Rank |
Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
1
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Prognostic factors analysis of 17,600 melanoma patients: validation of the American Joint Committee on Cancer melanoma staging system.
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J Clin Oncol
|
2001
|
10.20
|
2
|
Final version of the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system for cutaneous melanoma.
|
J Clin Oncol
|
2001
|
9.68
|
3
|
Lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy in the patient with breast cancer.
|
JAMA
|
1996
|
4.13
|
4
|
Multi-institutional melanoma lymphatic mapping experience: the prognostic value of sentinel lymph node status in 612 stage I or II melanoma patients.
|
J Clin Oncol
|
1999
|
3.74
|
5
|
Guidelines for sentinel node biopsy and lymphatic mapping of patients with breast cancer.
|
Ann Surg
|
1998
|
2.90
|
6
|
Implementation of new surgical technology: outcome measures for lymphatic mapping of breast carcinoma.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
1999
|
2.36
|
7
|
Effective treatment of cutaneous and subcutaneous malignant tumours by electrochemotherapy.
|
Br J Cancer
|
1998
|
2.11
|
8
|
Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with melanoma of the lower extremity.
|
Plast Reconstr Surg
|
1999
|
2.02
|
9
|
In support of sentinel node biopsy as a standard of care for patients with malignant melanoma.
|
Dermatol Surg
|
2000
|
1.95
|
10
|
Pathologic examination of the sentinel lymph node in malignant melanoma.
|
Am J Surg Pathol
|
1999
|
1.68
|
11
|
Radioguided surgery for the ultrastaging of the patient with melanoma.
|
Cancer J Sci Am
|
1998
|
1.67
|
12
|
Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma: how many radioactive nodes should be removed?
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2001
|
1.66
|
13
|
Evaluation of an intensive strategy for follow-up and surveillance of primary breast cancer.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
1998
|
1.64
|
14
|
Molecular staging of malignant melanoma: correlation with clinical outcome.
|
JAMA
|
1998
|
1.62
|
15
|
Detection of submicroscopic lymph node metastases in patients with melanoma.
|
Arch Surg
|
1991
|
1.61
|
16
|
Radiologic, endoscopic, and surgical considerations of melanoma metastatic to the gastrointestinal tract.
|
Surgery
|
1984
|
1.59
|
17
|
Sentinel-lymph-node biopsy for breast cancer--not yet the standard of care.
|
N Engl J Med
|
1998
|
1.54
|
18
|
Treatment of cutaneous and subcutaneous tumors with electrochemotherapy using intralesional bleomycin.
|
Cancer
|
1998
|
1.54
|
19
|
The effects of postinjection massage on the sensitivity of lymphatic mapping in breast cancer.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2001
|
1.53
|
20
|
Microstaging of breast cancer patients using cytokeratin staining of the sentinel lymph node.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
1999
|
1.50
|
21
|
Malignant melanoma and pregnancy.
|
Cancer
|
1985
|
1.47
|
22
|
Influence of physician communication on newly diagnosed breast patients' psychologic adjustment and decision-making.
|
Cancer
|
1994
|
1.46
|
23
|
Age as a prognostic factor in the malignant melanoma population.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
1994
|
1.43
|
24
|
Analysis of residual cancer after diagnostic breast biopsy: an argument for fine-needle aspiration cytology.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
1995
|
1.42
|
25
|
Monoamine oxidase and catechol-O-methyltransferase activity in hamster and rat insulinomas.
|
Diabetologia
|
1979
|
1.41
|
26
|
Phase I/II trial for the treatment of cutaneous and subcutaneous tumors using electrochemotherapy.
|
Cancer
|
1996
|
1.41
|
27
|
Lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy in the management of high-risk melanoma.
|
J Am Acad Dermatol
|
1998
|
1.38
|
28
|
Sentinel node biopsy in ductal carcinoma in situ patients.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2000
|
1.38
|
29
|
Tumor biology of infiltrating lobular carcinoma. Implications for management.
|
Ann Surg
|
1995
|
1.35
|
30
|
Lethal "thin" malignant melanoma. Identifying patients at risk.
