2020
Assessing National Utilization Trends and Outcomes of Robotic and Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in the United States
Jacobs D, Torabi SJ, Gibson C, Rahmati R, Mehra S, Judson BL. Assessing National Utilization Trends and Outcomes of Robotic and Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in the United States. Otolaryngology 2020, 163: 947-955. PMID: 32539533, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820927699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseEndoscopic thyroid surgeryRobotic thyroid surgeryThyroid surgeryOpen surgeryRobotic approachNational utilization trendsUnplanned hospital readmissionMultivariable logistic regressionOutcomes of roboticsPostoperative mortalityWorse morbidityComplication rateHospital readmissionEndoscopic thyroidectomyMortality outcomesPositive marginsSurgical approachNational cohortCancer DatabasePatient outcomesEndoscopic approachRetrospective analysisSurgeryOpen approach
2017
Identification of distinct cytomorphologic features in the diagnosis of NIFTP at the time of preoperative FNA: Implications for patient management
Chandler JB, Colunga M, Prasad ML, Callender GG, Quinn C, Chhieng D, Adeniran AJ. Identification of distinct cytomorphologic features in the diagnosis of NIFTP at the time of preoperative FNA: Implications for patient management. Cancer Cytopathology 2017, 125: 865-875. PMID: 28834409, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.21910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine-needle aspirationPapillary thyroid carcinomaFollicular variantNIFTP casesFVPTC casesCytomorphologic featuresInvasive counterpartsThyroid carcinomaExact testPapillary thyroid carcinoma (FVPTC) subtypesMicrofollicular patternDistinct cytomorphologic featuresPreoperative cytologic evaluationPreoperative fine-needle aspirationOnly independent predictorPapillary-like nuclear featuresDiagnosis of FVPTCNoninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasmFisher's exact testFollicular thyroid neoplasmCases of NIFTPFVPTC subtypesNIFTP diagnosisIndolent natureIndependent predictors
2016
Shifting patterns of genomic variation in the somatic evolution of papillary thyroid carcinoma
Rubinstein JC, Brown TC, Christison-Lagay ER, Zhang Y, Kunstman JW, Juhlin CC, Nelson-Williams C, Goh G, Quinn CE, Callender GG, Udelsman R, Lifton RP, Korah R, Carling T. Shifting patterns of genomic variation in the somatic evolution of papillary thyroid carcinoma. BMC Cancer 2016, 16: 646. PMID: 27538953, PMCID: PMC4989347, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2665-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide substitutionSomatic evolutionCommon ancestor cellGenomic changesNucleotide substitutionsTissue typesTissue-specific signaturesGenomic divergenceGenomic variationGenomic instabilityGenomic signaturesRisk of tumorigenesisSelective pressurePTC tumorigenesisTumor genomesAncestor cellsGenomeA transversionMethodsExome sequencingDiverse mutationsSomatic eventsMutational spectrumT transitionNovel patternTumorigenesisDissection of Levels II Through V Is Required for Optimal Outcomes in Patients with Lateral Neck Lymph Node Metastasis from Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Javid M, Graham E, Malinowski J, Quinn CE, Carling T, Udelsman R, Callender GG. Dissection of Levels II Through V Is Required for Optimal Outcomes in Patients with Lateral Neck Lymph Node Metastasis from Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2016, 222: 1066-1073. PMID: 27049777, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral neck dissectionPapillary thyroid carcinomaPositive lymph nodesNeck dissectionLymph node metastasisRadical neck dissectionThyroid carcinomaLevel IIInitial dissectionNerve injuryLymph nodesNode metastasisLateral neck lymph node metastasisTherapeutic lateral neck dissectionNeck lymph node metastasisRegional lymph node metastasisInitial neck dissectionLevel II diseaseTemporary nerve injuryLarge patient seriesPermanent nerve injuryIpsilateral lymphReoperative surgerySurgical resectionConsecutive patients