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  1. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive malignant tumor that occurs throughout the world. Îœetastases from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were generally considered to be rare in the past, because the ca...

    Authors: Eleftherios I Mantonakis, Theodora S Margariti, Athanasios S Petrou, Anastasios C Stofas, Andreas C Lazaris, Alexandros E Papalampros, Demetrios N Moris and Panagiotis O Michail
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:50
  2. Colorectal (CRC) carcinogenesis through various morphological stages has been linked to several genetic and epigenetic changes. The Raf/MEK/ERK (MAPK) signal transduction cascade is an important mediator of a ...

    Authors: Georgia Levidou, Angelica A Saetta, Fanie Gigelou, Maria Karlou, Polyanthi Papanastasiou, Angeliki Stamatelli, Nikolaos Kavantzas, Nikolaos V Michalopoulos, George Agrogiannis, Efstratios Patsouris and Penelope Korkolopoulou
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:47
  3. Paragangliomas represent only 10% of chromaffin tissue tumors and those arising from the mesentery seem to be a rare occurrence. We report a case of a 55 year old man in whom an abdominal mass was discovered f...

    Authors: Michael Chetrit, Pierre Dubé, Virginie Royal, Guy Leblanc and Lucas Sideris
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:46
  4. The solid variant of aneurysmal bone cyst (solid ABC) is rarely encountered in long bones and appropriate treatment for this disease remains unclear. We experienced a 13-year-old boy suffering from pain in his...

    Authors: Rumi Takechi, Takashi Yanagawa, Tetsuya Shinozaki, Toshio Fukuda and Kenji Takagishi
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:45
  5. The optimum protocol for expander volume adjustment with respect to the timing and application of radiotherapy remains controversial.

    Authors: Burcu Celet Ozden, Erdem Guven, Isik Aslay, Gonul Kemikler, Vakur Olgac, Merva Soluk Tekkesin, Bengul Serarslan, Burcak Tumerdem Ulug, Aylin Bilgin Karabulut, Atilla Arinci and Ufuk Emekli
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:44
  6. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are morphologically and clinically heterogeneous tumors, and their biological behavior is difficult to predict, ranging from clinically benign to malignant. The aim of o...

    Authors: Naoki Tanimine, Kazuaki Tanabe, Takahisa Suzuki, Noriaki Tokumoto and Hideki Ohdan
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:43
  7. Serum levels of the extracellular domain of HER2/neu (HER2 ECD) have been demonstrated to be associated with clinical outcomes. A disintegrin and metalloproteinase-10, a sheddase of HER2/neu, can drive cancer ...

    Authors: Hsiu-Pei Tsai, Shin-Cheh Chen, Huei-Tzu Chien, Yi-Yin Jan, Tzu-Chieh Chao, Miin-Fu Chen and Ling-Ling Hsieh
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:42
  8. Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is one of the most effective treatments for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) within the Milan criteria. However, for patients beyond these criteria, the recur...

    Authors: Chieh-Lin Teng, Wen-Li Hwang, Yi-Ju Chen, Kuang-Hsi Chang and Shao-Bin Cheng
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:41
  9. Cyclin D1 gene regulates cell cycle and plays an important role in the tumorigenesis of human cancers. The association between cyclin D1, clinicopathologic parameters and prognosis in oral cavity squamous cell...

    Authors: Shiang-Fu Huang, Sou-De Cheng, Wen-Yu Chuang, I-How Chen, Chun-Ta Liao, Hung-Ming Wang and Ling-Ling Hsieh
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:40
  10. Locally advanced colorectal cancers are best treated with multivisceral resections. The aim of this study is to evaluate early and late results after multivisceral resections.

    Authors: Cem Gezen, Metin Kement, Yunus E Altuntas, Nuri Okkabaz, Mesut Seker, Selahattin Vural, Mahmut Gumus and Mustafa Oncel
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:39
  11. Marjolin's ulcer is a rare but highly aggressive squamous cell cancer that is most often associated with chronic burn wounds. Although many individual case reports exist, no comprehensive evaluation of Marjoli...

    Authors: Phillipo L Chalya, Joseph B Mabula, Peter Rambau, Mabula D Mchembe, Kahima J Kahima, Alphonce B Chandika, Geofrey Giiti, Nestory Masalu, Robert Ssentongo and Japhet M Gilyoma
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:38
  12. Osteosarcoma is a malignant tumor with high ability to form invasion and metastasis. Identifying prognostic factor in osteosarcoma is helpful to select those patients for more aggressive management. Our study ...

    Authors: Ju Han, Bicheng Yong, Canqiao Luo, Pingxian Tan, Tingsheng Peng and Jingnan Shen
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:37
  13. The incidence of traumatic neuroma is extremely low, especially in those patients with breast cancer after mastectomy. There are only 10 cases reported in the literature. We report a patient who developed a pa...

    Authors: Quan Li, Er-li Gao, Yin-long Yang, Hong-ye Hu and Xiao-qu Hu
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:35
  14. It is reported the case of a 69 years man who presented to the Emergency Room because of pain and abdominal distension from ascites. After admission and paracentesis placement, he developed a digestive hemorrh...

    Authors: Francesca Ratti, Federica Cipriani, Michele Paganelli, Gianfranco Ferla and Luca AM Aldrighetti
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:34
  15. Clear cell carcinoma of the bladder is a rare tumor of the bladder. There are few reports available on this rare disease, and no cases with recurrence were reported. Here we present a case of 68-year-old woman...

    Authors: Ji Lu, Zhihui Xu, Fengming Jiang, Yan Wang, Yuchuan Hou, Chunxi Wang and Qihui Chen
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:33
  16. Laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer has been compared with open colectomy in randomized controlled trials, but these studies may not be generalizable because of strict enrollment and exclusion criteria whi...

    Authors: Linda C Cummings, Conor P Delaney and Gregory S Cooper
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:31
  17. The spacer placement is a prevalent procedure to separate the surrounding normal tissues from locally recurrent rectal tumor before the application of radiotherapy. However, complications could occur due to th...

    Authors: Takayuki Ogino, Mitsugu Sekimoto, Junichi Nishimura, Ichiro Takemasa, Tsunekazu Mizushima, Masataka Ikeda, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Yuichiro Doki and Masaki Mori
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:30
  18. The usual treatments for pleural malignancies are mostly palliative. In contrast, peritoneal malignancies are often treated with a curative intent by cytoreductive surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy. As ...

    Authors: Olivier Facy, Pierre-Benoit Pages, Pablo Ortega-Deballon, Guy Magnin, Sylvain Ladoire, Bernard Royer, Bruno Chauffert and Alain Bernard
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:29
  19. To investigate the expression of E-cadherin, beta-catenin and topoisomerase-II alpha and examine their clinical relevance in liposarcomas.

    Authors: Pinelopi Gogou, Emilios Pakos, Anna Batistatou, Ioannis Panelos, Evangelos Briasoulis, Dimitrios Stefanou, Nikoforos Apostolikas and Periclis Tsekeris
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:28
  20. Bile reflux is one of the primary factors involved in the pathogenesis of gastric mucosal lesions in patients with chronic gastritis; however, little is known about the exact histological features of bile refl...

    Authors: Yanyi Zhang, Xi Yang, Weizhong Gu, Xiaoli Shu, Ting Zhang and Mizu Jiang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:27
  21. We present one case with symptom of paroxysmal abdominal pain for over 20 days. Abdominal computerized tomography (CT) scan revealed intestinal obstruction and a mass of 6.0 cm × 6.0 cm in size located at the ...

    Authors: Yongmao Song, Modan Li, Jianzhen Shan, Xiaoxian Ye, Shangyi Tang, Xuefeng Fang, Kefeng Ding and Ying Yuan
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:26
  22. Lung cancer is a common cause of cancer-related death. Staging typically includes positron emission tomography (PET) scanning, in which18F-fluoro-2-dexoy-D-glucose (FDG) is taken up by cells proportional to metab...

    Authors: Richdeep S Gill, Troy Perry, Jonathan T Abele, Eric LR Bédard and Daniel Schiller
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:25
  23. Isolated splenic metastasis from lung cancer is a very rare occurrence with only a few reports available. Here, we report the case of a 82-year-old male who underwent a bilobectomy for a lung squamous cell car...

    Authors: Andre R Dias, Rodrigo A Pinto, Juliana N Ravanini, Renato M Lupinacci, Ivan Cecconello and Ulysses Ribeiro Jr
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:24
  24. Liver angiosarcoma is a rare disease, however it still ranks as the third of most common primary liver maligancies. The prognosis of liver angiosarcoma is very poor with almost all patients with this kind of d...

    Authors: Chin-Ying Chien, Cheng-cheng Hwang, Chun-nan Yeh, Huang-yang Chen, Jui-Teng Wu, Siu-Cheung Chan, Chih-Lang Lin, Cho-li Yen, Wen-yen Wang and Kun-Chun Chiang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:23
  25. Hepatic resection is the only effective treatment for combined hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma.

    Authors: Hiromichi Ishii, Takuma Kobayashi, Michihiro Kudou, Masumi Nishimura, Atsushi Toma, Kenji Nakamura, Takeshi Mazaki and Tsuyoshi Itoh
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:22
  26. Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis (THPP) is a rare, potentially life-threatening endocrine emergency. It is characterized by recurrent muscle weakness and hypokalemia. Because many THPP patients do not...

    Authors: Yi-Chu Lin, Che-Wei Wu, Hui-Chun Chen, Hsiu-Ya Chen, I-Cheng Lu, Cheng-Jing Tsai, Wen-Rei Kuo and Feng-Yu Chiang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:21
  27. Despite efforts to improve surgical techniques, serious complications still sometimes occur. Use of a physiological posterior mediastinal pathway has increased given advances such as automated anastomotic devi...

    Authors: Noriyuki Hirahara, Tetsu Yamamoto and Tsuneo Tanaka
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:20
  28. Overdiagnosis of bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors together with overtreatment can cause serious postoperative consequences for the patient. We report of a patient with a typical bronchopulmonary carcinoid tum...

    Authors: Ilhan Demirci, Susanne Herold, Andreas Kopp, Michael Flaßhove, Bernd Klosterhalfen and Hermann Janßen
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:19
  29. The current educational environment may need enhancement to tackle the rising cancer burden in India. The aim of this study was to conduct a survey of Surgical Oncologists to identify their perceptions of the ...

    Authors: Chandrakanth Are, Madhuri Are, Hemanth Raj, Vijayakumar Manavalan, Lois Colburn and Hugh Stoddard
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:18
  30. Meningiomas are common neoplasms arising from the central nervous system meninges. On the other hand, primary ectopic meningiomas are extremely rare and usually limited to the head and neck region or to the pa...

    Authors: Akira Mogi, Junko Hirato, Takayuki Kosaka, Ei Yamaki and Hiroyuki Kuwano
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:17
  31. The low incidence of colorectal cancer in India, coupled with absence of specialized units, contribute to lack of relevant data arising from the subcontinent. We evaluated the data of the senior author to bett...

    Authors: Guruprasad S Shetty, Yashodhan D Bodhankar, Sachin Ingle, Rohan G Thakkar, Mahesh Goel, Parul J Shukla and Shailesh V Shrikhande
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:15
  32. The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, gefitinib, has been reported to successfully treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients with genetic mutations in EGFR. The aim of this study was ...

    Authors: Wen-Ping Wang, Kang-Ning Wang, Qiang Gao and Long-Qi Chen
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:14
  33. We report two clinical cases of primary granulocytic sarcoma of the pancreas that were diagnosed on the surgical specimen. Atypical clinical and morphological presentations may have lead to pretherapeutic biop...

