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  1. Intraoperative frozen section examination (IFSE) during breast cancer surgery can partly reflect the status of surgical treatment since the surgical method used directly determines the purpose of IFSE use in d...

    Authors: Ke Wang, Yu Ren, Rong Huang, Jian-Jun He, Wei-Liang Feng, Ya-Nan Kong, Feng Xu, Lin Zhao, Qing-Kun Song, Jing Li, Bao-Ning Zhang, Jin-Hu Fan, Xiao-Ming Xie, Shan Zheng and You-Lin Qiao
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:225
  2. Epidemiological findings regarding the association between total fluid intake and bladder cancer risk have yielded varying results. Our objective is to examine the possible associations between total fluid int...

    Authors: Yunjin Bai, Haichao Yuan, Jinhong Li, Yin Tang, Chunxiao Pu and Ping Han
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:223
  3. Iodine interstitial brachytherapy has been widely reported for treating colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the inhibitory molecular mechanism of iodine-125 (I-125) on CRC has not been reported.

    Authors: Zhenhuan Ma, Yong Yang, Guokai Yang, Jia Wan, Guojian Li, Ping Lu and Lingjuan Du
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:222
  4. Esophageal granular cell tumor (GCT) is a rare benign tumor with malignant potential. With wide application of endoscopic techniques, the esophageal GCT discovery rate and treatment strategy has changed. This ...

    Authors: Wei Lu, Mei-Dong Xu, Ping-Hong Zhou, Yi-Qun Zhang, Wei-Feng Chen, Yun-Shi Zhong and Li-Qing Yao
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:221
  5. Necrolytic migratory erythma (NME) is an obligatory paraneoplastic syndrome. Here we describe a woman admitted to the dermatology ward with NME which was later found to be associated with glucagonoma, a slow-g...

    Authors: Sheng-li Wu, Ji-gang Bai, Jun Xu, Qing-yong Ma and Zheng Wu
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:220
  6. To report Taiwan’s experience in robot-assisted laparoscopic nephroureterectomy (RANU) for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).

    Authors: Chen-Kuang Yang, Shiu-Dong Chung, Shun-Fa Hung, Wei-Che Wu, Yen-Chuan Ou, Chao-Yuan Huang and Yeong-Shiau Pu
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:219
  7. The aim of the present study was to identify temporal trends in long-term survival and postoperative outcomes and to analyze prognostic factors influencing the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer (GC) tr...

    Authors: Fausto Rosa, Sergio Alfieri, Antonio Pio Tortorelli, Claudio Fiorillo, Guido Costamagna and Giovanni Battista Doglietto
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:217
  8. Recent studies have demonstrated that sublobar resection is not inferior to lobectomy for peripheral early lung cancer with ground-glass opacification. However, the effect of sublobar resection on solid-type e...

    Authors: Hyun Woo Jeon, Young-Du Kim, Kyung Soo Kim, Sook Whan Sung, Hyung Joo Park and Jae Kil Park
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:215
  9. Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are rare. We evaluated the WT1 protein expression level in various types of STS and elucidated the value of WT1 as a prognostic factor and a possible therapeutic target.

    Authors: Ahrong Kim, Eun Young Park, Kyungbin Kim, Jeong Hee Lee, Dong Hoon Shin, Jee Yeon Kim, Do Youn Park, Chang Hun Lee, Mee Young Sol, Kyung Un Choi, Jeung Il Kim and In Sook Lee
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:214
  10. The controversy between breast conserving surgery and simple mastectomy for phyllodes tumours of the breast remains because of the unpredictable nature of the disease. Although some benign tumours may show an ...

    Authors: Elroy P Weledji, George Enow-Orock, Marcelin N Ngowe and Leopold Aminde
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:213
  11. Recent research displays that breast cancer (BC) is a heterogeneous disease and distinct molecular subtypes yield different prognostic outcomes.

    Authors: Jing Chen, Peng Jiang, Han-jin Wang, Jia-yi Zhang, Yang Xu, Mu-hong Guo, Bin Zhang, Chong-yin Tang, Hong-yong Cao and Shui Wang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:212
  12. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). However, complete resection of rectal GISTs is sometimes difficult because of bulkiness and/or anatomical reasons. Neoadjuvant ...

