2022 Annual Report of GS

Greetings from the Editorial Office of GS!

We are pleased to share the 2022 Annual Report of Gland Surgery.

We would especially like to express our sincere gratitude to the editorial board members, guest editors, reviewers, authors, and readers for all your support and contributions to GS.

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Assessing the preventive effect of immediate lymphatic reconstruction on the upper extremity lymphedema

Intraoperative photograph of immediate lymphatic reconstruction. (A) Identification of stained upper extremity lymphatic vessels. (B) Lymphovenous anastomosis between arm lymphatics and axillary vein branch.

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Preoperative planning of unilateral breast reconstruction with pedicled transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flaps: a pilot study of perforator mapping

CTA of the abdominal vasculature for preoperative planning of a pedicled TRAM flap for breast reconstruction. Two large periumbilical perforators (blue arrows) are identified on one hemi-abdominal side, with only smaller perforators elsewhere (yellow arrows). The choice of the large perforator may facilitate optimal vascularity and a sheath sparing harvest. U, umbilicus; CTA, computed tomographic angiogram; TRAM, transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous.

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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is a negative prognostic biomarker for luminal A breast cancer

Representative images. (A) IHC results of ER positive ≥1% and ER-negative breast cancer. (B) IHC findings showing PR ≥20% and PR-negative samples. (C) The IHC findings showing Ki-67 ≥14% and Ki-67 <14%. (D) IHC results of HER2(−), HER2(1+), HER2(2+), and HER2(3+) samples. (E) Patients with an IHC score of 2 tested by FISH. If the FISH test showed HER2 amplification, it was considered HER2-positive, otherwise, it was HER2-negative. ER, estrogen receptor; PR, progesterone receptor; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; FISH, fluorescent in situ hybridization; IHC, immunohistochemistry.

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Factors of perioperative depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with parotid gland tumor and its influence on postoperative complication and quality of life: a cohort study

WHOQOL of patients with benign (A) versus malignant (B) parotid gland tumors. *, P<0.05. PHYS, physiological domain; PSYCH, psychological domain; SOCIL, social domain; ENVIR, environmental domain; WHOQOL, The World Health Organization Quality of Life.

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Reviewer of the Month (2022)

In 2022, GS reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

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Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2022)

In 2022, many authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspectives and insightful views as authors.

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