2019
Extent of surgery for low-risk thyroid cancer in the elderly: Equipoise in survival but not in short-term outcomes
Zambeli-Ljepović A, Wang F, Dinan MA, Hyslop T, Stang MT, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Scheri RP. Extent of surgery for low-risk thyroid cancer in the elderly: Equipoise in survival but not in short-term outcomes. Surgery 2019, 166: 895-900. PMID: 31288935, PMCID: PMC6802283, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.05.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid cancerLow-risk papillary thyroid cancerEmergency department visitsShort-term outcomesTotal thyroidectomyThyroid cancerFemale patientsBlack patientsEnd Results-Medicare databaseMore emergency department visitsLow-risk thyroid cancerExtent of thyroidectomyExtent of surgeryMultivariable logistic regressionUnderwent lobectomyUnplanned readmissionOlder patientsAvoidable complicationsMean ageMorbidity increasesThyroidectomyPatientsReadmissionComplicationsLobectomy
2015
Impact of Extent of Surgery on Survival for Papillary Thyroid Cancer Patients Younger Than 45 Years
Adam M, Pura J, Goffredo P, Dinan MA, Hyslop T, Reed SD, Scheri RP, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Impact of Extent of Surgery on Survival for Papillary Thyroid Cancer Patients Younger Than 45 Years. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2015, 100: 115-121. PMID: 25337927, PMCID: PMC5399499, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-3039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid cancer patientsTotal thyroidectomyOverall survivalThyroid cancer patientsImpact of extentYears of ageCancer patientsNational Cancer Data BaseUnadjusted overall survivalLymph node diseaseExtent of resectionEnd Results (SEER) datasetAdult patientsClinical characteristicsExcellent prognosisNode diseasePathologic factorsImproved survivalThyroid lobectomyTumor sizeCurrent guidelinesMultivariable modelingLobectomyMAIN OUTCOMEThyroidectomy