Volatile inhalational anesthetic (INHA) gases and total IV anes-thesia (TIVA) are 2 main
classes of drugs used to maintain general anesthesia. In addition, there are a number of …

Purpose To update the recommendations for the use of tumor marker tests in the prevention,
screening, treatment, and surveillance of breast cancer. Methods For the 2007 update, an …

Background Although numerous studies have shown that the status of the sentinel node is
an accurate predictor of the status of the axillary nodes in breast cancer, the efficacy and …

Despite recent progress in gene-expression profiling studies, the biology underlying the
various patterns of metastasis that are observed in different tumour types remains unclear …

Background We assessed the prognostic significance of the presence of micrometastasis in
the bone marrow at the time of diagnosis of breast cancer by means of a pooled analysis …

Objective: Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) is widely used to stage the axilla in breast cancer. We
present 10-year follow-up of our single-institute trial designed to compare outcomes in …

Background: Previous research has shown different effects of anesthetics on cancer cell
growth. Here, the authors investigated the association between type of anesthetic and …

Surgical excision is the mainstay of treatment for potentially curable solid tumours.
Metastatic disease is the most important cause of cancer-related death in these patients. The …

Background Numerous studies have examined prognostic factors for survival of breast
cancer patients, but relatively few have dealt specifically with 10+-year survivors. Methods A …

Surgery is of paramount importance in the management of solid tumors as definitive
resection can be totally curative. Nonetheless, metastatic recurrence after surgery remains a …