2020
Recurrence and Complications in Pediatric and Adolescent Papillary Thyroid Cancer in a High-Volume Practice
Rubinstein JC, Herrick-Reynolds K, Dinauer C, Morotti R, Solomon D, Callender GG, Christison-Lagay ER. Recurrence and Complications in Pediatric and Adolescent Papillary Thyroid Cancer in a High-Volume Practice. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 249: 58-66. PMID: 31923715, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsChildFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospitals, High-VolumeHumansLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMaleNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurvival AnalysisThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid GlandThyroid NeoplasmsThyroidectomyTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsPediatric papillary thyroid cancerLateral neck diseaseNeck diseasePapillary thyroid cancerNode involvementThyroid cancerExact testLymph node involvementCentral neck dissectionExtent of diseasePredictors of recurrenceRetrospective case seriesNon-Caucasian raceCox proportional hazardsLateral node involvementHigh-volume practiceFisher's exact testDisease recurrenceLymphovascular invasionMedian ageNeck dissectionCase seriesIndependent predictorsRetrospective reviewTumor size
2012
Pediatric Thyroid Disease: When is Surgery Necessary, and Who Should be Operating on Our Children?
Breuer C, Tuggle C, Solomon D, Sosa JA. Pediatric Thyroid Disease: When is Surgery Necessary, and Who Should be Operating on Our Children? Journal Of Clinical Research In Pediatric Endocrinology 2012, 4: 79-85. PMID: 23149389, PMCID: PMC3608013, DOI: 10.4274/jcrpe.817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferentiated thyroid cancerMedullary thyroid carcinomaPediatric thyroidectomyThyroid cancerHigh-volume thyroid surgeonRecurrent laryngeal nerve injuryCentral lymph node dissectionLaryngeal nerve injuryLymph node dissectionBetter clinical outcomesNuclear medicine physiciansSurgery NecessaryNode dissectionTotal thyroidectomyAppropriate surgeryNerve injuryFamilial cancer syndromeGraves' diseasePediatric patientsClinical outcomesPediatric populationSurgical managementCommon malignancyThyroid surgeonsToxic adenoma