    Authors: Hiroaki Nozawa, Takamitsu Kanazawa, Toshiaki Tanaka, Masao Takahashi, Soichiro Ishihara, Eiji Sunami, Joji Kitayama, Masako Ikemura, Issei Komuro and Toshiaki Watanabe
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:211
  13. Unresectable colorectal cancer has a poor prognosis. However, some patients survive intensive chemotherapy, and complete resection of primary and metastatic tumors may even be possible. In the present study, w...

    Authors: Masahide Ikeguchi, Sho-ichi Urushibara, Ryugo Shimoda, Manabu Yamamoto, Yoshihiko Maeta and Keigo Ashida
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:210
  14. We encountered an extremely rare case of multiple pulmonary sclerosing hemangiomas (PSH) with extensive neuroendocrine lesions, including pulmonary neuroendocrine cell (PNC) hyperplasia, multiple carcinoid tum...

    Authors: Yihong Wang, Qicai He, Wei Shi, Jun Wang and Hongxiu Ji
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:209
  15. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors are rare, and those located in the extremities without bone involvement are even rarer. We present the case of a 61-year-old Chinese male patient with an inflammatory myofib...

    Authors: Jun Lin, Hao Liu, Yin Zhuang, Peng Yang, Yifei Zheng, Yan Yang and Huilin Yang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:208

    The Correction to this article has been published in World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2023 21:278

  16. Malignant gliomas represent the most common primary brain tumors. The prognosis of patients with malignant gliomas is poor in spite of current intensive therapy and novel therapeutic modalities are needed. Her...

    Authors: Jie Zheng, Wei Du, Lai-jun Song, Rui Zhang, Lai-guang Sun, Feng-guo Chen and Xin-ting Wei
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:207
  17. In past decades, laparoscopic surgery has been introduced for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Recently, additional studies comparing laparoscopic versus open surgery for gastric GISTs...

    Authors: Qi-Long Chen, Yu Pan, Jia-Qin Cai, Di Wu, Ke Chen and Yi-Ping Mou
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:206
  18. In patients with recurrent or second primary ipsilateral breast cancer, axillary staging is the key factor in locoregional control and a strong prognostic characteristic. The efficient evaluation of lymphatic ...

    Authors: Handan Tokmak, Kerim Kaban, Mahmut Muslumanoglu, Meral Demirel and Sukru Aktan
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:205
  19. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of the most frequent urological malignancies in adults. RCC often metastasizes to other organs, but rarely to the oromaxillofacial region. Metastatic tumors to the jaws are al...

    Authors: Louqiang Zhang, Hongbin Yang and Xuebin Zhang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:204
  20. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) and positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in planning transthoracic CT-gui...

    Authors: Marcos D Guimaraes, Edson Marchiori, Bruno C Odisio, Bruno Hochhegger, Almir G V Bitencourt, Charles E Zurstrassen, Chiang C Tyng, Jefferson L Gross, Rubens Chojniak and Myrna C B Godoy
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:203
  21. The reconstruction of mandibular defects after giant ameloblastoma resection is one of the most challenging problems facing reconstructive surgeons. Mandibular resection has been associated with a poor quality...

    Authors: Xiangru Li, Kuicheng Zhu, Fei Liu and Hongwen Li
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:201
  22. The relationship between the number of parathyroid glands preserved and hypoparathyroidism is not well understood. We sought to determine the number of parathyroid glands that need to be preserved to prevent h...

    Authors: Chang Myeon Song, Joo Hwan Jung, Yong Bae Ji, Hyun Jung Min, You Hern Ahn and Kyung Tae
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:200
  23. Small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (SCNEC) of the head and neck is rare. The prognosis of SCNEC in the nasal cavity and larynx is poor. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinicopathological feature...

