EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION


What is the best screening strategy to detect advanced colorectal adenomas? Simulation from ongoing Italian screening experiences
Leonardo Ventura, Marco Zappa, Giulia Carreras, Stefano Ciatto, Grazia Grazzini
doi 10.1700/989.10709HTML | PDF (91,2 kb)

CLINICAL ONCOLOGY


Variation in gynecological oncology follow-up practice: attributable to cancer centers or to patient characteristics? A Piedmont Regional Oncology Network Study
Luca Fuso, Andrea Evangelista, Eva Pagano, Elisa Piovano, Stefania Perotto, Simona Mazzola, Emiliana Bertoldo, Maria Rosa La Porta, Claudia Rosmino, Graziella Furbatto, Sergio Abate, Gianna Di Costanzo, Gianfranco Trossarelli, Maria Grazia Baù, Flavio Carnino, Giuseppina Gambaro, Paola Piantanida, Oscar Alabiso, Luciano Galletto, Laura Zavallone, Annalisa Rossi, Maggiorino Barbero, Maria Tessa, Dionyssios Katsaros, Saverio Danese, Paola Brignolo, Gabriella Gorzegno, Raffaella Grillo, Giovanni Apolone, Giovannino Ciccone, Paolo Zola, Italy
doi 10.1700/989.10710HTML | PDF (162,6 kb)

Importance of adherence to guidelines in breast cancer clinical practice. The Italian experience (AIOM)
Sandro Barni, Marco Venturini, Annamaria Molino, Michela Donadio, Sara Rizzoli, Evaristo Maiello, Stefania Gori
doi 10.1700/989.10711HTML | PDF (120,5 kb)

Neuroendocrine tumors of unknown primary site: gold dust or misdiagnosed neoplasms?
Laura Catena, Ettore Bichisao, Massimo Milione, Monica Valente, Marco Platania, Sara Pusceddu, Monika Ducceschi, Nicoletta Zilembo, Barbara Formisano, Emilio Bajetta
doi 10.1700/989.10712HTML | PDF (184,2 kb)

A feasibility study of zoledronic acid combined with carboplatin/nedaplatin plus paclitaxel in patients with non-small cell lung cancer with bone metastases
Toshiji Ishiwata, Takashi Hirose, Michihiro Hirama, Kayo Miura, Shin-ichiro Iwakami, Shigeru Tominaga, Mitsuru Adachi, Kazuhisa Takahashi
doi 10.1700/989.10713HTML | PDF (190,2 kb)

Reduced use of chemotherapy at the end of life in an integrated-care model of oncology and palliative care
Roberto Magarotto, Gianluigi Lunardi, Francesca Coati, Paola Cassandrini, Vincenzo Picece, Silvia Ferrighi, Luciana Oliosi, Marco Venturini
doi 10.1700/989.10714HTML | PDF (144,6 kb)

Cytokine serum levels in patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade II-III treated with intralesional interferon-α 2b
Daniela Ribeiro Misson, Douglas Reis Abdalla, Ariana Melo Borges, Denis Sakamoto Shimba, Sheila Jorge Adad, Márcia Antoniazi Michelin, Eddie Fernando Candido Murta
doi 10.1700/989.10715HTML | PDF (279,6 kb)

Epithelioid angiosarcoma of bone and soft tissue: a report of seven cases with emphasis on morphologic diversity, immunohistochemical features and clinical outcome
Yunxin Chen, Danhua Shen, Kunkun Sun, Dongmei Bao, Qiujing Song, Gongwei Wang, Dingbao Chen, Taiqiang Yan, Wei Guo
doi 10.1700/989.10716HTML | PDF (237,6 kb)

RADIATION ONCOLOGY


Radiation therapy is a treatment to be considered for recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer after chemotherapy
Shin-Wha Lee, Sang-Min Park, Yong-Man Kim, Young-Seok Kim, Eun-Kyung Choi, Dae-Yeon Kim, Jong-Hyeok Kim, Joo-Hyun Nam, Young-Tak Kim
doi 10.1700/989.10717HTML | PDF (257,1 kb)

Dosimetric and clinical predictors of radiation-induced lung toxicity in esophageal carcinoma
Shu-chai Zhu, Wen-bin Shen, Zhi-kun Liu, Juan Li, Jing-wei Su, Yu-xiang Wang
doi 10.1700/989.10718HTML | PDF (137,2 kb)

Multiphase-computed tomography-based target volume definition in conventional fractionated radiotherapy of lung tumors: dosimetric and reliable comparison with the technique using addition of generic margins
Zheng Wang, Xueguan Lu, Gang Zhou, Liming Yan, Liyuan Zhang, Yaqun Zhu, Ye Tian
doi 10.1700/989.10719HTML | PDF (211,9 kb)

Defining the role of palliative radiotherapy in bone metastasis from primary liver cancer: an analysis of survival and treatment efficacy
Daniel Habermehl, Kristina Haase, Stefan Rieken, Jürgen Debus, Stephanie E Combs
doi 10.1700/989.10720HTML | PDF (161,4 kb)

Treatment of recurrent high-grade gliomas with GliaSite brachytherapy: a prospective mono-institutional Italian experience
Carlo Gobitti, Eugenio Borsatti, Mauro Arcicasa, Mario Roncadin, Giovanni Franchin, Emilio Minatel, Miran Skrap, Bruno Zanotti, Francesco Tuniz, Marino Cimitan, Elvira Capra, Annalisa Drigo, Mauro G Trovò
doi 10.1700/989.10721HTML | PDF (185,6 kb)

