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Volume 7;  2009
Case Reports
Hepatic splenosis mimicking HCC in a patient with hepatitis C liver cirrhosis and mildly raised alpha feto protein; the important role of explorative laparoscopy
M Abu Hilal, A Harb, B Zeidan, B Steadman, JN Primrose, and NW Pearce
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 1. Published online 2009 January 5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-1.
PMCID: PMC2630926
Pancreatic and multiorgan resection with inferior vena cava reconstruction for retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma
John A Stauffer, G Peter Fakhre, Marjorie K Dougherty, Raouf E Nakhleh, William J Maples, and Justin H Nguyen
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 3. Published online 2009 January 6. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-3.
PMCID: PMC2630927
Intraductal and invasive adenocarcinoma of duct of Luschka, mimicking chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis
Mumtaz Jahan, Philip Xiao, Alan Go, Muhammad Cheema, and Arif Hameed
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 4. Published online 2009 January 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-4.
PMCID: PMC2631453
Preoperative Y-90 microsphere selective internal radiation treatment for tumor downsizing and future liver remnant recruitment: a novel approach to improving the safety of major hepatic resections
Seza A Gulec, Kenneth Pennington, Michael Hall, and Yuman Fong
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 6. Published online 2009 January 8. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-6.
PMCID: PMC2655298
When is a GIST not a GIST? A case report of synchronous metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor and fibromatosis
Chee Khoon Lee, Alison Hadley, Keshani Desilva, Gareth Smith, and David Goldstein
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 8. Published online 2009 January 21. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-8.
PMCID: PMC2633001
Minute ampullary carcinoid tumor with lymph node metastases: a case report and review of literature
Eri Senda, Koji Fujimoto, Katsuhiro Ohnishi, Akihiro Higashida, Cho Ashida, Toshio Okutani, Shigeru Sakano, Masayuki Yamamoto, Rieko Ito, and Hajime Yamada
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 9. Published online 2009 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-9.
PMCID: PMC2636813
A case of Meigs syndrome mimicking metastatic breast carcinoma
Sophocles Lanitis, Sivahamy Sivakumar, Kasim Behranwala, Emmanouil Zacharakis, Ragheed Al Mufti, and Dimitri J Hadjiminas
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 10. Published online 2009 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-10.
PMCID: PMC2633000
A rare coexistence of adrenal cavernous hemangioma with extramedullar hemopoietic tissue: a case report and brief review of the literature
Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, Maria Kyriazi, Anneza I Yiallourou, Vaia K Stafyla, Theodosios Theodosopoulos, Nikolaos Dafnios, Vassilis Smyrniotis, and Agathi Kondi-Pafiti
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 13. Published online 2009 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-13.
PMCID: PMC2647540
Intradural squamous cell carcinoma in the sacrum
Tatsuki Fukushima, Yuichi Kasai, Ko Kato, Kozo Fujisawa, and Atsumasa Uchida
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 16. Published online 2009 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-16.
PMCID: PMC2644692
Interstitial pneumonitis following intrapleural chemotherapy
Luis Zappa, Renaldo Savady, Gary N Humphries, and Paul H Sugarbaker
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 17. Published online 2009 February 12. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-17.
PMCID: PMC2646732
Pancreatic insulinoma co-existing with gastric GIST in the absence of neurofibromatosis-1
Edward Alabraba, Simon Bramhall, Brendan O'Sullivan, Brinder Mahon, and Philippe Taniere
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 18. Published online 2009 February 13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-18.
PMCID: PMC2651171
Serous adenocarcinoma of the fallopian tube, associated with verrocous carcinoma of the uterine cervix: a case report of synchronic rare gynecological tumors
David Cantu de Leon, Delia Perez Montiel, Adan Tabarez, Rocio Mendez Martinez, and Lucely Cetina
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 20. Published online 2009 February 17. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-20.
PMCID: PMC2649116
Synchronous association of rectal adenocarcinoma and three ileal carcinoids: a case report
Seamus M McHugh, Jill O'Donnell, and Peter Gillen
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 21. Published online 2009 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-21.