|
Ann Surg
|
1988
|
1.30
|
31
|
Learning curves for breast cancer sentinel lymph node mapping based on surgical volume analysis.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2001
|
1.28
|
32
|
Touch preparation cytology of breast lumpectomy margins with histologic correlation.
|
Arch Surg
|
1991
|
1.27
|
33
|
Efficacy of elective lymph node dissection in patients with intermediate thickness primary melanoma.
|
Ann Surg
|
1983
|
1.26
|
34
|
Factors that predict the presence of sentinel lymph node metastasis in patients with melanoma.
|
Surgery
|
2001
|
1.26
|
35
|
Characteristics of the sentinel lymph node in breast cancer predict further involvement of higher-echelon nodes in the axilla: a study to evaluate the need for complete axillary lymph node dissection.
|
Arch Surg
|
2001
|
1.15
|
36
|
The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
1999
|
1.14
|
37
|
Selective lymphadenectomy in patients with Merkel cell (cutaneous neuroendocrine) carcinoma.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
1997
|
1.12
|
38
|
Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma: controversy despite widespread agreement.
|
J Clin Oncol
|
2001
|
1.10
|
39
|
Intraoperative radio-lympho-scintigraphy improves sentinel lymph node identification for patients with melanoma.
|
Ann Surg
|
1996
|
1.09
|
40
|
Metastatic malignant melanoma with an unknown primary.
|
Surg Gynecol Obstet
|
1983
|
1.06
|
41
|
Cost analysis of sentinel lymph node biopsy as an alternative to elective lymph node dissection in patients with malignant melanoma.
|
Surg Oncol Clin N Am
|
1999
|
1.06
|
42
|
Lymphoscintigraphy in malignant melanoma.
|
Ann Plast Surg
|
1992
|
1.04
|
43
|
Interleukin 15 induction of lymphokine-activated killer cell function against autologous tumor cells in melanoma patient lymphocytes by a CD18-dependent, perforin-related mechanism.
|
Cancer Res
|
1995
|
1.04
|
44
|
Malignant melanoma arising during pregnancy. A study of 100 patients.
|
Ann Surg
|
1990
|
1.03
|
45
|
Intralesional bleomycin-mediated electrochemotherapy in 20 patients with basal cell carcinoma.
|
J Am Acad Dermatol
|
1997
|
1.01
|
46
|
Bleomycin-mediated electrochemotherapy of basal cell carcinoma.
|
J Am Acad Dermatol
|
1996
|
1.01
|
47
|
Malignant melanoma in black American and white American populations. A comparative review.
|
JAMA
|
1982
|
0.99
|
48
|
Bleomycin-mediated electrochemotherapy of metastatic melanoma.
|
Arch Dermatol
|
1996
|
0.99
|
49
|
Surgical margins and prognostic factors in patients with thick (>4mm) primary melanoma.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
1998
|
0.98
|
50
|
Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with breast cancer.
|
Annu Rev Med
|
2000
|
0.97
|
51
|
Clinical approach to neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin (Merkel cell carcinoma).
|
Cancer Control
|
2000
|
0.95
|
52
|
Radiologic, endoscopic and surgical considerations of malignant melanoma metastatic to the small intestine.
|
Curr Surg
|
1984
|
0.94
|
53
|
Learning curves and certification for breast cancer lymphatic mapping.
|
Surg Oncol Clin N Am
|
1999
|
0.93
|
54
|
Sex related survival differences in instances of melanoma.
|
Surg Gynecol Obstet
|
1984
|
0.92
|
55
|
Sentinel node excision for the diagnosis of metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin: a case report.
|
Ann Plast Surg
|
1997
|
0.92
|
56
|
Lymphatic mapping in the treatment of breast cancer.
|
Oncology (Williston Park)
|
1998
|
0.90
|
57
|
Multiple primary melanomas: implications for screening and follow-up programs for melanoma.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
1997
|
0.90
|
58
|
Lymphoscintigraphy for malignant melanoma. Surgical considerations.