    Authors: Liang Chai, Hong-Fang Ying, Ting-Ting Wu, Shui-Hong Zhou, Yang-Yang Bao, Hong-Tian Yao and Qi-Han You
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:199
  24. Intra- or extrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas are the second most common primary liver malignancies behind hepatocellular carcinoma. Whereas the incidence for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is rising, the occurr...

    Authors: Jens Sperling, Christoph Justinger, Jochen Schuld, Christian Ziemann, Roland Seidel and Otto Kollmar
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:198
  25. Rectal cancer patients have a higher incidence of pulmonary metastases than those with colon cancer. This study aimed to examine the effects of rectal cancer level on recurrence patterns in rectal cancer patie...

    Authors: Jy Ming Chiang, Pao Shiu Hsieh, Jinn Shiun Chen, Reiping Tang, Jeng Fu You and Chien Yuh Yeh
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:197
  26. Chondrosarcoma is a common malignant bone tumor, which accounts for 20% of all malignant bone tumors. It often occurs in the long bones, but the incidence of scapular chondrosarcoma is rare. Here, we describe ...

    Authors: Fei Chang, Guang-Yao Liu, Qiao Zhang, Gang Lin, Hong Huang, De-Sheng Duan and Jin-Cheng Wang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:196
  27. Primary synovial sarcoma of the prostate is an uncommon malignant tumor. There are few cases reported in the English medical literature to date. Here, we present a case of 22-year-old man with primary synovial...

    Authors: Qi Zhang, Huiju Wang, Ligang Ren, Xiaolong Qi, Feng Liu and Dahong Zhang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:194
  28. Curative resection is the treatment of choice for gastric cancer, but it is unclear whether gastrectomy should also include splenectomy. We retrospectively analyzed long-term survival in patients in our hospit...

    Authors: Hao Zhang, Deyan Pang, Huanming Xu, Yuan Ren and Caigang Liu
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:193
  29. Recent advances in surgical techniques and perioperative management have led to improved surgical outcomes, especially perioperative outcomes. The aim of this study was to review our experience with hepatic re...

    Authors: Dai Hoon Han, Gi Hong Choi, Jun Yong Park, Sang Hoon Ahn, Kyung Sik Kim, Jin Sub Choi and Kwang-Hyub Han
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:192
  30. The Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and morbidity (POSSUM) model, its Portsmouth (P-POSSUM) modification and the Estimation of physiologic ability and surgical stres...

    Authors: Hui Wang, Haolu Wang, Tao Chen, Xiaowen Liang, Yanyan Song and Jian Wang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:191
  31. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of surgical outcomes in free iliac crest mandibular reconstructions that were carried out with virtual surgical plans and rapid prototyping templates.

    Authors: Da-long Shu, Xiang-zhen Liu, Bing Guo, Wei Ran, Xin Liao and Yun-yan Zhang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:190
  32. Osteopontin (OPN) is a secreted phosphoprotein expressed by neoplastic cells involved in the malignant potential and aggressive phenotypes of human malignancies, including gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST...

    Authors: Kai-Hsi Hsu, Hung-Wen Tsai, Pin-Wen Lin, Yun-Shang Hsu, Pei-Jung Lu and Yan-Shen Shan
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:189
  33. B7-H4 is a novel B7 ligand that plays an important role in the T cell-mediated immune response as a negative regulator. Previous studies have suggested the aberrant expression of membrane B7-H4 in tumor cells....

    Authors: Hongbing Shi, Mei Ji, Jun Wu, Qi Zhou, Xiaodong Li, Zhengguang Li, Xiao Zheng, Bing Xu, Weiqing Zhao, Changping Wu and Jingting Jiang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:188
  34. Two cases of Burkitt’s lymphoma masquerading as appendicitis are reported herein. The diagnoses were made post-operatively from the appendix specimen in one case and from an ileocecal resection specimen for ce...

    Authors: Elroy P Weledji, Marcelin N Ngowe and John S Abba
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:187
  35. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) and gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are both spindle cell tumors, and occur rarely in the wall of the urinary bladder. In general, immunostaining allows diffe...

