1. Hypermethylation of the estrogen receptor alpha gene is not related to lack of receptor protein in human breast cancer

   • Masao Hori
   • Mariko Iwasaki
   • Masayuki Ibaraki

   Original Article Pages: 79 - 86

2. In vitro andin vivo modulation of growth regulation in the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 by estradiol metabolites

   • Akihiko Suto
   • Nitin T. Telang
   • Tetsuro Kubota

   Original Article Pages: 87 - 92

3. Surgical margin status as a cause of local failure after breast conserving therapy

   • Tadashi Ikeda
   • Futoshi Akiyama
   • Masataka Yoshimoto

   Original Article Pages: 93 - 97

4. Adjuvant therapy with high-dose medroxyprogesterone acetate for operable breast cancer

   • Hiroki Koyama
   • Breast Cancer Collaborative Group for Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

   Original Article Pages: 99 - 107

5. A retrospective study of breast cancer patients treated with quadrantectomy without radiation therapy

   • Eisei Shin
   • Yuichi Takatsuka
   • Nobuteru Kikkawa

   Original Article Pages: 109 - 116

6. A case of advanced breast cancer successfully treated with primary endocrine therapy

   • Yuichi Takatsuka
   • Yongman Kim
   • Hirohide Maruyama

   Case Report Pages: 117 - 120

7. Breast carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells: a case report and review of the Japanese literature

   • Michiyo Saimura
   • Takashi Fukutomi
   • Takeshi Nanasawa

   Case Report Pages: 121 - 126

8. Breast cancer in two patients with Poland’s syndrome

   • Toshihiko Fukushima
   • Tohru Otake
   • Atsuo Tsuchiya

   Case Report Pages: 127 - 130

9. A case of breast cancer metastatic to the head of the pancreas

   • Tadashi Nomizu
   • Naoto Katagata
   • Rikiya Abe

   Case Report Pages: 131 - 134

10. Axillary dissection can be avoided in selected patients with breast cancer

    • Masakuni Noguchi

    Editorial Pages: 135 - 137

11. Sentinel lymphadenectomy in breast cancer

    • Philip I. Haigh
    • Eddy C. Hsueh
    • Armando E. Giuliano

    Review Article Pages: 139 - 144

12. Lymphatic mapping: a technique providing accurate staging for breast cancer

    • Emilia L. Dauway
    • Rosemary Giuliano
    • Douglas S. Reintgen

    Review Article Pages: 145 - 154

13. Prediction of lymph node metastases in breast cancer by clinicopathological and biological features of the primary tumor

    • Yuichi Takatsuka

    Review Article Pages: 155 - 158

14. Extra-axillary sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer

    • Seth Harlow
    • David Krag
    • Takamura Ashikaga

    Original Article Pages: 159 - 165

15. Predicting axillary lymph node metastases in breast cancer patients with tumors under 2 cm in size

    • Atsuo Tsuchiya
    • Masahiko Kanno
    • Izo Kimijima

    Original Article Pages: 167 - 170