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  2. Content type: Case report

    A tumor composed exclusively or predominantly of human melanin black 45 (HMB45)-positive epithelioid cells is called a perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa). We report a very rare case of a PEComa of th...

    Authors: Koichi Okamoto, Yuka Okada, Kohei Ohno, Takahiro Yagi, Mitsuo Tsukamoto, Takuya Akahane, Ryu Shimada, Tamuro Hayama, Takeshi Tsuchiya, Keijiro Nozawa, Keiji Matsuda, Tsuyoshi Ishida, Fukuo Kondo and Yojiro Hashiguchi

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:113

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  3. Content type: Research

    To stage axillary lymph nodes in women with early-stage breast cancer, sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), rather than axillary lymph node dissection (ALND), has been employed. Moreover, different tracer method...

    Authors: Liulu Zhang, Yijie Huang, Ciqiu Yang, Teng Zhu, Yufeng Lin, Hongfei Gao, Mei Yang, Minyi Cheng and Kun Wang

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:112

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  4. Content type: Correspondence

    The study performed by Zhou et al. (World J Surg Oncol 15:104, 2017) titled “Clinical and prognostic significance of HIF-1α overexpression in oral squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis” attempts to highligh...

    Authors: Rama Jayaraj, Chellan Kumarasamy, Madhav Madurantakam Royam, Arikketh Devi and Siddharta Baxi

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:111

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  5. Content type: Research

    The response to temozolomide (TMZ) treatment in small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) correlated with O(6)-methylguanine -DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation. 1p/19q co-deletion within oligodendroglioma ...

    Authors: Lei Lei, Zhiming Jiang, Gu Zhang, Qiaoyuan Cheng and Hongyang Lu

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:110

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  6. Content type: Research

    This study was carried out to discover the underlying role that HOXA11 plays in lung squamous cancer (LUSC) and uncover the potential corresponding molecular mechanisms and functions of HOXA11-related genes.

    Authors: Rui Zhang, Tong-tong Zhang, Gao-qiang Zhai, Xian-yu Guo, Yuan Qin, Ting-qing Gan, Yu Zhang, Gang Chen, Wei-jia Mo and Zhen-bo Feng

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:109

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  7. Content type: Research

    Despite recent advances in diagnosis and treatment, prostate cancer (PCa) remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men. Current treatments offered in the clinics are often toxic and have severe si...

    Authors: Ashley B. Ward, Hina Mir, Neeraj Kapur, Dominique N. Gales, Patrick P. Carriere and Shailesh Singh

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:108

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  8. Content type: Research

    To assess the oncologic outcomes of radiation therapy (RT) combined with maximal androgen blockade (MAB) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) kinetics in patients with localized, high-risk prostate carcinoma (P...

    Authors: Yong Luo, Mingchuan Li, Hengzhi Qi, Jiahui Zhao, Yili Han, Yunhua Lin, Zhu Hou and Yongguang Jiang

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:107

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  9. Content type: Research

    Some patients experience a non-traumatic pain in the tibial diaphysis similar to that in the clinical and radiological findings of a tumor, an infection or a stress fracture and cannot be definitively diagnose...

    Authors: Yavuz Arikan, Yasar Mahsut Dincel, Baris Ozkul, Rasit Ozcafer, Akay Kirat and Devrim Ozer

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:106

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  10. Content type: Research

    Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT) has now become the standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). NACRT has decreased local relapse (LR) rate in patients with LARC; however, distant relaps...

    Authors: Takashi Okuyama, Shinichi Sameshima, Emiko Takeshita, Ryuji Yoshioka, Yukinori Yamagata, Yuko Ono, Nobumi Tagaya, Tamaki Noie and Masatoshi Oya

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:105

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  11. Content type: Research

    Chemoradiotherapy has a dominant role in therapy for head and neck cancers. However, impressive results are often disturbed by adverse events such as dysphagia, xerostomia, and functional speech and hearing lo...

    Authors: Karl Reinhard Aigner, Sabine Gailhofer and Kornelia Aigner

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:104

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  14. Content type: Technical innovations

    Efficient hemostatic techniques are essential in laparoscopic surgery for ideal intraoperative and postoperative results. A variety of advanced devices are available for the sealing of major vascular structure...

    Authors: Michele Grieco, Daniela Apa, Domenico Spoletini, Emanuela Grattarola and Massimo Carlini

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:101

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  16. Content type: Research

    Malignant adnexal tumors of the skin (MATS) are rare. We aimed to measure the survival of patients with MATS and identify predictors of improved survival.

    Authors: Tolutope Oyasiji, Wei Tan, John Kane III, Joseph Skitzki, Valerie Francescutti, Kilian Salerno and Nikhil I. Khushalani

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:99

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  17. Content type: Research

    The preoperative selection of patients with lung cancer recurrence remains a major clinical challenge. Several aspects of this kind of surgery are still insufficiently evidence-based, with only a few series wi...