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES


Detection of somatostatin receptor subtypes 2 and 5 by somatostatin receptor scintigraphy and immunohistochemistry: clinical implications in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Francesco Sclafani, Carlo Carnaghi, Luca Di Tommaso, Marcello Rodari, Annarita Destro, Lorenza Rimassa, Laura Giordano, Arturo Chiti, Massimo Roncalli, Armando Santoro
doi 10.1700/989.10722HTML | PDF (379,3 kb)

Multi-field-of-view SPECT is superior to whole-body scanning for assessing metastatic bone disease in patients with prostate cancer
Luca Giovanella, Massimo Castellani, Sergio Suriano, Teresa Ruberto, Luca Ceriani, Luca Tagliabue, Giovanni Lucignani
doi 10.1700/989.10723HTML | PDF (128,1 kb)

LABORATORY AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH


Immunohistochemical expression of Mum-1, Oct-2 and Bcl-6 in systemic anaplastic large cell lymphomas
Arzu Saglam, Aysegul H Uner
doi 10.1700/989.10724HTML | PDF (197,9 kb)

Relationship between expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and intratumoral hemorrhage in human pituitary adenomas
Young Jin Kim, Choong Hyun Kim, Jin Hwan Cheong, Jae Min Kim
doi 10.1700/989.10725HTML | PDF (485,8 kb)

Influence of tumor cell culture supernatants on macrophage functional polarization: in vitro models of macrophage-tumor environment interaction
Iuliana Caras, Catalin Tucureanu, Lucian Lerescu, Ramona Pitica, Laura Melinceanu, Stefan Neagu, Aurora Salageanu
doi 10.1700/989.10726HTML | PDF (606,0 kb)

Preparation of anti-NYD-SP8 rabbit polyclonal antibody and its application in the analysis of NYD-SP8 expression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines and clinical tissues
Ling-Lin Yang, Jing-Bo Wu, Zhi-Gang Liu, Li Liu, Mu-Sheng Zeng, Shan-Shan Yan, Hsiao-Chang Chan, Yun-Fei Xia
doi 10.1700/989.10727HTML | PDF (355,4 kb)

The effect of 2-methoxyestradiol liposome on growth inhibition, angiogenesis and expression of VEGF and Ki67 in mice bearing H22 hepatocellular carcinoma
Bin Du, Shu-yu Wang, Xiu-fang Shi, Chao-feng Zhang, Zhen-zhong Zhang
doi 10.1700/989.10728HTML | PDF (341,2 kb)

PSYCOONCOLOGY


Pastoral care in hospitals: a literature review
Tullio Proserpio, Claudia Piccinelli, Carlo Alfredo Clerici
doi 10.1700/989.10729HTML | PDF (129,6 kb)

SHORT COMMUNICATION


Breast change perception in women after smoking cessation. A pilot study
Cinzia De Marco, Giovanni Invernizzi, Rosalba Miceli, Luigi Mariani, Anna Villarini, Elena Munarini, Roberto Mazza, Roberto Boffi
doi 10.1700/989.10730HTML | PDF (90,4 kb)

MUTYH-associated colon disease: adenomatous polyposis is only one of the possible phenotypes. A family report and literature review
Luigi Zorcolo, Giovanni Fantola, Luisa Balestrino, Angelo Restivo, Caterina Vivanet, Francesca Spina, Francesco Cabras, Rossano Ambu, Giuseppe Casula
doi 10.1700/989.10731HTML | PDF (187,8 kb)

ONLINE ONLY ARTICLES: CASE REPORTS


Orthotopic ileal neobladder reconstruction in a woman who developed squamous cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder after kidney transplantation
Kyung Chul Moon, Hyun Soo Ahn, Sun Ho Min, Hyung Suk Kim, Ja Hyeon Ku
doi 10.1700/989.10732HTML | PDF (202,3 kb)

A case of thyroid metastasis of nasopharyngeal cancer
Costanza Chiumento, Alba Fiorentino, Giovanni Castaldo, Vincenzo Fusco
doi 10.1700/989.10733HTML | PDF (670,3 kb)

Primary adrenal gland carcinosarcoma associated with metastatic rectal cancer: a hitherto unreported collision tumor
Federica Bertolini, Giulio Rossi, Federica Fiocchi, Marco Giacometti, Annalisa Fontana, Maria Chiara Gibertini, Luca Roncucci, Gabriele Luppi, Pietro Torricelli, Aldo Rossi, Pier Franco Conte
doi 10.1700/989.10734HTML | PDF (350,6 kb)

Hemolytic uremic syndrome induced by infusion of oxaliplatin: a case report
Patrizia Racca, Rosella Spadi, Gianluca Fora, Laura Fanchini, Giuliana Ritorto, Laura Ferrari, Francesco Pinta, Patrizia Lista, Libero Ciuffreda
doi 10.1700/989.10735HTML | PDF (72,3 kb)

Unusual giant cell tumor of a floating rib: a case report
Luca Tavecchio, Stefano Radaelli, Giuseppe Pelosi, Francesco Leo, Ugo Pastorino
doi 10.1700/989.10736HTML | PDF (217,4 kb)

A Journal of Experimental and Clinical Oncology

2011 Vol. 97
N. 5 September-October
Updates
Osservatorio - Palumbo
Osservatorio - Lucio Crinò
Banner Recenti Progressi in oncologia - Letteratura, Casi clinici, Opinioni chiave

INCONTRI. A colloquio con l'industria

Intervista video
Aldo Sterpone

Business Unit Oncology Director presso Amgen Dompé S.p.A

Intervista video
Massimo Verdilio

Oncology Business Unit Director presso Lilly Oncology, Eli Lilly Italia S.p.A.