In this episode, Melissa Hogg, MD, Chair of the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Disease Site Work Group and disease site work group members Jin He, MD, PhD, and H.J. Kim, MD, discuss the common and mostly benign imaging findings of the liver and biliary system with a focus on indications for surveillance, surgery, or additional necessary work-up.

The recently published EORTC 62092 trial (STRASS) examines abdominal recurrence in patients after surgical resection of retroperitoneal sarcomas.  This randomized study compared these recurrences in patients receiving neoadjuvant radiation versus those undergoing surgery alone.  Rebecca Gladdy MD, PhD and Ashleigh Guadagnolo, MD join moderator and SSO Sarcoma Disease Site Work Group Chair, Aimee Crago, MD, PhD, to provide insight and analysis from both surgical and radiation oncology perspectives, discussing how this practice-changing trial is altering the approach to patients with these diseases. 

Alexander Parikh, MD, MPH, Vice Chair of the SSO Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Disease Site Work Group moderates as Marcus Tan, MD, presents practice changing studies from 2019.

Kandace McGuire, MD, Chair of the SSO Breast Disease Site Work Group, moderates as Breast DSWG member Jennifer Plichta, MD, MS, presents practice changing studies from 2019.

Tina J. Hieken, MD, Vice Chair of the SSO Melanoma Disease Site Work Group, moderates as Melanoma DSWG members, Jessica Cintolo-Gonzalez, MD, and Kelly Olino, MD, present practice changing studies from 2019.

Anthony Yang, MD, MS, Chair, and Carmen Solorzano, MD, Vice-Chair of the SSO Endocrine Disease Site Work Group, moderate as Linwah Yip, MD, from the Endocrine DSWG presents the following practice-changing studies in endocrine surgical oncology from 2019.

1. Executive Summary of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for the Definitive Surgical Management of Thyroid Disease in Adults. Patel KN, Yip L, Lubitz CC, Grubbs EG, Miller BS, Shen W, Angelos P, Chen H, Doherty GM, Fahey TJ 3rd, Kebebew E, Livolsi VA, Perrier ND, Sipos JA, Sosa JA, Steward D, Tufano RP, McHenry CR, Carty SE.  Ann Surg. 2020 Mar;271(3):399-410. PMID: 32079828
2. Thyroid Lobectomy for T1b-T2 Papillary Thyroid Cancer with High-Risk Features. Suman P, Razdan SN, Wang CE, Tulchinsky M, Ahmed L, Prinz RA, Winchester DJ. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Jan;230(1):136-144. PMID: 31672668
3. Five-Year Results of Radiofrequency and Laser Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules: A Multicenter Study from the Italian Minimally Invasive Treatments of the Thyroid Group. Bernardi S, Giudici F, Cesareo R, Antonelli G, Cavallaro M, Deandrea M, Giusti M, Mormile A, Negro R, Palermo A, Papini E, Pasqualini V, Raggiunti B, Rossi D, Sconfienza LM, Solbiati L, Spiezia S, Tina D, Vera L, Stacul F, Mauri G. Thyroid. 2020 Jul 24. PMID: 32578498
4. Clinical Presentation, Treatment, and Outcome of Parathyroid Carcinoma: Results of the NEKAR Retrospective International Multicenter Study. Lenschow C, Schrägle S, Kircher S, Lorenz K, Machens A, Dralle H, Riss P, Scheuba C, Pfestroff A, Spitzweg C, Zielke A, Nießen A, Dotzenrath C, Riemann B, Quinkler M, Vorländer C, Zahn A, Raue F, Chiapponi C, Iwen KA, Steinmüller T, Kroiss M, Schlegel N; NEKAR study group. Ann Surg. 2020 Jul 7. PMID: 32649472
5. Value of Molecular Classification for Prognostic Assessment of Adrenocortical Carcinoma. Assié G, Jouinot A, Fassnacht M, Libé R, Garinet S, Jacob L, Hamzaoui N, Neou M, Sakat J, de La Villéon B, Perlemoine K, Ragazzon B, Sibony M, Tissier F, Gaujoux S, Dousset B, Sbiera S, Ronchi CL, Kroiss M, Korpershoek E, De Krijger R, Waldmann J, Quinkler M, Haissaguerre M, Tabarin A, Chabre O, Luconi M, Mannelli M, Groussin L, Bertagna X, Baudin E, Amar L, Coste J, Beuschlein F, Bertherat J.JAMA Oncol. 2019 Jul 11;5(10). PMID: 31294750 

Lesly Dossett, MD interviews Dan Boffa, MD about his work exploring the rationale and potential advantages of cancer networks, while also reviewing the data on patient perceptions and surgical quality within cancer networks. 

Join moderator Vance Sohn, MD and his guests Sarah DeSnyder, MD and Ching-Wei Tzeng, MD from the MD Anderson Cancer Center as they resume their conversation on opioid optimization. These experts will discuss lessons learned in advancing post-operative pain management as well as practical tips on how to implement optimization pathways.

Join moderator Vance Sohn, MD and his guests Sarah DeSnyder, MD and Ching-Wei Tzeng, MD from the MD Anderson Cancer Center as they discuss the important role that surgical oncologists play in post-operative opioid optimization.  Learn about innovative ways being implemented in the outpatient and inpatient settings that are leading to safer, patient-centered, post-operative pain management.  

SSO Secretary, Kelly Hunt, MD interviews Mehra Golshan, MD, and Eleftherios (Terry) Mamounas, MD, about their involvement with the manuscript, “COVID-19 Pandemic Breast Cancer Consortium’s Considerations for Re-Entry.” Dr. Golshan and Dr. Mamounas were appointed as SSO representatives to a consortium consisting of experts from The American Society of Breast Surgeons, the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, the American College of Radiology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology.