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His
specialty includes problems and cancers of the
pancreas,
liver,
stomach,
esophagus,
melanoma and
sarcoma. A number of patients with
colon or
rectal cancer, especially advanced, are
treated as well.
Dr. Franko
also offers endocrine surgery (thyroid
diseases
&
thyroid cancer,
parathyroid,
adrenal gland).
Help is also
available for certain patients suffering from stage IV cancers (metastases).
A very selected group of patients with metastases limited to liver may be
candidates for surgery and enjoy substantially prolonged life, even possible
cure. Those with unresectable metastases may be candidates for minimally
invasive procedures as
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA),
Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE),
or specialized forms of radiation. Certain patients with peritoneal
carcinomatosis may be helped by cytoreductive surgery and
Hyperthermic
Intraperitoneal Chemoperfusion (HIPEC).
During his
academic career, Dr. Franko wrote over 40 scientific articles and has given
over 60 national and international presentations. Dr. Franko is an active
member of the
Society of Surgical Oncology,
American Society of Clinical Oncology,
Society for Surgery of Alimentary Tract,
Iowa Oncology Research Association, and
others. He is an advanced laparoscopic surgeon and continues to be involved
in education.
RESEARCH
To benefit
all mankind, ease suffering and save lives, Dr. Franko believes research
should be offered to those interested in participating. Patient protection
is an absolute priority and is formally overseen by an Institutional Review
Board. Active cancer research is coordinated with ICTCR (Iowa
Center for Translational and Clinical Research) and Iowa
Oncology Research (IORA).
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Mercy Surgical Oncology website.
Selected Bibliography of Jan Franko, MD, PhD, FACS
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Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion
versus systemic chemotherapy alone for colorectal peritoneal
carcinomatosis. (in press) Franko J, Ibrahim Z, Gusani NJ, Holtzman MP,
Bartlett DL, Zeh HJ: Cancer 2010. In press.
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Non-functional Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the
Pancreas: Incidence, Tumor Biology, and Outcomes in 2,158 Patients.
Franko J, Feng W, Yip L, Genovese E, Moser AJ.J
Gastrointest Surg. 2009 Dec 9.
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Serous cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas with
metachronous hepatic metastasis. Franko J, Cole K, Pezzi CM,
Montone KT, Redmond J. Am J Clin Oncol. 2008 Dec;31(6):624-5
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Multivisceral resection does not affect morbidity
and survival after cytoreductive surgery and chemoperfusion for
carcinomatosis from colorectal cancer.
Franko J, Gusani NJ, Holtzman MP, Ahrendt SA, Jones
HL, Zeh HJ 3rd, Bartlett DL. Ann Surg Oncol. 2008 Nov;15(11):3065-72.
Epub 2008 Aug 19
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Loss of heterozygosity predicts poor survival
after resection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.Franko J,
Krasinskas AM, Nikiforova MN, Zarnescu NO, Lee KK, Hughes SJ, Bartlett
DL, Zeh HJ 3rd, Moser AJ. J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 Oct;12(10):1664-72;
discussion 1672-3. Epub 2008 Aug 2
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Conversion of laparoscopic colon resection does
not affect survival in colon cancer.
Franko J, Fassler SA, Rezvani M, O'Connell BG, Harper
SG, Nejman JH, Zebley DM. Surg Endosc. 2008 Dec;22(12):2631-4. Epub 2008
Feb 23
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Aggressive surgical management of peritoneal
carcinomatosis with low mortality in a high-volume tertiary cancer
center. Gusani NJ, Cho SW, Colovos C, Seo S, Franko J,
Richard SD, Edwards RP, Brown CK, Holtzman MP, Zeh HJ, Bartlett DL. Ann
Surg Oncol. 2008 Mar;15(3):754-63
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Outcomes in patients treated by laparoscopic
resection of rectal carcinoma after neoadjuvant therapy for rectal
cancer. Rezvani M, Franko J, Fassler SA, Harper SG, Nejman JH,
Zebley DM. JSLS. 2007 Apr-Jun;11(2):204-7
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Multimodality therapy for pancreatic cancer.
Franko J, Greer JB, Moran CM, Khalid A, Moser AJ.
Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2007 Jun;36(2):391-411
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Characteristics and treatment of metaplastic
breast cancer: analysis of 892 cases from the National Cancer Data Base.
Pezzi CM, Patel-Parekh L, Cole K, Franko J, Klimberg VS,
Bland K. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007 Jan;14(1):166-73. Epub 2006 Oct 26
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The influence of prior abdominal operations on
conversion and complication rates in laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
Franko J, O'Connell BG, Mehall JR, Harper SG, Nejman JH,
Zebley DM, Fassler SA. JSLS. 2006 Apr-Jun;10(2):169-75
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Choledochal cyst cholangiocarcinoma arising from
adenoma: case report and a review of the literature.
Franko J, Nussbaum ML, Morris JB. Curr Surg. 2006
Jul-Aug;63(4):281-4
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Safely increasing the efficiency of thyroidectomy
using a new bipolar electrosealing device (LigaSure) versus conventional
clamp-and-tie technique.
Franko J, Kish KJ, Pezzi CM, Pak H, Kukora JS. Am Surg.
2006 Feb;72(2):132-6
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Intraabdominal pulmonary sequestration.
Franko J, Bell K, Pezzi CM. Curr Surg. 2006 Jan-Feb;63(1):35-8
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