Pages: 1520 - 1525

    

15. Surgical Management of Melanoma-In-Situ Using a Staged Marginal and Central Excision Technique

    • Mecker G. Möller
    • Effie Pappas-Politis
    • C. Wayne Cruse

    Melanomas 03 December 2008 Pages: 1526 - 1536

    

16. The Yield of SPECT/CT for Anatomical Lymphatic Mapping in Patients with Melanoma

    • Iris M. C. van der Ploeg
    • Renato A. Valdés Olmos
    • Omgo E. Nieweg

    Melanomas 29 January 2009 Pages: 1537 - 1542

    

17. Major Amputation for Irresectable Extremity Melanoma After Failure of Isolated Limb Infusion

    • Hidde M. Kroon
    • D-Yin Lin
    • John F. Thompson

    Melanomas 08 April 2009 Pages: 1543 - 1547

    

18. Age-Related Lymphatic Dysfunction in Melanoma Patients

    • W. Charles Conway
    • Mark B. Faries
    • Donald L. Morton

    Melanomas 11 March 2009 Pages: 1548 - 1552

    

19. Preoperative Liver Hypertrophy Induced by Portal Flow Occlusion Before Major Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Metastases Can Be Impaired by Bevacizumab

    • Béatrice Aussilhou
    • Safi Dokmak
    • Jacques Belghiti

    Gastrointestinal Oncology 11 April 2009 Pages: 1553 - 1559

    

20. Recurrence Patterns After Hepatectomy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Implication of Milan Criteria Utilization

    • Toshiya Kamiyama
    • Kazuaki Nakanishi
    • Satoru Todo

    Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumors 04 March 2009 Pages: 1560 - 1571

    

21. Outcome for Patients Treated with Laparoscopic Versus Open Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Case-Matched Analysis

    • U. Sarpel
    • M. M. Hefti
    • D. M. Labow

    Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumors 04 March 2009 Pages: 1572 - 1577

    

22. Expression of P-aPKC-ι, E-Cadherin, and β-Catenin Related to Invasion and Metastasis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    • Guang-Sheng Du
    • Jian-Ming Wang
    • Sheng-Quan Zou

    Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumors 17 March 2009 Pages: 1578 - 1586

    

23. Radiation Lobectomy: Preliminary Findings of Hepatic Volumetric Response to Lobar Yttrium-90 Radioembolization

    • Ron C. Gaba
    • Robert J. Lewandowski
    • Riad Salem

    Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumors 09 April 2009 Pages: 1587 - 1596

    

24. Diagnostic Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy

    • Melony E. S. Sorbero
    • Andrew W. Dick
    • Gretchen Ahrendt

    Breast Oncology 28 March 2009 Pages: 1597 - 1605

25. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Invasive Lobular Carcinoma May Not Improve Rates of Breast Conservation

    • Judy C. Boughey
    • Jamie Wagner
    • Isabelle Bedrosian

    Breast Oncology 12 March 2009 Pages: 1606 - 1611

26. Local Control, Toxicity, and Cosmesis in Women Younger Than 50 Enrolled Onto the American Society of Breast Surgeons MammoSite Radiation Therapy System Registry Trial

    • A. J. Khan
    • F. Vicini
    • R. Fine

    Breast Oncology 25 March 2009 Pages: 1612 - 1618

27. Residual Breast Cancer Diagnosed by MRI in Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy with and Without Bevacizumab

    • Shadfar Bahri
    • Jeon-Hor Chen
    • Min-Ying Su

    Breast Oncology 31 March 2009 Pages: 1619 - 1628

    

28. Percutaneous Needle Biopsy for Breast Diagnosis: How Do Surgeons Decide?

    • Claire M. B. Holloway
    • Anna R. Gagliardi

    Breast Oncology 09 April 2009 Pages: 1629 - 1636

29. Method of Breast Cancer Presentation and Depressed Mood 1 Year After Diagnosis in Women with Locally Advanced Disease

    • Elizabeth B. Roth
    • Donna B. Jeffe
    • Rebecca L. Aft

    Breast Oncology 10 April 2009 Pages: 1637 - 1641

    

30. Desmoid Tumors of the Anterior Abdominal Wall: Results from a Monocentric Surgical Experience and Review of the Literature

    • Emilio Bertani
    • Antonio Chiappa
    • Bruno Andreoni

    Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas 19 March 2009 Pages: 1642 - 1649

    

31. Desmoids: A Revelation in Biology and Treatment

    • Wesley P. Francis
    • Douglas Zippel
    • Walley J. Temple

    Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas 21 March 2009 Pages: 1650 - 1654

    

32. Preoperative Ultrasound-Guided Tattooing Localization of Recurrences After Thyroidectomy: Safety and Effectiveness

    • Tae Wook Kang
    • Jung Hee Shin
    • Young Lyun Oh

    Endocrine Tumors 25 March 2009 Pages: 1655 - 1659

    

33. Early Oral Versus “Traditional” Postoperative Feeding in Gynecologic Oncology Patients Undergoing Intestinal Resection: a Randomized Controlled Trial

    • L. Minig
    • R. Biffi
    • A. Maggioni

    Gynecologic Oncology 28 March 2009 Pages: 1660 - 1668

    

34. Association of Clinical and Dosimetric Factors with Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Esophageal Cancer Patients Receiving Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy and Concurrent Chemotherapy Followed by Thoracic Esophagectomy

    • Feng-Ming Hsu
    • Yung-Chie Lee
    • Jason Chia-Hsien Cheng

    Thoracic Oncology 07 March 2009 Pages: 1669 - 1677

    

35. D2-40-Positive Lymphatic Vessel Density Is a Poor Prognostic Factor in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung

    • Shotaro Iwakiri
    • Shinjiro Nagai
    • Fumihiro Tanaka

    Thoracic Oncology 28 March 2009 Pages: 1678 - 1685

    

36. Loss of RUNX3 Expression Correlates with Differentiation, Nodal Metastasis, and Poor Prognosis of Gastric Cancer

    • Ping-I. Hsu
    • Hsiao-Ling Hsieh
    • Michael Hsiao

    Translational Research and Biomarkers 17 March 2009 Pages: 1686 - 1694

    

37. Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms of DNA Repair Genes OGG1 and XRCC1: Association with Gallbladder Cancer in North Indian Population

    • Anvesha Srivastava
    • Kshitij Srivastava
    • B. Mittal

    Gastrointestinal Oncology 06 March 2009 Pages: 1695 - 1703

38. Correlation Between Connexin 26 Expression and Poor Prognosis of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    • Takanori Inose
    • Hiroyuki Kato
    • Hiroyuki Kuwano

    Translational Research and Biomarkers 27 March 2009 Pages: 1704 - 1710

    

39. Diffuse Expression of RNA-Binding Protein IMP3 Predicts High-Stage Lymph Node Metastasis and Poor Prognosis in Colorectal Adenocarcinoma

    • Ray-Hwang Yuan
    • Chi-Chao Wang
    • Yung-Ming Jeng

    Translational Research and Biomarkers 09 April 2009 Pages: 1711 - 1719

    

40. Detection of Sentinel Node by Fluorescence and Infrared Ray Imaging System in Gastric Cancer

    • Naoto Takahashi
    • Hiroshi Nimura
    • Katsuhiko Yanaga

    Gastrointestinal Oncology 02 April 2009 Pages: 1720 - 1720

41. Reply: High Sensitivity of Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging in Detection of Sentinel Node

    • Isao Miyashiro

    Gastrointestinal Oncology 21 March 2009 Pages: 1721 - 1721

42. Principles and Misconceptions Regarding the Keystone Island Flap

    • Felix Behan
    • Cheng Lo

    Melanomas 31 March 2009 Pages: 1722 - 1723

    

43. Patterns of Local Recurrence in Rectal Cancer: A Single-Center Experience

    • M. Kusters
    • C. J. H. van de Velde
    • Y. Moriya

    Erratum Open access 01 April 2009 Pages: 1724 - 1724