PMCID: PMC2649932
Curative resection of a primarily unresectable acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas after chemotherapy
Marius Distler, Felix Rückert, Dag D Dittert, Christian Stroszczynski, Frank Dobrowolski, Stephan Kersting, and Robert Grützmann
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 22. Published online 2009 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-22.
PMCID: PMC2657786
'Surgical cure' for non-parathyroid hypercalcemia
Sandeep P Joglekar, Robert L Hudson, Rajesh Logasundaram, and Jerome H Pereira
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 23. Published online 2009 March 2. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-23.
PMCID: PMC2662839
Tongue carcinoma in an adult Down's syndrome patient: a case report
Fadi S Farhat, Fady Geara, Mohamed Natout, Jamal Serhal, and Walid Daya
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 26. Published online 2009 March 4. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-26.
PMCID: PMC2664806
Gastric outlet obstruction due to adenocarcinoma in a patient with Ataxia-Telangiectasia syndrome: a case report and review of the literature
Iyore A Otabor, Shahab F Abdessalam, Steven H Erdman, Sue Hammond, and Gail E Besner
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 29. Published online 2009 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-29.
PMCID: PMC2662841
Dramatic response of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor to neadjuvant imatinib therapy
Shohrat Annaberdyev, Joseph Gibbons, and Jeffrey M Hardacre
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 30. Published online 2009 March 16. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-30.
PMCID: PMC2661077
A giant hemolymphangioma of the pancreas in a 20-year-old girl: a report of one case and review of the literature
Li-Feng Sun, Hui-Lin Ye, Qi-Yan Zhou, Ke-Feng Ding, Pei-Lin Qiu, Yong-Chuan Deng, Shu-Zhan Zhang, and Shu Zheng
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 31. Published online 2009 March 18. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-31.
PMCID: PMC2662842
Synchronous colorectal adenocarcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor in Meckel's diverticulum; an unusual association
Christopher Kosmidis, Christopher Efthimiadis, Sofia Levva, George Anthimidis, Sofia Baka, Marios Grigoriou, Ioanna Tzeveleki, Maria Masmanidou, Thomas Zaramboukas, and Georgios Basdanis
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 33. Published online 2009 March 23. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-33.
PMCID: PMC2664807
Intramucosal adenocarcinoma of the ileum originated 40 years after ileosigmoidostomy
Shinichi Sameshima, Shigeru Tomozawa, Shinichiro Koketsu, Toshiyuki Okada, Hideyo Miyato, Misa Iijima, Masaru Kojima, and Toshio Kaji
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 41. Published online 2009 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-41.
PMCID: PMC2676285
Synchronous infiltrating ductal carcinoma and primary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the breast
Shui Cao, Hong-Gang Kang, Yan-Xue Liu, and Xiu-Bao Ren
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 43. Published online 2009 April 24. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-43.
PMCID: PMC2680856
Cutaneous skull metastasis from uterine leiomyosarcoma: a case report
Nikolaos Barbetakis, Dimitrios Paliouras, Christos Asteriou, Georgios Samanidis, Athanassios Kleontas, Doxakis Anestakis, Kostas Kaplanis, and Christodoulos Tsilikas
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 45. Published online 2009 May 11. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-45.
PMCID: PMC2683835
Ovarian serous adenocarcinoma identified during IVF: diagnostic approach, surgical management, and reproductive outcome
David J Walsh, Eric Scott Sills, Lyuda V Shkrobot, Noreen C Gleeson, Mary N Sheppard, and Anthony PH Walsh
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 46. Published online 2009 May 14. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-46.
PMCID: PMC2689217
Mucinous cystic neoplasms of the mesentery: a case report and review of the literature
Georgios Metaxas, Athanasios Tangalos, Polyxeni Pappa, and Irene Papageorgiou
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 47. Published online 2009 May 19. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-47.
PMCID: PMC2691402
Management of appendiceal pseudomyxoma peritonei diagnosed during pregnancy
Erika Haase, Dal Yoo, and Paul H Sugarbaker
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 48. Published online 2009 May 19. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-48.
