Vol. 47 No. 3 (2008): Acta Oncologica

Articles

• Papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid gland: Is the immunohistochemical expression of cyclin D1 or galectin-3 in primary tumour an indicator of metastatic disease?

  Stefano Christian Londero, Christian Godballe, Annelise Krogdahl, Lars Bastholt, Lena Specht, Christian Hjort Sørensen, Henrik Baymler Pedersen, Ulrik Pedersen, Peer Christiansen

  451-457

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Absence of JH2 domain mutation of the tyrosine kinase JAK2 in renal cell carcinomas

  Jianming Zhao, Holger Moch

  474-476

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Excess premature (3-month) mortality in advanced pancreatic cancer could be related to fatal vascular thromboembolic events. A hypothesis based on a systematic review of phase III chemotherapy studies in advanced pancreatic cancer

  Joseph Sgouros, Anthony Maraveyas

  337-346

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• MANBA polymorphism was related to increased risk of colorectal cancer in Swedish but not in Chinese populations

  Jingfang Gao, Gunnar Arbman, Lujun He, Fang Qiao, Zhiyong Zhang, Zengren Zhao, Johan Rosell, Xiao-Feng Sun

  372-378

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Effect of long-term storage on hormone measurements in samples from pregnant women: The experience of the Finnish Maternity Cohort

  Katsiaryna Holl, Eva Lundin, Marjo Kaasila, Kjell Grankvist, Yelena Afanasyeva, Göran Hallmans, Matti Lehtinen, Eero Pukkala, Helja-Marja Surcel, Paolo Toniolo, Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Pentti Koskela, Annekatrin Lukanova

  406-412

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Comparison of dose contribution to normal pelvic tissues among conventional, conformal and intensity-modulated radiotherapy techniques in prostate cancer

  Yungan Tao, Dimitri Lefkopoulos, Diallo Ibrahima, Andre Bridier, Maria del pilar polizzi, Pierre Wibault, Renaud De crevoisier, Rodrigo Arriagada, Jean Bourhis

  442-450

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Secondary acute lymphoblastic leukaemia following oxaliplatin for adjuvant chemotherapy in colon cancer

  Federica Merlin, Tiziana Prochilo, Basem Kildani, Alessandra Tucci, Samantha Ferrari, Giuseppe Rossi, Paolo D'adda, Giordano Domenico Beretta

  464-466

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Complete response after treatment with a somatostatin analogue in an adult patient with recurrent medulloblastoma

  Martin Glas, Burkhard Hennemann, Birgit Hirschmann, Jörg Marienhagen, Ingo Schmidt-Wolf, Ulrich Herrlinger, Ulrich Bogdahn, Peter Hau

  479-480

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Different etiological role of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection in carcinogenesis between differentiated and undifferentiated gastric cancers: A nested case-control study using IgG titer against Hp surface antigen

  Masayuki Tatemichi, Shizuka Sasazuki, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane

  360-365

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Time spans from first symptom to treatment in patients with lung cancer – The influence of symptoms and demographic characteristics

  Malin Lövgren, Helena Leveälahti, Carol Tishelman, Sara Runesdotter, Katarina Hamberg, Hirsh Koyi

  397-405

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Long-term results of a phase II trial of high-dose radiotherapy (60 Gy) and UFT/l-leucovorin in patients with non-resectable locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC)

  Lene W. Vestermark, Anders Jacobsen, Camilla Qvortrup, Flemming Hansen, Claus Bisgaard, Gunnar Baatrup, Peter Rasmussen, Per Pfeiffer

  428-433

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• EBV positivity in primary cutaneous large B-cell lymphoma with immunophenotypic features of leg type: An isolated incidence or something more significant?

