Low Risk Thyroid Cancer in Older Adults: More Extensive Surgery Comes with Increased Cost of Surveillance
Zambeli-Ljepovic A, Wang F, Dinan M, Hyslop T, Stang M, Roman S, Sosa J, Scheri R. Low Risk Thyroid Cancer in Older Adults: More Extensive Surgery Comes with Increased Cost of Surveillance. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2019, 229: s78. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.08.184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-Risk Thyroid Cancer in Elderly: Total Thyroidectomy/RAI Predominates but Lacks Survival Advantage
Zambeli-Ljepović A, Wang F, Dinan MA, Hyslop T, Roman SA, Sosa J, Scheri RP. Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer in Elderly: Total Thyroidectomy/RAI Predominates but Lacks Survival Advantage. Journal Of Surgical Research 2019, 243: 189-197. PMID: 31185435, PMCID: PMC6773493, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.05.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-specific survivalPapillary thyroid cancerExtent of surgeryTotal thyroidectomyTumor sizeThyroid cancerLow-risk papillary thyroid cancerEnd Results-Medicare databaseLow-risk thyroid cancerOlder adultsNational treatment patternsRadioactive iodine administrationUnderwent total thyroidectomyLarger tumor sizeMultivariable logistic regressionQuality of lifeMost older adultsPostoperative RAIRAI administrationCompletion thyroidectomyExcellent prognosisOlder patientsExtensive surgeryFavorable prognosisMedian age