PMCID: PMC2688488
Ruptured gallbladder as the first presentation of breast cancer
M Jones, J Mathew, KE Abdullah, T McCulloch, and KL Cheung
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 50. Published online 2009 June 1. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-50.
PMCID: PMC2694193
Spontaneous regression in alveolar soft part sarcoma: case report and literature review
Mohammed N BaniHani and Abdel Rahman A Al Manasra
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 53. Published online 2009 June 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-53.
PMCID: PMC2703639
Ectopic pancreatic-type malignancy presenting in a Meckel's diverticulum: a case report and review of the literature
Hoey C Koh, Blaithin Page, Catherine Black, Ian Brown, Stuart Ballantyne, and David J Galloway
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 54. Published online 2009 June 22. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-54.
PMCID: PMC2709896
Primary hepatic embryonal sarcoma masquerading as metastatic ovarian cancer
Peter Kullar, Christopher Stonard, Neville Jamieson, Emmanuel Huguet, Raaj Praseedom, and Asif Jah
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 55. Published online 2009 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-55.
PMCID: PMC2705365
Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: Radical surgery and vascular reconstruction
Andrea Alexander, Alexander Rehders, Andreas Raffel, Christopher Poremba, Wolfram T Knoefel, and Claus F Eisenberger
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 56. Published online 2009 June 26. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-56.
PMCID: PMC2710329
Spontaneous pneumothorax as a first sign of pulmonary carcinoma
Vladislavas Vencevičius and Saulius Cicėnas
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 57. Published online 2009 June 30. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-57.
PMCID: PMC2711062
Esophagopericardial fistula as a rare complication after total gastrectomy for cancer
Nikolaos Dafnios, Georgios Anastasopoulos, Athanasios Marinis, Andreas Polydorou, Georgios Gkiokas, Georgios Fragulidis, Panayiotis Athanasopoulos, and Theodosios Theodosopoulos
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 58. Published online 2009 July 6. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-58.
PMCID: PMC2712474
Mesenteric rheumatoid nodules masquerading as an intra-abdominal malignancy: a case report and review of the literature
Sumeer Thinda and James S Tomlinson
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 59. Published online 2009 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-59.
PMCID: PMC2717070
Mantle cell lymphoma of the gastrointestinal tract presenting with multiple intussusceptions – case report and review of literature
Venkata KN Kella, Radu Constantine, Nalini S Parikh, Mary Reed, John M Cosgrove, Stephen M Abo, and Saundra King
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 60. Published online 2009 July 31. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-60.
PMCID: PMC2732623
Diffuse anorectal melanoma; review of the current diagnostic and treatment aspects based on a case report
Christos N Stoidis, Basileios G Spyropoulos, Evangelos P Misiakos, Christos K Fountzilas, Panorea P Paraskeva, and Constantine I Fotiadis
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 64. Published online 2009 August 11. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-64.
PMCID: PMC2731760
Surgical management of giant Brunner's gland hamartoma: case report and literature review
Zoe A Stewart, Ralph H Hruban, Elliot F Fishman, and Christopher L Wolfgang
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 68. Published online 2009 September 2. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-68.
PMCID: PMC2749032
Vulvar fibroadenoma: a common neoplasm in an uncommon site
David Cantú de Leon, Delia Perez Montiel, Hugo Vázquez, César Hernández, Lucely Cetina, and Martha Hernandez Lucio
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 70. Published online 2009 September 28. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-70.
PMCID: PMC2760552
Clostridium septicum sepsis and colorectal cancer - a reminder
Nazzia N Mirza, Jonathon M McCloud, and Mark J Cheetham
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 73. Published online 2009 October 6. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-73.
PMCID: PMC2761909
Retroperitoneal abscess complicated with necrotizing fasciitis of the thigh in a patient with sigmoid colon cancer
Yuji Takakura, Satoshi Ikeda, Masanori Yoshimitsu, Takao Hinoi, Daisuke Sumitani, Haruka Takeda, Yasuo Kawaguchi, Manabu Shimomura, Masakazu Tokunaga, Masazumi Okajima, and Hideki Ohdan
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 74. Published online 2009 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-74.
PMCID: PMC2762971
Superior vena cava (SVC) reconstruction using autologous tissue in two cases of differentiated thyroid carcinoma presenting with SVC syndrome
Nobuyuki Wada, Katsuhiko Masudo, Shohei Hirakawa, Tetsukan Woo, Hiromasa Arai, Nobuyasu Suganuma, Hideyuki Iwaki, Norio Yukawa, Keiichi Uchida, Kiyotaka Imoto, Yasushi Rino, and Munetaka Masuda
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 75. Published online 2009 October 13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-75.
PMCID: PMC2765443
Clinical experience of novel interconnected porous hydroxyapatite ceramics for the revision of tumor prosthesis: a case report
Yukihiro Yoshida, Shunzo Osaka, and Yasuaki Tokuhashi
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 76. Published online 2009 October 21. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-76.
PMCID: PMC2770051
Liposarcoma of the colon presenting as an endoluminal mass
Marco D'Annibale, Maurizio Cosimelli, Renato Covello, and Elisa Stasi
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 78. Published online 2009 October 23. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-78.
PMCID: PMC2771004
Novel deployment of a covered duodenal stent in open surgery to facilitate closure of a malignant duodenal perforation
Philip F Lung, Adrian B Cresswell, Josephine Psaila, and Ameet G Patel
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 79. Published online 2009 October 27. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-79.
PMCID: PMC2774690
Composite paraganglioma-ganglioneuroma in the retroperitoneum
Shoji Hirasaki, Hiromitsu Kanzaki, Masato Okuda, Seiyuu Suzuki, Tetsuji Fukuhara, and Toshihito Hanaoka
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 81. Published online 2009 November 5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-81.
PMCID: PMC2777156
Late cutaneous metastases to the face from malignant pleural mesothelioma: A case report and review of the literature
Alaaeldeen M Elbahaie, Dia E Kamel, Julia Lawrence, and Neville G Davidson
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 84. Published online 2009 November 9. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-84.
PMCID: PMC2777157
Case report
Urachal tumour: case report of a poorly understood carcinoma
Stefano Scabini, Edoardo Rimini, Emanuele Romairone, Renato Scordamaglia, Luigi Vallarino, Veronica Giasotto, Carlo Ferro, and Valter Ferrando
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 82. Published online 2009 November 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-82.
PMCID: PMC2781004
Primary pleomorphic adenoma of minor salivary gland in the parapharyngeal space
Arsheed H Hakeem, Biswajyoti Hazarika, Sultan A Pradhan, and Rajan Kannan
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 85. Published online 2009 November 12. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-85.
PMCID: PMC2781005
Correspondence
The "Win-Win" initiative: a global, scientifically based approach to resource sparing treatment for systemic breast cancer therapy
Ahmed Elzawawy
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 44. Published online 2009 May 5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-44.
PMCID: PMC2685136
Gastric cancer: predictors of recurrence when lymph-node dissection is inadequate
Esther Uña
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 69. Published online 2009 September 17. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-69.
PMCID: PMC2753311
Reviews
Peritoneal carcinomatosis: patients selection, perioperative complications and quality of life related to cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy
Gabriel Glockzin, Hans J Schlitt, and Pompiliu Piso
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 5. Published online 2009 January 8. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-5.
PMCID: PMC2639355
A comprehensive overview of radioguided surgery using gamma detection probe technology
Stephen P Povoski, Ryan L Neff, Cathy M Mojzisik, David M O'Malley, George H Hinkle, Nathan C Hall, Douglas A Murrey, Jr, Michael V Knopp, and Edward W Martin, Jr
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 11. Published online 2009 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-11.
PMCID: PMC2653072
Genomic and oncoproteomic advances in detection and treatment of colorectal cancer
Seamus M McHugh, Jill O'Donnell, and Peter Gillen
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 36. Published online 2009 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-36.
