2016
Predictors of improved survival for patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma
Giuliano K, Nagarajan N, Canner JK, Wolfgang CL, Bivalacqua T, Terezakis S, Herman J, Schneider EB, Ahuja N. Predictors of improved survival for patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma. Surgery 2016, 160: 1628-1635. PMID: 27495850, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.05.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetroperitoneal sarcomaMultivariable survival analysisSurvival analysisRetroperitoneal sarcoma patientsEnd Results (SEER) databaseOperative resectionImproved survivalLymph nodesSurvival benefitDistant metastasisHistologic typeResults databaseSarcoma patientsRare tumorCancer DatabaseLonger survivalPatientsSarcomaSurvivalParametric survival functionsLocal extensionFurther studiesHigh rateResectionRecurrence
2011
The role of preoperative neck ultrasounds to assess lymph nodes in patients with suspicious or indeterminate thyroid nodules
Roy R, Kouniavsky G, Venkat R, Felger E, Shiue Z, Schneider E, Zeiger M. The role of preoperative neck ultrasounds to assess lymph nodes in patients with suspicious or indeterminate thyroid nodules. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2011, 105: 601-605. PMID: 22006435, PMCID: PMC3715078, DOI: 10.1002/jso.22115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndeterminate thyroid nodulesLymph nodesFormal lymph node dissectionThyroid nodulesPreoperative neck ultrasoundSuspicious lymph nodesLymph node dissectionSize of tumorCervical ultrasoundIndeterminate thyroid cytologyNode dissectionMetastatic diseaseNeck ultrasoundSurgical managementClinicopathological variablesPreoperative ultrasoundSurgical approachPreoperative neckUltrasound findingsMale genderMedical recordsOperative approachSurgical ultrasoundPatientsThyroid cytology