1. Emerging Evidence for a Survival Benefit Associated With Regional Lymph Node Dissection for Melanoma

   • Douglas S. Reintgen

   Editorial Pages: 75 - 76

2. Mechanisms of Radiocolloid Localization in Sentinel Node Biopsy

   • David C. Linehan
   • Timothy J. Eberlein

   Editorial Pages: 77 - 77

3. Laparoscopic Radiofrequency

   • Steven A. Curley
   • Francesco Izzo

   Editorial Pages: 78 - 79

4. Regional Nodal Surgery for Melanoma Impacts Recurrence Rates and Survival

   • Douglas S. Reintgen

   Editorial Pages: 80 - 81

5. Is Intraoperative Lymph Node Mapping and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Colorectal Carcinoma Necessary?

   • David M. Ota

   Editorial Pages: 82 - 84

6. Total Rectal Resection

   • Alfred M. Cohen

   Original Article Pages: 85 - 86

7. Long-Term Results of a Multi-Institutional Randomized Trial Comparing Prognostic Factors and Surgical Results for Intermediate Thickness Melanomas (1.0 to 4.0 mm)

   • Charles M. Balch
   • Seng-jaw Soong
   • Investigators From the Intergroup Melanoma Surgical Trial

   Original Article Pages: 87 - 97

8. Active Macromolecule Uptake by Lymph Node Antigen-Presenting Cells: A Novel Mechanism in Determining Sentinel Lymph Node Status

   • Mark B. Faries
   • Isabelle Bedrosian
   • Brian J. Czerniecki

   Original Article Pages: 98 - 105

9. Local Recurrence After Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation of Hepatic Tumors

   • Allan Siperstein
   • Adella Garland
   • Philip Ituarte

   Editorial Pages: 106 - 113

10. Can Elective Lymph Node Dissection Decrease the Frequency and Mortality Rate of Late Melanoma Recurrences?

    • Perry Shen
    • J. Michael Guenther
    • Donald L. Morton

    Editorial Pages: 114 - 119

11. Technical Details of Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Colorectal Cancer and Its Impact on Staging

    • Sukamal Saha
    • David Wiese
    • Trevor Singh

    Editorial Pages: 120 - 124

12. Total Rectal Resection and Complete Mesorectum Excision Followed by Coloendoanal Anastomosis as the Optimal Treatment for Low Rectal Cancer: The Experience of the National Cancer Institute of Milano

    • Ermanno Leo
    • Filiberto Belli
    • Cinzia Brunelli

    Orignal Article Pages: 125 - 132

13. Interleukin-6 Blood Level Is Associated With Circulating Carcinoembryonic Antigen and Prognosis in Patients With Colorectal Cancer

    • Claudio Belluco
    • Donato Nitti
    • J. Milburn Jessup

    Original Article Pages: 133 - 138

14. Outcome of Patients With Proximal Gastric Cancer Depends on Extent of Resection and Number of Resected Lymph Nodes

    • Carmine M. Volpe
    • Deborah L. Driscoll
    • Harold O. Douglass Jr

    Original Article Pages: 139 - 144

15. Preoperative Paclitaxel and Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer: Surgical Aspects

    • Kristin A. Skinner
    • Howard Silberman
    • Silvia C. Formenti

    Original Article Pages: 145 - 149

16. Women’s Regrets After Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy

    • David K. Payne
    • Carina Biggs
    • Mary Jane Massie

    Original Article Pages: 150 - 154

17. Hyperthermic Isolated Limb Perfusion With Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Melphalan in Advanced Soft-Tissue Sarcomas: Histopathological Considerations

    • Josephine Issakov
    • Ofer Merimsky
    • Isaac Meller

    Editorial Pages: 155 - 159

18. Role for Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients With Thick (≥4 mm) Primary Melanoma

    • Jeffrey E. Gershenwald
    • Paul F. Mansfield
    • Merrick I. Ross

    Original Article Pages: 160 - 165

19. Anatomic Basis of Tumor Surgery; William C. Wood, MD, and John E. Skandalakis, MD, PhD, eds, $195.00. Quality Medical Publishing, 1999; 884 pages; ISBN: 1-5762-6003-8

    • Murray F. Brennan

    Book Review Pages: 166 - 166