    Authors: Dragan Subotic, Laureano Molins, Ivan Soldatovic, Dejan Moskovljevic, Lucia Collado and Jorge Hernández

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:98

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  18. Content type: Research

    Short- and long-term health-related quality of life (HRQL) was severely affected after surgery. This study aimed to assess the direction and duration of HRQL from 3- to 24-month follow-ups after minimally inva...

    Authors: Yong Zhang, Xiaomei Yang, Donghong Geng, Yingfei Duan and Junke Fu

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:97

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  20. Content type: Research

    Sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) may reduce morbidity in patients with endometrial cancer. The objective of this study is to estimate how many systematic lymph node dissections (LND) can be spared with an...

    Authors: Sarah Brugger, Moritz Hamann, Marc Mosner, Michaela Beer, Michael Braun and Martin Pölcher

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:95

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  21. Content type: Review

    Gastrointestinal cancers are among the most recognised oncological diseases in well-developed countries. Tumours located in the digestive tract may cause the fast occurrence of malnutrition.

    Authors: Michal Jankowski, Manuela Las-Jankowska, Massaoud Sousak and Wojciech Zegarski

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:94

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  22. Content type: Research

    We introduced a palliative joint-preserving surgery using proximal self-locking screws of intramedullary (IM) nail and percutaneous cementoplasty (PC) in patients with proximal humeral metastases, including th...

    Authors: Jong Woong Park, Yong-il Kim, Hyun Guy Kang, June Hyuk Kim and Han Soo Kim

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:93

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  23. Content type: Research

    The goal of the study was to investigate the current clinical practices among oncologic surgeons regarding cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with intraoperative hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC).

    Authors: Heon Jong Yoo, Jenny J. Hong, Young Bok Ko, Mina Lee, Youjin Kim, Hye Young Han, Yong Jung Song, Myong Cheol Lim and Sang-Yoon Park

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:92

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  24. Content type: Case report

    Inguinal hernia is one of the most common benign pathologies that primarily affects men. Primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (PGI NHL) is the most common type of extranodal lymphoma. This study rep...

    Authors: Michele Teodoro, Maurizio Mannino, Marco Vitale, Edoardo Mattone, Valentina Palumbo, Filippo Fraggetta, Adriana Toro and Isidoro Di Carlo

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:91

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  28. Content type: Research

    Patient selection for cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is critically important to optimizing outcomes. There is currently no literature regarding the safety of ...

    Authors: Anna Weiss, Erin P. Ward, Joel M. Baumgartner, Andrew M. Lowy and Kaitlyn J. Kelly

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:87

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  29. Content type: Research

    The aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical safety and value of ethanol surgical field infiltration (ESFI), combined with distilled water peritoneal lavage (DWPL), after hepatectomy in patients with hepa...

    Authors: Jian Sun, Yue Zhu, Yao-rong Peng, Wen-bin Li, He-yun Zhang, Zhen-yu Zhou, Lin Wang, An-de Ma and Jie Wang

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:86

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  30. Content type: Research

    To evaluate the incidence of incisional hernia (IH) after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS + HIPEC) and its impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

    Authors: Sissel Ravn, Henriette Vind Thaysen, Sanne Harsløf, Mette Møller Sørensen and Lene Hjerrild Iversen

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:85

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  31. Content type: Research

    Steep pulse therapy can irreversible electrically brackdown of tumor membrance and cause cell death. In previous studies, we investigated the effect of steep pulsed electroporation on the killing of large cell...

    Authors: Zuoqing Song, Xiaohong Xu, Minghui Liu, Jinghao Liu, Jun Chen, Chengxiang Li, Chenguo Yao and Qinghua Zhou

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:84

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  32. Content type: Case report

    Since the concept of intraductal tubulopapillary neoplasm (ITPN) was introduced in the current World Health Organization classification of tumors, the number of reports of ITPN occurrence has increased gradual...

    Authors: Kenta Inomata, Minoru Kitago, Hideaki Obara, Yoko Fujii-Nishimura, Masahiro Shinoda, Hiroshi Yagi, Yuta Abe, Taizo Hibi, Kentaro Matsubara, Go Oshima, Yasuhito Sekimoto, Masazumi Inoue, Osamu Itano, Michiie Sakamoto and Yuko Kitagawa

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:83

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  33. Content type: Research

    This study aimed to screen sensitive biomarkers for the efficacy evaluation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer.

    Authors: Xiaozhen Liu, Gan Jin, Jiacheng Qian, Hongjian Yang, Hongchao Tang, Xuli Meng and Yongfeng Li

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:82

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  34. Content type: Research

    The rationale behind this study was to find out the frequency of dysplasia and colorectal cancer (CRC) in young patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) using histopathological examination. This facilitated early...

