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  1. Owing to recent advances in diagnostic and surgical techniques for cancer, a patient diagnosed with two or more neoplasms is not rare. We report on the case of a 58-year-old male with multiple primary malignan...

    Authors: Yoshihiro Mukaiyama, Motofumi Suzuki, Teppei Morikawa, Yoshiyuki Mori, Yuta Takeshima, Tetsuya Fujimura, Hiroshi Fukuhara, Tohru Nakagawa, Hiroaki Nishimatsu, Haruki Kume and Yukio Homma
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:294
  2. Ewing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (ES/PNET) is a childhood malignancy, typically occurring in the bone and rarely in any other part of the body. We herein present a case of ES/PNET of the renal pel...

    Authors: Zhihong Liu, Xianding Wang, You Lu, Libo Chen and Yiping Lu
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:293
  3. Because of the rarity of thymoma, no randomized trials have prospectively detected the prognosis and optimal treatment for type B2 thymoma. The aim of this study is to investigate the treatment and prognosis f...

    Authors: Zhengbo Song, Xiangyu Jin and Yiping Zhang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:291
  4. Near infrared-guided indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence has vast potential for guiding sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to evaluate any addition...

    Authors: Wenbin Guo, Li Zhang, Jun Ji, Wei Gao, Jintao Liu and Meng Tong
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:290
  5. The effect of breast cancer subtype on margin status after lumpectomy remains unclear. This study aims to determine whether approximated breast cancer subtype is associated with positive margins after lumpecto...

    Authors: Haixia Jia, Weijuan Jia, Yaping Yang, Shunrong Li, Huiyi Feng, Jieqiong Liu, Nanyan Rao, Liang Jin, Jiannan Wu, Ru Gu, Liling Zhu, Kai Chen, Heran Deng, Yunjie Zeng, Qiang Liu, Erwei Song…
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:289
  6. The anticancer effects of selenium may be mediated by selenium-binding proteins, such as SELENBP1. The association between SELENBP1 expression levels and clinicopathologic parameters was assessed in renal cell...

    Authors: Yun-Sok Ha, Geun Taek Lee, Ye-Hwan Kim, Se Yun Kwon, Seock Hwan Choi, Tae-Hwan Kim, Tae Gyun Kwon, Seok Joong Yun, Isaac Yi Kim and Wun-Jae Kim
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:288
  7. Recent studies have found that periostin (PN), as a kind of secreted glycoprotein, is closely related to the metastatic potential and prognosis of many kinds of tumors. This study aimed to examine the expressi...

    Authors: Fei Hu, Wei Wang, Hang-Cheng Zhou and Xi-Fu Shang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:287
  8. A case of synchronous carcinoma of the accessory mammary gland and primary breast lymphoma with subsequent rectal carcinoma has not been reported previously. We present a very rare case of primary non-Hodgkin ...

    Authors: Akihiro Nishikawa, Hide Kasai, Yoshinori Koyama, Naohiko Koide, Akihiro Iijima, Hisashi Shimojo and Shigeyoshi Kumeda
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:286
  9. The aquaporins (AQPs), water channel proteins, are known playing a major role in transcellular and transepithelial water movement; they also exhibit several properties related to tumor development. The aim of ...

    Authors: Jianping Li, Ziming Wang, Tie Chong, Haiwen Chen, Hechen Li, Gang Li, Xiaoqiang Zhai and Youfang Li
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:284
  10. Several different strategies have been reported for the treatment of chondromyxoid fibromas, all with variable outcomes and high recurrence rates.

    Authors: Jagmeet S Bhamra, Hesham Al-Khateeb, Baljinder S Dhinsa, Panos D Gikas, Roberto Tirabosco, Robin C Pollock, John A Skinner, William J Aston, Asif Saifuddin and Timothy WR Briggs
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:283
  11. Cytologic examination of a fine-needle aspiration biopsy specimen cannot distinguish between benign and malignant follicular or Hürthle cell neoplasms. Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) concentrations are higher in fol...

