BACKGROUND
Determining the molecular profile of colon and rectal cancers offers the possibility of personalized cancer treatment. The purpose of this study was to determine whether known genetic… (More)
BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) in our institution and the selection for resection. Recent… (More)
OBJECTIVES
To analyze a 13-year, single-surgeon experience with villous adenoma of the rectum with respect to procedure, complications, recurrence, and cancer incidence.
DESIGN
Retrospective review… (More)
44 Background: Esophageal cancer (EC) is increasing in incidence dramatically, and is associated with suboptimal outcomes despite the widespread adoption of neoadjuvant multimodality therapy (NAT) as… (More)
BACKGROUND
We hypothesized that surgeons can improve the collection of all necessary elements (tissue and clinical data) needed to build a complete, robust research biorepository.
METHODS
All… (More)
126 Background: Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NAT) followed by esophagectomy has been established as standard of care for early stage (II - III), resectable esophageal cancer (EC). Patients (pts)… (More)