    Authors: Naila Younus, Mariam Abid, Atif Ali Hashmi, Saher Aijaz, Muhammad Muzzammil Edhi, Ahmareen Khalid Sheikh and Amir Khan

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:81

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  35. Content type: Research

    Implant-based immediate breast reconstruction after skin-sparing mastectomy has shown a significant improvement in patients’ quality of life, making the procedure steadily more popular year after year. However...

    Authors: Miguel De La Parra Marquez, Ricardo Fernandez-Riera, Hector Vela Cardona and Jesus María Rangel Flores

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:80

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  36. Content type: Research

    The proportion of early gastric cancer stages is increasing, as is the incidence of gastric cancer among the elderly population. Therefore, this study was designed to analyze surgical treatment outcomes of T1-...

    Authors: Rimantas Bausys, Augustinas Bausys, Indre Vysniauskaite, Kazimieras Maneikis, Eugenijus Stratilatovas and Kestutis Strupas

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:79

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  37. Content type: Case Report

    Meningeal carcinomatosis (MC) is characterized by diffuse infiltration of tumor cells in meninges. There is no tumor mass in the brain and parenchyma of the spinal cord. MC is divided into primary and metastat...

    Authors: Guangyong Chen, Long Ma, Meiling Xu, Xuemei Wang, Chong Wang, Conghai Zhao and Jinnan Zhang

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:78

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  39. Content type: Research

    MiR-182-5p, as a member of miRNA family, can be detected in lung cancer and plays an important role in lung cancer. To explore the clinical value of miR-182-5p in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) and to unv...

    Authors: Jie Luo, Ke Shi, Shu-ya Yin, Rui-xue Tang, Wen-jie Chen, Lin-zhen Huang, Ting-qing Gan, Zheng-wen Cai and Gang Chen

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:76

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  40. Content type: Research

    When managing patients with cancer, lymphedema of the lower limbs (LLL) is commonly reported as secondary to the surgical excision and/or irradiation of lymph nodes (LNs). In the framework of lymphoscintigraph...

    Authors: Mirela Mariana Roman, Romain Barbieux, Jean-Marie Nogaret and Pierre Bourgeois

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:75

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  41. Content type: Technical innovations

    Few studies have described robotic sleeve resection with pulmonary resection. Here, we report the successful implementation of a completely portal robotic sleeve resection with or without pulmonary resection u...

    Authors: Chengqiang Li, Bin Zhou, Yu Han, Runsen Jin, Jie Xiang and Hecheng Li

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:74

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  42. Content type: Case Report

    Although mediastinal lymph node cancer is presumed to originate in the lung, the primary site is usually unidentified, so the pathological course remains unclear. We recently encountered a case of mediastinal ...

    Authors: Daichi Shikata, Takahiro Nakagomi, Rumi Higuchi, Yujiro Yokoyama, Toshio Oyama and Taichiro Goto

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:73

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  45. Content type: Research

    Diagnosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) may be missed by preoperative imaging. We are presenting our experience with incidentally detected PC of colorectal origin treated with cytoreductive surgery (CRS) a...

    Authors: Aras Emre Canda, Cigdem Arslan, Cem Terzi, Selman Sokmen, Tugba Yavuzsen, Sevda Ozkardesler, Mehtat Unlu, Funda Obuz and Mehmet Fuzun

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:70

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  46. Content type: Research

    The present study aimed to evaluate the short-term efficacy and safety of drug-eluting beads transarterial chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) with CalliSpheres Beads loaded with doxorubicin (DOX) in the treatment of...

    Authors: Baolin Wu, Jun Zhou, Gonghao Ling, Dongyong Zhu and Qingyun Long

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:69

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  47. Content type: Research

    Pancreatic fistula is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after pancreaticoduodenectomy. The aim of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of a newly developed technique, namely mesh-reinforced ...

    Authors: Xin Zhong, Xianfa Wang, Junhai Pan, Hepan Zhu, Lihu Gu and Zhaoqi Shi

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:68

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  49. Content type: Research

    Resection of proximal fibular osteosarcoma involving the posteromedial aspect of the fibula is challenging. Reconstruction using a gastrocnemius flap may result in significant lateral instability and abnormal ...

    Authors: Jun Wan, Can Zhang and Hong-bo He

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:65

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  50. Content type: Research

    The development of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) involves genetic mutations, epigenetic gene expression modification, and other processes. It has been reported that IFI27 is upregulated in OSCC, but its ...

    Authors: Hong Wang, Xunding Qiu, Shigeng Lin, Xubin Chen, Tao Wang and Tianan Liao

    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2018 16:64

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