    Authors: Mathieu Messager, David Amielh, Caroline Chevallier and Christophe Mariette
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:13
  34. Myoid hamartomas of the breast are extremely rare breast lesions, with a poorly understood pathogenesis. We describe the case of a 38-year-old premenopausal woman who presenting with a mass in the left breast....

    Authors: Naruhiko Mizuta, Koichi Sakaguchi, Mitsuhiko Mizuta, Aya Imai, Katsuhiko Nakatsukasa, Midori Morita, Mari Soshi, Mariko Goto, Satoru Yasukawa, Eiichi Konishi and Tetsuya Taguchi
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:12
  35. Recent studies have reported that double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) can activate gene expression by targeting promoter sequence in a process termed RNA activation. The present study was conducted to evaluate the pot...

    Authors: Qi Qin, Yi-Wei Lin, Xiang-Yi Zheng, Hong Chen, Qi-Qi Mao, Kai Yang, Shou-Jiang Huang and Zheng-Yan Zhao
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:11
  36. Both intraparenchymal papillary meningioma and papillary meningioma with cyst formation of brainstem have never been reported. The authors present an extremely rare case of patient with intraparenchymal papill...

    Authors: Xiao-Bing Jiang, Chao Ke, Zhi-An Han, Shao-Hua Lin, Yong-Gao Mou, Rong-Zhen Luo, Shao-Xiong Wu and Zhong-Ping Chen
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:10
  37. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical features and surgical outcomes of patients with a surgically resected NSCLC invading chest wall in order to identify prognostic factors that impact long term survival.

    Authors: Chang Young Lee, Chun Sung Byun, Jin Gu Lee, Dae Joon Kim, Byoung Chul Cho, Kyung Young Chung and In Kyu Park
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:9
  38. As a rule, endocervical tumours with signet-ring cell are classed as metastatic extra-genital neoplasms. In a patient aged 45 years, we describe primary cervical signet-ring cell carcinoma (PCSRCC) characteriz...

    Authors: Giovanna Giordano, Silvia Pizzi, Roberto Berretta and Tiziana D'Adda
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:7
  39. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) and adenocarcinoma are distinct neoplasms originating from different cell layers. Approximately 20% of patients with GIST develop other cancers.

    Authors: Daigo Yamamoto, Yoshinori Hamada, Yu Tsubota, Katsuhiro Kawakami, Chizuko Yamamoto and Mitsuo Yamamoto
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:6
  40. Distant recurrence is one of the most important risk factors in overall survival, and distant recurrence is related to a complex biologic interaction of seed and soil factors. The aim of the study was to inves...

    Authors: Hyung Seok Park, Shinhyuk Kim, Kiho Kim, Ho Yoo, Byung Joo Chae, Ja Seong Bae, Byung Joo Song and Sang Seol Jung
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:4
  41. One of the most frequently used and efficient suicide gene therapies for prostate cancer is HSV-TK/GCV system, but its application has been limited due to lack of favorable gene vector and the reduction of "by...

    Authors: Yue Chen, Gang Wang, Deling Kong, Zhihong Zhang, Kuo Yang, Ranlu Liu, Weiming Zhao and Yong Xu
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:3
  42. A malignant fibrous histiocytoma is a soft tissue tumor that most commonly occurs in the extremities, but rarely involves the liver. The clinical characteristics and therapeutic experiences of primary hepatic ...

    Authors: Dianbo Yao and Chaoliu Dai
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:2
  43. To assess the outcome of neoadjuvant chemohormonal therapy comprising complete androgen blockade followed by treatment with docetaxel and estramustine phosphate before radical prostatectomy in Japanese patient...

    Authors: Shintaro Narita, Norihiko Tsuchiya, Teruaki Kumazawa, Shinya Maita, Kazuyuki Numakura, Takashi Obara, Hiroshi Tsuruta, Mitsuru Saito, Takamitsu Inoue, Yohei Horikawa, Shigeru Satoh, Hiroshi Nanjyo and Tomonori Habuchi
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012 10:1

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