    Authors: Rok Petric, Hana Besic and Nikola Besic
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:282
  12. Epithelioid angiosarcoma is a rare variant of angiosarcoma, and is characterized by an epithelioid morphologic appearance that mimics carcinoma. These tumors usually arise in extraskeletal sites; origination i...

    Authors: Akio Sakamoto, Yusuke Takahashi, Yoshinao Oda and Yukihide Iwamoto
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:281
  13. Gastric cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality in China, and the long-term survival for locally advanced gastric cancer is very poor. Simple surgery cannot yield an ideal result because ...

    Authors: Li-Bo Sun, Guo-Jie Zhao, Da-Yong Ding, Bin Song, Rui-Zhi Hou and Yong-Chao Li
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:280
  14. Our aim in the present study was to evaluate surgical outcomes and complications of pelvic exenteration in the treatment of gynecologic malignancy and to compare surgery-related complications associated with d...

    Authors: Andrea Petruzziello, William Kondo, Sergio B Hatschback, João A Guerreiro, Flávio Panegalli Filho, Cristiano Vendrame, Murilo Luz and Reitan Ribeiro
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:279
  15. Determination of the tumor marker concentration in peritoneal fluid (PF) may help to assess its potential to detect small concentration changes between benign ovarian pathology and early stage ovarian cancer. ...

    Authors: Katarina Galic Jerman, Borut Kobal, Marina Jakimovska, Ivan Verdenik and Katarina Cerne
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:278
  16. Paratesticular liposarcomas are rare tumors that typically affect adult. Diagnosis is very difficult and inadequate surgical excision leads to a high rate of recurrence.

    Authors: Raimondo Gabriele, Giuseppe Ferrara, Maria Rita Tarallo, Alessio Giordano, Antonietta De Gori, Luciano Izzo and Marco Conte
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:276
  17. In treating juvenile-onset laryngeal papillomatosis, the most difficult aspect is preventing recurrence. After a single treatment, recurrence can begin after as soon as 20 days and the recurrent rate can be hi...

    Authors: Chengyong Zhou, Baochun Sun, Feng Wang, Zhiyao Dai, Zeli Han, Jiahong Han, Maomao Chen and Yao Shen
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:275
  18. The objective of this meta-analysis was to compare the clinical safety and efficacy of robotic right colectomy (RRC) with conventional laparoscopic right colectomy (LRC).

    Authors: Huirong Xu, Jianning Li, Yanlai Sun, Zengjun Li, Yanan Zhen, Bin Wang and Zhongfa Xu
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:274
  19. In thyroid cancer, preoperative ultrasonography (US) is performed to detect the primary tumor and lymph node metastasis (LNM), which are related to prognosis. This study examined the relationships between spec...

    Authors: Yoon Se Lee, Yun-Sung Lim, Jin-Choon Lee, Soo-Geun Wang, Seok-Man Son, Sang-Soo Kim, In-Ju Kim and Byung-Joo Lee
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:273
  20. Various malignant tumors can obstruct the extrahepatic biliary tract. Two major techniques for restoring bile flow in this circumstance are endoscopic biliary drainage (EBD) and percutaneous transhepatic bilia...

    Authors: Jian-jun Leng, Ning Zhang and Jia-hong Dong
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:272
  21. We report the palliative embolization and functional imaging follow-up of a recurrent shoulder plasmacytoma. The multiple myeloma patient complained of severe pain and discomfort, while he could not tolerate f...

    Authors: Viktor Bérczi, Gábor Rudas, Lajos Rudolf Kozák, Tamás Györke, Gábor Mikala, Tamás Masszi, Ildikó Kalina and Pál Novák Kaposi
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:271
  22. We hypothesized that diagnostic laparoscopy (DL) was feasible for the evaluation of patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) undergoing cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (...