|
Am Surg
|
1983
|
0.89
|
59
|
Clinical relevance of molecular staging for melanoma: comparison of RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry staining in sentinel lymph nodes of patients with melanoma.
|
Ann Surg
|
2000
|
0.89
|
60
|
Sentinel lymph node micrometastasis and other histologic factors that predict outcome in patients with thicker melanomas.
|
J Am Acad Dermatol
|
2001
|
0.88
|
61
|
Imprint cytology of needle-localized breast lesions.
|
Acta Cytol
|
1993
|
0.88
|
62
|
Utility of internal mammary lymph node removal when noted by intraoperative gamma probe detection.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2001
|
0.87
|
63
|
The progression of melanoma nodal metastasis is dependent on tumor thickness of the primary lesion.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
1999
|
0.86
|
64
|
Fine needle aspiration biopsy of palpable breast lesions. Review and statistical analysis of 1875 cases.
|
Surg Oncol
|
1993
|
0.86
|
65
|
Results of complete lymph node dissection in 83 melanoma patients with positive sentinel nodes.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
1998
|
0.86
|
66
|
Cytology of lumpectomy specimens.
|
Acta Cytol
|
1991
|
0.85
|
67
|
The concept of lymph node dissections in patients with malignant melanoma.
|
Ann Plast Surg
|
1992
|
0.85
|
68
|
Clinical relevance of internal mammary node mapping as a guide to radiation therapy.
|
Am J Surg
|
2001
|
0.85
|
69
|
Sentinel node biopsy and cytokeratin staining for the accurate staging of 478 breast cancer patients.
|
Am Surg
|
1999
|
0.85
|
70
|
Treatment of stage IV malignant melanoma with dacarbazine, carmustine, cisplatin, and tamoxifen regimens: a University of South Florida and H. Lee Moffitt Melanoma Center Study.
|
Ann Plast Surg
|
1992
|
0.84
|
71
|
The role of lymphoscintigraphy in the management of the patient with breast cancer.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2001
|
0.84
|
72
|
Role of fine needle aspiration cytology after lumpectomy.
|
Acta Cytol
|
1995
|
0.83
|
73
|
Importance of missed axillary micrometastases in breast cancer patients.
|
Breast J
|
2002
|
0.83
|
74
|
The use of lymphoscintigraphy in melanoma of the head and neck.
|
Plast Reconstr Surg
|
1994
|
0.83
|
75
|
Sentinel lymphadenectomy: a safe answer to less axillary surgery?
|
Recent Results Cancer Res
|
1998
|
0.83
|
76
|
The process of clinical trials: a model for successful clinical trial participation.
|
Oncol Nurs Forum
|
2001
|
0.81
|
77
|
Local recurrence of breast cancer after cytological evaluation of lumpectomy margins.
|
Am Surg
|
1998
|
0.81
|
78
|
The current management and prognosis of acral lentiginous melanoma.
|
Ann Plast Surg
|
1992
|
0.81
|
79
|
Cytochemistry of sex steroid receptors: a critique.
|
Breast Cancer Res Treat
|
1981
|
0.81
|
80
|
Immunodiagnosis of tumors in vivo using radiolabeled monoclonal antibody A2B5.
|
J Surg Oncol
|
1983
|
0.81
|
81
|
Sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma of the head and neck.
|
Plast Reconstr Surg
|
1997
|
0.81
|
82
|
Detection of occult lymph node metastases in malignant melanoma.
|
Ann Plast Surg
|
1992
|
0.79
|
83
|
Breast cancer patients' personality style, age, and treatment decision making.
|
J Surg Oncol
|
1996
|
0.79
|
84
|
Lymphatic mapping in breast cancer.
|
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am
|
1999
|
0.78
|
85
|
Breast cancer screening in childhood cancer survivors.
|
Med Pediatr Oncol
|
2000
|
0.78
|
86
|
Techniques for lymphatic mapping in breast carcinoma.
|
Surg Oncol Clin N Am
|
1999
|
0.78
|
87
|
Lymphoscintigraphy as a predictor of lymphatic drainage from cutaneous melanoma.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
1997
|
0.78
|
88
|
Etiology and prognosis of local recurrence in malignant melanoma of the skin.
|
Ann Plast Surg
|
1992
|
0.78
|
89
|
Role of lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy in the detection of melanoma nodal metastases.
|
Eur J Cancer
|
1998
|
0.77
|
90
|
Cutaneous melanoma of the head and neck: advances in evaluation and treatment.
|
Plast Reconstr Surg
|
2000
|
0.77
|
91
|
The use of selective lymphadenectomy in squamous cell carcinoma of the wrist: a case report.
|
J Hand Surg Am
|
1997
|
0.77
|
92
|
Efficacy of hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion for extremity-confined recurrent melanoma.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
1998
|
0.77
|
93
|
Bilaterality and recurrence rates for lobular breast cancer: considerations for treatment.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
1997
|
0.76
|
94
|
Adjuvant chemotherapy in malignant melanoma using dacarbazine, carmustine, cisplatin, and tamoxifen: a University of South Florida and H. Lee Moffitt Melanoma Center Study.
|
Ann Plast Surg
|
1992
|
0.76
|
95
|
Malignant melanoma in the American black.
|
Curr Surg
|
1983
|
0.76
|
96
|
Metastatic melanoma with an unknown primary.
|
Ann Plast Surg
|
1992
|
0.76
|
97
|
Controversial topics in breast lymphatic mapping.
|
Semin Oncol
|
2004
|
0.76
|
98
|
The clinical relevance of sentinel lymph nodes identified with radiolymphoscintigraphy.
|
J Fla Med Assoc
|
1997
|
0.76
|
99
|
Changing standards of surgical care for the melanoma patient.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
1996
|
0.75
|
100
|
Molecular staging of melanoma.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
1999
|
0.75
|
101
|
A melanoma vaccine that works? Evidence for a phase III national trial.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
1999
|
0.75
|
102
|
Functional and morphologic changes associated with insulinoma transplantation into diabetic rats.
|
Am J Pathol
|
1983
|
0.75
|
103
|
Regional nodal surgery for melanoma impacts recurrence rates and survival.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2000
|
0.75
|
104
|
Radioguidance for nonpalpable primary lesions and sentinel lymph node(s).
|
Am J Surg
|
2001
|
0.75
|
105
|
Emerging evidence for a survival benefit associated with regional lymph node dissection for melanoma.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2000
|
0.75
|
106
|
Treatment of the primary in malignant melanoma of the skin.
|
Ann Plast Surg
|
1992
|
0.75
|
107
|
Molecular staging for melanoma and breast cancer.
|
Surg Oncol Clin N Am
|
1999
|
0.75
|
108
|
The human genome project: a dream becoming a reality.
|
Surgery
|
1999
|
0.75
|
109
|
Sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer: combined dye-isotope technique.
|
Breast Cancer
|
2000
|
0.75
|
110
|
Psychosocial aspects of melanoma.
|
Ann Plast Surg
|
1992
|
0.75
|
111
|
A molecular technique useful in the detection of occult metastases in patients with melanoma : rt-PCR analysis of sentinel lymph nodes and peripheral blood.
|
Methods Mol Med
|
2001
|
0.75
|
112
|
Juvenile malignant melanoma of the head and neck.
|
Laryngoscope
|
1988
|
0.75
|
113
|
Radioguided surgery for melanoma.
|
Surg Oncol Clin N Am
|
1999
|
0.75
|
114
|
Historical perspectives and future applications.
|
Surg Oncol Clin N Am
|
1999
|
0.75
|
115
|
Prognosis in malignant melanoma.
|
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am
|
1998
|
0.75
|
116
|
Lymphatic mapping for melanomas of the upper extremity.
|
J Hand Surg Am
|
1999
|
0.75
|
117
|
The clinical relevance of molecular staging for melanoma.
|
Recent Results Cancer Res
|
2001
|
0.75
|