"Surgical Oncology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A surgical specialty concerned with management of cancer.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071077
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.429.515.750 H02.403.810.796
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgical Oncology" by people in Profiles.
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Defining the Surgical Oncology Experience during General Surgery Residency: A Multi-Institutional Study from the US ROPE Consortium. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Mar; 33(3):2346-2355.
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Characterizing the General Surgery Experience of Future Breast Surgeons: A Multi-institutional Study from the US ROPE Consortium. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct; 32(11):8340-8348.
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Essential Knowledge and Skills for the Practice of Pediatric Surgical Oncology: A Modified Delphi Consensus Study by the APSA Cancer Committee. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Aug; 32(8):5752-5771.
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Management of undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Jun; 71(6):e30975.
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Histologic type predicts disparate outcomes in pediatric hepatocellular neoplasms: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative study. Cancer. 2022 07 15; 128(14):2786-2795.
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A Novel Standard for Systematic Reporting of Neuroblastoma Surgery: The International Neuroblastoma Surgical Report Form (INSRF): A Joint Initiative by the Pediatric Oncological Cooperative Groups SIOPEN*, COG**, and GPOH***. Ann Surg. 2022 03 01; 275(3):e575-e585.
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Thoracoscopy vs thoracotomy for the management of metastatic osteosarcoma: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative Study. Int J Cancer. 2021 03 01; 148(5):1164-1171.
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Cancer Surgery Scheduling During and After the COVID-19 First Wave: The MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience. Ann Surg. 2020 08; 272(2):e106-e111.
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Head and neck surgical oncology in the time of a pandemic: Subsite-specific triage guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Head Neck. 2020 06; 42(6):1194-1201.
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Surgical decision-making and prioritization for cancer patients at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: A multidisciplinary approach. Surg Oncol. 2020 Sep; 34:182-185.