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Hospital lymph node counts and survival after radical cystectomy The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services or the United States Government.
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2008-02-15)
BACKGROUND. Several studies suggest that patients in whom more lymph nodes are examined have improved survival after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. Despite growing calls for using lymph node counts as a hospital ...
Exisulind and CP248 induce growth inhibition and apoptosis in human esophageal adenocarcinoma and squamous carcinoma cells
(Blackwell Science Inc, 2003-03)
Volume and process of care in high-risk cancer surgery The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services or the US Government.
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2006-06-01)
BACKGROUND Although relations between procedure volume and operative mortality are well established for high-risk cancer operations, differences in clinical practice between high-volume and low-volume centers are not well ...
Changes in surgical management resulting from case review at a breast cancer multidisciplinary tumor board
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2006-11-15)
BACKGROUND The treatment of breast cancer requires a multidisciplinary approach, and patients are often referred to a multidisciplinary cancer clinic. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the impact of this ...
Comprehensive Axillary Evaluation in Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Patients With Ultrasonography and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
(Springer-Verlag; The Society of Surgical Oncology, Inc., 2005-09)
There is ongoing debate regarding the optimal sequence of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy and neoadjuvant chemotherapy (CTX) for breast cancer. We report the accuracy of comprehensive pre–neoadjuvant CTX and post–neoadjuvant ...
Surgical Therapy of Cutaneous Melanoma
(Elsevier, 2007)
For most solid tumors, therapy has evolved from surgery alone to a multidisciplinary approach. Malignant melanoma remains an exception, with surgery maintaining the principal role not only for treatment of the primary ...
Residual disease after re-excision lumpectomy for close margins
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2009-02-01)
Introduction While a positive margin after an attempt at breast conservation therapy (BCT) is a reason for concern, there is more controversy regarding close margins. When re-excisions are performed, there is often no ...
What is a sentinel node? Re-evaluating the 10% rule for sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2007-06-15)
Introduction Many surgeons use the “10% rule” to define whether a lymph node is a sentinel node (SLN) when staging malignant melanoma. However, this increases the number of SLN removed and the time and cost of the procedure. ...
Clinical implications of the new biology in the development of melanoma vaccines
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999-04)
There has been a resurgence in clinical research of vaccine therapies, particularly for the treatment of melanoma. The renewed interest in this field is attributable to an increased understanding regarding the immune ...