PMCID: PMC2667518
Treatment of early uterine sarcomas: disentangling adjuvant modalities
Flora Zagouri, Athanasios-Meletios Dimopoulos, Stelios Fotiou, Vassilios Kouloulias, and Christos A Papadimitriou
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 38. Published online 2009 April 8. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-38.
PMCID: PMC2674046
ACTH-producing carcinoma of the pituitary with refractory Cushing's Disease and hepatic metastases: a case report and review of the literature
Scott N Pinchot, Rebecca Sippel, and Herbert Chen
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 39. Published online 2009 April 8. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-39.
PMCID: PMC2678126
Myxoid liposarcoma: a rare soft-tissue tumor with a misleading benign appearance
Francois Loubignac, Christophe Bourtoul, and Francoise Chapel
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 42. Published online 2009 April 22. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-42.
PMCID: PMC2678127
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Michael Stamatakos, Emmanouel Douzinas, Charikleia Stefanaki, Panagiotis Safioleas, Electra Polyzou, Georgia Levidou, and Michael Safioleas
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 61. Published online 2009 August 1. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-61.
PMCID: PMC2749031
Update and review of the multidisciplinary management of stage IV colorectal cancer with liver metastases
Sherif Raafat Zikry Abdel-Misih, Carl R Schmidt, and Paul Mark Bloomston
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 72. Published online 2009 September 29. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-72.
PMCID: PMC2763868
Technical Innovations
Intra-operative intra-peritoneal chemotherapy with cisplatin in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis of ovarian cancer
Emmanuel Guardiola, Delphine Delroeux, Bruno Heyd, Marielle Combe, Veronique Lorgis, Martin Demarchi, Ulrich Stein, Bernard Royer, Bruno Chauffert, and Xavier Pivot
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 14. Published online 2009 February 9. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-14.
PMCID: PMC2644300
Intraoperative radiation therapy in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer utilizing xoft axxent electronic brachytherapy
Adam Dickler, Olga Ivanov, and Darius Francescatti
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 24. Published online 2009 March 2. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-24.
PMCID: PMC2651878
Central pancreatectomy without anastomosis
Michael Wayne, Siyamek Neragi-Miandoab, Franklin Kasmin, William Brown, Anil Pahuja, and Avram M Cooperman
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 67. Published online 2009 August 31. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-67.
PMCID: PMC2743692
Technical innovations
Treatment of pathologic spinal fractures with combined radiofrequency ablation and balloon kyphoplasty
Pavlos Katonis, Dritan Pasku, Kalliopi Alpantaki, Artan Bano, George Tzanakakis, and Apostolos Karantanas
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 90. Published online 2009 November 16. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-90.
PMCID: PMC2779796
Research
Does Doxycycline work in synergy with cisplatin and oxaliplatin in colorectal cancer?
Jayesh Sagar, Kevin Sales, Sas Dijk, JanWillem Taanman, Alexander Seifalian, and Mark Winslet
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 2. Published online 2009 January 6. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-2.
PMCID: PMC2628910
Perioperative immune responses in cancer patients undergoing digestive surgeries
Masashi Ishikawa, Masanori Nishioka, Norikazu Hanaki, Takayuki Miyauchi, Yutaka Kashiwagi, Hiromi Ioki, Akihiro Kagawa, and Yoichi Nakamura
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 7. Published online 2009 January 12. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-7.
PMCID: PMC2632631
Diagnosis and management of retroperitoneal ancient schwannomas
Haroon A Choudry, Mehrdad Nikfarjam, John J Liang, Eric T Kimchi, Robert Conter, Niraj J Gusani, and Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 12. Published online 2009 February 2. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-12.
PMCID: PMC2645401
Proximal major limb amputations – a retrospective analysis of 45 oncological cases
Adrien Daigeler, Marcus Lehnhardt, Ammar Khadra, Joerg Hauser, Lars Steinstraesser, Stefan Langer, Ole Goertz, and Hans-Ulrich Steinau
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 15. Published online 2009 February 9. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-15.
