Background Recent studies of surgery for cancer have demonstrated variations in outcomes
among hospitals and among surgeons. We sought to examine variations in morbidity after …

Purpose: KRAS mutations are found in ∼25% of lung adenocarcinomas in Western countries
and, as a group, have been strongly associated with cigarette smoking. These mutations …

Purpose Sentinel lymph node biopsy was adopted for the staging of the axilla with the
assumption that it would reduce the risk of lymphedema in women with breast cancer. The aim of …

Objective The aim of this study was to determine the pattern of recurrence and prognostic
significance of histologic subtype in a large series of patients with primary retroperitoneal …

Purpose: Activating mutations of the KIT juxtamembrane region are the most common genetic
events in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) and have been noted as independent …

Background: Complications following postmastectomy reconstruction can cause significant
morbidity. The compound effect of individual risk factors on the development of complications …

Purpose This study was designed to determine the incidence of venous and arterial thromboembolic
events (TEEs) in patients treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy and to analyze …

Background: Low-grade oligodendrogliomas and mixed gliomas can be indolent and remain
unchanged for years. Optimal timing and effectiveness of initial treatment is uncertain and …

Purpose : Cancer at the resection margin (a positive surgical margin) after radical prostatectomy
is associated with an increased risk of recurrence even after adjusting for other known …

ContextSerum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing is frequently used in early detection
programs for prostate cancer. While PSA testing has resulted in an increase in prostate cancer …