    Authors: Thejus T Jayakrishnan, Anthony J Zacharias, Avishkar Sharma, Sam G Pappas, T Clark Gamblin and Kiran K Turaga
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:270
  23. Researchers in recent studies have reported that the sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway plays a crucial role during tumorigenesis, angiogenesis and cellular differentiation. We investigated the clinical an...

    Authors: Jinwook Hwang, Myoung Hee Kang, Young A Yoo, Yu Hua Quan, Hyun Koo Kim, Sang Cheul Oh and Young Ho Choi
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:268
  24. Carotid paragangliomas are usually slowly enlarging and painless lateral neck masses. These mostly benign lesions are recognized due to their typical location, vessel displacement and specific blood supply, fe...

    Authors: Barbara Peric, Ziva Pohar Marinsek, Breda Skrbinc, Maja Music, Ivana Zagar and Marko Hocevar
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:267
  25. Multiple breast cancers may present with different clinical and biological characteristics. The data indicate that multifocal (MF), multicentric (MC), and bilateral synchronous (BS) breast cancers (BC) are mor...

    Authors: Hüseyin Kadioğlu, Serdar Özbaş, Alper Akcan, Aykut Soyder, Lutfi Soylu, Savaş Koçak, N Zafer Cantürk, Mustafa Tükenmez and Mahmut Müslümanoğlu
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:266
  26. Primary central nervous system (CNS) melanoma is a type of rare and aggressive tumor that can easily spread to the leptomeninges, and in fact, leptomeningeal metastasis is one of the most serious complications...

    Authors: Zhenyu Pan, Guozi Yang, Yongxiang Wang, Tingting Yuan, Yan Gao and Lihua Dong
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:265
  27. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinicoradiologic entity characterized by headaches, altered mental status, seizures, and visual disturbances. It can occur in many different clinical e...

    Authors: Natalija Dedić Plavetić, Zoran Rakušić, David Ozretić, Luka Simetić, Ana Mišir Krpan and Vesna Bišof
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:264
  28. Purse-string suture is a simple technique that can be used to reduce the surface area of circular wounds in an effort to obtain minimal scarring. In this report, we provide evidence of the effectiveness of the...

    Authors: Edoardo Raposio, Michele Antonacci and Giorgia Caruana
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:263
  29. A nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve (NRLN) is a rare but potentially serious anatomical variant. Although the incidence is reported to be 0.3% to 1.3%, it carries a much higher risk of palsy during thyroid surgery....

    Authors: Er-li Gao, Xian Zou, Ye-hui Zhou, Dao-hai Xie, Jin Lan and Hong-geng Guan
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:262
  30. Giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB) accounts for 5% of primary skeletal tumors. Although it is considered to be a benign lesion, there are still incidences of pulmonary metastasis. Pulmonary metastasis of GCTB may...

    Authors: Aikeremujiang Muheremu and Xiaohui Niu
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:261
  31. Folate has been shown to play a complex but unclear role in carcinogenesis, with some studies showing that low folate intake protects against early carcinogenesis while high folate intake promotes advanced car...

    Authors: Gideon Rukundo, Moses Galukande, Peter Ongom and Jane Odubu Fualal
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:260
  32. The growth of aging populations in an increasing number of countries has led to a concomitant increase in the incidence of chronic diseases. Accordingly, the proportion of older aged patients with oral cavity ...

    Authors: Xiangmin Zhang, Folin Liu, Xiaolin Lan, Keqing Luo and Shaojin Li
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:259
  33. PPM1D (protein phosphatase, Mg2+/Mn2+ dependent, 1D) has been reported to be involved in multiple human tumors. This study was designed to investigate the functional role of PPM1D in lung cancer cells.

    Authors: Chen Zhang, Yuanzhuo Chen, Mingsong Wang, Xianzhen Chen, Yongxin Li, E Song, Xiaoqing Liu, Sekwon Kim and Hu Peng
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:258
  34. Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma (NCMH) is an extremely rare benign tumor, primarily diagnosed in young infants and children and it often simulates malignant tumors on imaging.