PMCID: PMC2647924
Brachytherapy versus radical hysterectomy after external beam chemoradiation: a non-randomized matched comparison in IB2-IIB cervical cancer patients
Lucely Cetina, Alicia Garcia-Arias, Myrna Candelaria, David Cantú, Lesbia Rivera, Jaime Coronel, Blanca Bazan-Perkins, Vladimir Flores, Aaron Gonzalez, and Alfonso Dueñas-González
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 19. Published online 2009 February 16. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-19.
PMCID: PMC2649933
Lymphangiosis carcinomatosa in squamous cell carcinomas of larynx and hypopharynx – value of conventional evaluation and additional immunohistochemical staining of D2-40
Hans-Ullrich Völker, Matthias Scheich, Isabell Nowack, Alexandra Metzger, Imme Haubitz, Bernhard Puppe, Rudolf Hagen, Hans-Konrad Müller-Hermelink, and Christiane Völter
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 25. Published online 2009 March 4. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-25.
PMCID: PMC2653073
Mucin pattern reflects the origin of the adenocarcinoma in Barrett's esophagus: a retrospective clinical and laboratorial study
Sergio Szachnowicz, Ivan Cecconello, Ulysses Ribeiro, Kiyoshi Iriya, Roberto El Ibrahim, Flávio Roberto Takeda, Carlos Eduardo Pereira Corbett, and Adriana Vaz Safatle-Ribeiro
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 27. Published online 2009 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-27.
PMCID: PMC2662840
Outcomes of resection and non-resection strategies in management of patients with advanced colorectal cancer
Martyn D Evans, Xavier Escofet, Sharad S Karandikar, and Jeffrey D Stamatakis
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 28. Published online 2009 March 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-28.
PMCID: PMC2657129
Taurolidine reduces the tumor stimulating cytokine interleukin-1beta in patients with resectable gastrointestinal cancer: a multicentre prospective randomized trial
Chris Braumann, Carsten N Gutt, Johannes Scheele, Charalambos Menenakos, Wilhelm Willems, Joachim M Mueller, and Christoph A Jacobi
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 32. Published online 2009 March 23. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-32.
PMCID: PMC2667516
Comparison of intraoperative frozen section analysis for sentinel lymph node biopsy during breast cancer surgery for invasive lobular carcinoma and invasive ductal carcinoma
James W Horvath, Gary E Barnett, Rafael E Jimenez, Donn C Young, and Stephen P Povoski
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 34. Published online 2009 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-34.
PMCID: PMC2667517
A pilot study to assess the feasibility of evaluation of markers of response to chemotherapy at one day & 21 days after first cycle of chemotherapy in carcinoma of breast: a prospective non-randomized observational study
Shekhar Sharma, KR Hiran, K Pavithran, and DK Vijaykumar
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 35. Published online 2009 March 30. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-35.
PMCID: PMC2669088
Breast cancer risk factors in Turkish women – a University Hospital based nested case control study
Vahit Ozmen, Beyza Ozcinar, Hasan Karanlik, Neslihan Cabioglu, Mustafa Tukenmez, Rian Disci, Tolga Ozmen, Abdullah Igci, Mahmut Muslumanoglu, Mustafa Kecer, and Atilla Soran
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 37. Published online 2009 April 8. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-37.
PMCID: PMC2678125
Venous obstruction of thyroid malignancy origin: the Antoine Lacassagne Institute experience
Pierre-Yves René Marcy, Juliet Thariat, Alex Bozec, Gilles Poissonnet, Danielle Benisvy, and Olivier Dassonville
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 40. Published online 2009 April 17. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-40.
PMCID: PMC2674443
The combination effect of sodium butyrate and 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine on radiosensitivity in RKO colorectal cancer and MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines
Hang Joo Cho, Sin Young Kim, Kee Hwan Kim, Won Kyung Kang, Ji Il kim, Seong Tack Oh, Jeong Soo Kim, and Chang Hyeok An
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 49. Published online 2009 May 21. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-49.