    Authors: Tatsuki R Kataoka, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Ayako Furuhata, Masahiro Hirata, Takaki Ishida, Ichiro Nakamura, Seiichi Hirota, Hironori Haga and Eiji Katsuyama
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:186
  36. Malignant gliomas are the most common form of primary malignant brain tumor. It has recently been suggested that genetic changes are involved in the progression of malignant gliomas. In previous studies, a nov...

    Authors: Weiqing Wan, Xiaoqing Xu, Guijun Jia, Wenmei Li, Junmei Wang, Tong Ren, Zhen Wu, Junting Zhang, Liwei Zhang and Youyong Lu
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:185
  37. A complete R0 resection is the standard treatment in patients with gallbladder cancer and the only potentially definitive curative therapy. Major hepatectomy, including right or extended right hepatectomy with...

    Authors: Masato Narita, Ryo Matsusue, Hiroaki Hata, Takashi Yamaguchi, Tetsushi Otani and Iwao Ikai
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:183
  38. The aim of this study is to define an algorithm for the choice of reconstructive method for defects after laryngo-pharyngo-esophagectomy for hypopharyngeal carcinoma.

    Authors: Adel Denewer, Ashraf Khater, Mohamed T Hafez, Osama Hussein, Sameh Roshdy, Fayez Shahatto, Waleed Elnahas, Sherif Kotb and Khaled Mowafy
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:182
  39. Aspergillosis of the central nervous system is a rare fungal infection that is mainly reported in patients with immune deficiency, such as AIDS patients and organ transplant patients treated with immunosuppres...

    Authors: Zhao-Shi Bao, Gan You, Wen-Bin Li and Tao Jiang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:181
  40. Hamartomas are extremely rare splenic benign tumours in children. We present two cases, both in boys (6 and 8 years old), with left upper quadrant abdominal pain that were otherwise asymptomatic. Both patients...

    Authors: Li-Feng Zhang, Jin-Fa Tou, Xiang Wang, Wei-Zhong Gu, Xiao-Hui Ma and Qi Qin
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:180
  41. The objective of this study was to modify the adrenal gland-sparing strategy based on retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy by reviewing the anatomic relationship between the kidney and the adrenal ...

    Authors: Zhenyu Xu, Zhengyu Zhang, Jianping Gao, Zhifeng Wei, Xiaofeng Xu, Jie Dong, Hao Tang, Xiaoming Yi, Chaopeng Tang and Wenquan Zhou
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:179
  42. Breast-conserving treatment (BCT) leads to a progressive and deteriorating breast deformity. Fatgrafting is ideal for breast reconstruction after BCT. The most frequently utilized technique for fat processing ...

    Authors: Ondrej Mestak, Andrej Sukop, Yu-Sheng Hsueh, Martin Molitor, Jan Mestak, Jana Matejovska and Lucie Zarubova
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:178
  43. Intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy is garnering attention as an effective treatment for gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis. We report the case of a patient who developed colonic stenosis caused by infect...

    Authors: Jun Kinoshita, Sachio Fushida, Tomoya Tsukada, Katsunobu Oyama, Toshifumi Watanabe, Koichi Okamoto, Isamu Makino, Keishi Nakamura, Hironori Hayashi, Hisatoshi Nakagawara, Tomoharu Miyashita, Hidehiro Tajima, Hiroyuki Takamura, Itasu Ninomiya, Hirohisa Kitagawa, Takashi Fujimura…
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:177
  44. Metastasis of a primary osteosarcoma to the muscles is extremely rare. As there have been few reported cases, the necessity of surgical treatment for such metastatic lesions remains controversial. We present t...

    Authors: Yuichiro Sakamoto, Masahiro Yokouchi, Satoshi Nagano, Hirofumi Shimada, Shunsuke Nakamura, Takao Setoguchi, Ichiro Kawamura, Yasuhiro Ishidou, Akihide Tanimoto and Setsuro Komiya
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:176
  45. The receptor for the cardiac hormone atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), natriuretic peptide receptor A (NPR-A), has been reported to be expressed in lung cancer, prostate cancer and ovarian cancer. NPR-A expres...

    Authors: Jia Zhang, Zhilong Zhao and Jiansheng Wang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:174

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