  Sujata Gaitonde, Sravankumar Kavuri, Victoria Alagiozian-Angelova, David Peace, Sophie Worobec

  461-464

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• No association between TNF-α-238 polymorphism and colorectal cancer in Iranian patients

  Sedigheh Madani, Babak Noorinayer, Hossein Madani, Behboud Sadrolhefazi, Saadat Molanayee, Valeriy Bakayev, Mohammad Reza Zali

  473-474

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Pesticides, soft-tissue sarcoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma – historical aspects on the precautionary principle in cancer prevention

  Lennart Hardell

  347-354

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• The xeroderma pigmentosum group C gene polymorphisms and genetic susceptibility of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

  Zhi-Hui Yang, Wei-Bo Liang, Jing Jia, Ye-Sheng Wei, Bin Zhou, Lin Zhang

  379-384

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Efficacy of preoperative radiochemotherapy in patients with locally advanced pancreatic carcinoma

  Pehr A. Lind, Bengt Isaksson, Markus Almström, Anders Johnsson, Nils Albiin, Per Byström, Johan Permert

  413-420

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Loss of histidine decarboxylase as a marker of malignant transformation and dedifferentiation of B-cells infiltrating the skin. A case report of a therapy-resistant multiple myeloma complicated by skin infiltration

  Judit Várkonyi, István Karádi, Katalin Szőcs, István Sugár, Zoltán Sápi, Márta Marschalko, Éva Pállinger, Zsuzsanna Darvas, András Falus

  458-461

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Childhood papillary thyroid cancer as second malignancy after successful treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma

  Ramachandran Venkitaraman, Annette Affolter, Merina Ahmed, Val Thomas, Kathy Pritchard-Jones, Anup K. Sharma, Richard Marais, Christopher M. Nutting

  469-472

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Pesticides, soft tissue sarcoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma

  John Spinelli

  335-336

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Genetic analysis of the DBC2 gene in gastric cancer

  Yong Gu Cho, Byung Joon Choi, Chang Jae Kim, Jae Hwi Song, Cao Zhang, Suk Woo Nam, Jung Young Lee, Won Sang Park

  366-371

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Estimated risk for secondary cancer in the contra-lateral breast following radiation therapy of breast cancer

  Safora Johansen, Turi Danielsen, Dag Rune Olsen

  391-396

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Results of concomitant chemoradiation for cervical cancer using high dose rate intracavitary brachytherapy: Study of JROSG (Japan Radiation Oncology Study Group)

  Koh-Ichi Sakata, Hideyuki Sakurai, Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Shingo Katoh, Tatsuya Ohno, Takafumi Toita, Masaaki Kataoka, Eiichi Tanaka, Yuuko Kaneyasu, Takashi Uno, Yoko Harima, Takashi Nakano

  434-441

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Concurrent mediastinal germ-cell tumour and haematological malignancy: Case report and short review of literature

  Tone Ikdahl, Dag Josefsen, Erling Jakobsen, Jan Delabie, Sophie D. Fosså

  466-469

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• The role of surgery in jaw bone necrosis associated with long-term use of bisphosphonates

  G. Sanna, L. Preda, R. Bruschini, M. Cossu Rocca, E. Verri, M. Bellomi, A. Goldhirsch, F. Nolè

  476-478

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Assessment of the role of hepatitis C, Helicobacter pylori and autoimmunity in MALT lymphoma of the ocular adnexa in 45 Austrian patients

  Birgit Gruenberger, Stefan Woehrer, Marlene Troch, Wolfgang Hauff, Julius Lukas, Berthold Streubel, Leonhard Muellauer, Andreas Chott, Markus Raderer

  355-359

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Cancer risk by education in Iceland; a census-based cohort study

  Halldora Vidarsdottir, Holmfridur K. Gunnarsdottir, Elinborg J. Olafsdottir, Gudridur H. Olafsdottir, Eero Pukkala, Laufey Tryggvadottir

  385-390

  Published: 2008-01-01

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• Clinical benefit of palliative radiation therapy in advanced gastric cancer

  Michelle M. Kim, Vishal Rana, Nora A. Janjan, Prajnan Das, Alexandria T. Phan, Marc E. Delclos, Paul F. Mansfield, Jaffer A. Ajani, Christopher H. Crane, Sunil Krishnan

  421-427

  Published: 2008-01-01

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