PMCID: PMC2692973
Incidence of synchronous appendiceal neoplasm in patients with colorectal cancer and its clinical significance
Varut Lohsiriwat, Akkrarash Vongjirad, and Darin Lohsiriwat
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 51. Published online 2009 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-51.
PMCID: PMC2698838
Surgical treatment for locally advanced lower third rectal cancer after neoadjuvent chemoradiation with capecitabine: prospective phase II trial
Mostafa Abd Elwanis, Doaa W Maximous, Mohamed Ibrahim Elsayed, and Nabiel NH Mikhail
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 52. Published online 2009 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-52.
PMCID: PMC2699338
Uncommon mucosal metastases to the stomach
R Kanthan, K Sharanowski, JL Senger, J Fesser, R Chibbar, and SC Kanthan
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 62. Published online 2009 August 3. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-62.
PMCID: PMC2734526
Incidental thyroid lesions detected by FDG-PET/CT: prevalence and risk of thyroid cancer
Ja Seong Bae, Byung Joo Chae, Woo Chan Park, Jeong Soo Kim, Sung Hoon Kim, Sang Seol Jung, and Byung Joo Song
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 63. Published online 2009 August 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-63.
PMCID: PMC2732624
Supracricoid hemilaryngopharyngectomy for selected pyriform sinus carcinoma patients – a retrospective chart review
George X Papacharalampous, Georgios P Kotsis, Petros V Vlastarakos, Alexandros Georgolios, Ioannis Seggas, Ioannis E Yiotakis, and Leonidas Manolopoulos
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 65. Published online 2009 August 11. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-65.
PMCID: PMC2731761
Body image disturbance and surgical decision making in egyptian post menopausal breast cancer patients
Ashraf M Shoma, Madiha H Mohamed, Nashaat Nouman, Mahmoud Amin, Ibtihal M Ibrahim, Salwa S Tobar, Hanan E Gaffar, Warda F Aboelez, Salwa E Ali, and Soheir G William
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 66. Published online 2009 August 13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-66.
PMCID: PMC2739851
The stylomastoid artery as an anatomical landmark to the facial nerve during parotid surgery: a clinico-anatomic study
Tahwinder Upile, Waseem Jerjes, Seyed Ahmad Reza Nouraei, Sandeep U Singh, Panagiotis Kafas, Ann Sandison, Holger Sudhoff, and Colin Hopper
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 71. Published online 2009 September 28. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-71.
PMCID: PMC2760553
Predictive factors for breast cancer in patients diagnosed atypical ductal hyperplasia at core needle biopsy
Byung Joo Chae, Ahwon Lee, Byung Joo Song, and Sang Seol Jung
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 77. Published online 2009 October 23. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-77.
PMCID: PMC2771003
Transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) using irinotecan-loaded beads for the treatment of unresectable metastases to the liver in patients with colorectal cancer: an interim report
Robert CG Martin, Ken Robbins, Dana Tomalty, Ryan O'Hara, Petar Bosnjakovic, Radek Padr, Miloslav Rocek, Frantisek Slauf, Alexander Scupchenko, and Cliff Tatum
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 80. Published online 2009 November 3. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-80.
PMCID: PMC2777901
Comparison of immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assessment for Her-2 status in breast cancer
Weiguo Sui, Minglin Ou, Jiejing Chen, Youhua Wan, Hongbo Peng, Minfang Qi, He Huang, and Yong Dai
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 83. Published online 2009 November 9. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-83.
PMCID: PMC2776594
Serum estradiol should be monitored not only during the peri-menopausal period but also the post-menopausal period at the time of aromatase inhibitor administration
Taeko Nagao, Misako Kira, Masako Takahashi, Junko Honda, Toshiyuki Hirose, Akira Tangoku, Hitoshi Zembutsu, Yusuke Nakamura, and Mitsunori Sasa
World J Surg Oncol. 2009; 7: 88. Published online 2009 November 12. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-88.
PMCID: PMC2779795
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