    Authors: Tingting Wang, Wenhua Li, Xiangru Wu, Qianqian Li, Yanfen Cui, Caiting Chu, Mingliang Xiang and Gang Ren
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:257
  35. Neurological paraneoplastic syndromes are rarely the first manifestation of an underlying cancer. A high index of suspicion is thus needed to diagnose such conditions. Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis is one...

    Authors: Abhay K Kattepur, Darshan Patil, Amarendra Shankarappa, Shivananda Swamy, Nayakanur Shankarappa Chandrashekar, Pushpa Chandrashekar, Shailesh Prabhu and Kodaganur Srinivas Gopinath
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:256
  36. Several studies have shown that secreted clusterin (sCLU) up-regulation in multi-drug resistant osteosarcoma (OS) cells relates to enhanced drug resistance. Furthermore, sCLU silencing directed against sCLU in...

    Authors: Hai Huang, Linna Wang, Mingyu Li, Xiaohui Wang and Lin Zhang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:255
  37. Recent studies show that microRNA-145 (miR-145) might be an attractive tumor biomarker of considerable prognostic value. To clarify the preliminary predictive value of miR-145 for prognosis in various malignan...

    Authors: Jie Yang, Jia-yi Zhang, Jing Chen, Chen Chen, Xiao-meng Song, Yang Xu and Jie Li
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:254
  38. The hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is aberrantly activated in various cancers. Expression of the GLI family of genes, which encode for transcriptional factors of the Hh pathway, has not been fully assessed in...

    Authors: Masashi Ishikawa, Makoto Sonobe, Naoto Imamura, Terumasa Sowa, Kei Shikuma and Hiroshi Date
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:253
  39. The increased use of nephron-sparing surgery to treat localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) lends weight to the question of the value of microscopically positive surgical margins (PSM) in cases with a tumor bed...

    Authors: Julie Steinestel, Sandra Steffens, Konrad Steinestel and Andres Jan Schrader
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:252
  40. The evaluation, counseling, and management of gynecologic patients with bone metastasis remain a challenge for clinicians. In order to critically evaluate the role of surgery, we retrospectively analyzed the r...

    Authors: Tao Ji, Ramez Eskander, Yifei Wang, Kunkun Sun, Bang H Hoang and Wei Guo
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:250
  41. Although pericardial effusion (PE) is not uncommon in patients with cancer, it may lead to cardiac tamponade, a life-threatening condition. Prompt life-saving treatment is essential, and also allows the contin...

    Authors: Hyun Woo Jeon, Deog Gon Cho, Jae Kil Park, Kwan Yong Hyun, Si Young Choi, Jong Hui Suh and Young-Du Kim
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:249
  42. It is still not clear whether an intrapericardial pneumonectomy indicates a more advanced stage of the disease compared to a standard pneumonectomy.

    Authors: Dragan Subotic, Milan Savic, Nikola Atanasijadis, Milan Gajic, Jelena Stojsic, Marko Popovic, Vladimir Milenkovic and Zeljko Garabinovic
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:248
  43. We present here a case of extrathyroid CASTLE (the third case reported in the English literature) treated with excision and neck dissection without radiotherapy. Also, we reviewed the literature and analyzed t...

    Authors: Kyu Young Choi, Mi Jung Kwon, Hye Kyung Ahn, Jin Hwan Kim and Dong Jin Lee
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:247
  44. Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most common cancers worldwide and its incidence is reported to be increasing in resource-limited countries. There is a paucity of published data regarding hepatocellular ...

    Authors: Hyasinta Jaka, Stephen E Mshana, Peter F Rambau, Nestory Masalu, Phillipo L Chalya and Samuel E Kalluvya
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:246
  45. Prognosis and treatment of patients with breast carcinoma of no special type (NST) is dependent on a few established parameters, such as tumor size, histological grade, lymph node stage, expression of estrogen...

    Authors: Fisnik Kurshumliu, Lumturije Gashi-Luci, Shahin Kadare, Mehdi Alimehmeti and Ugur Gozalan
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 12:243

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