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| Tina W F YenSummaryAffiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin Country: USA Publications
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Socioeconomic factors associated with adjuvant hormone therapy use in older breast cancer survivorsTina W F Yen
Division of Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
Cancer 117:398-405. 2011..The authors sought to identify socioeconomic (SES) factors associated with adjuvant hormone therapy (HT) use among a contemporary population of older breast cancer survivors...- A contemporary, population-based study of lymphedema risk factors in older women with breast cancerTina W F Yen
Division of General Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 16:979-88. 2009..We studied potential risk factors for lymphedema in a contemporary population of older breast cancer patients... 
Reoperative parathyroidectomy: an algorithm for imaging and monitoring of intraoperative parathyroid hormone levels that results in a successful focused approachTina W F Yen
Section of Endocrine Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Surgery 144:611-9; discussion 619-21. 2008..We sought to develop a protocol for imaging and IOPTH monitoring that allows for a focused, successful operative approach...
Impact of randomized clinical trial results in the national comprehensive cancer network on the use of tamoxifen after breast surgery for ductal carcinoma in situTina W F Yen
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
J Clin Oncol 25:3251-8. 2007..We assessed the impact of B-24 on practice patterns at selected National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) centers...- The role of parathyroid hormone measurements after surgery for primary hyperparathyroidismTina W F Yen
Section of Endocrine Surgery, Division of General Surgery, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis, USA
Surgery 140:665-72; discussion 672-4. 2006..We therefore investigated whether postoperative PTH levels are as reliable as IOPTH levels in predicting cure after surgery for pHPT... - Subtotal parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidismTina W F Yen
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
Endocr Pract 17:7-12. 2011.... - Predictors of invasive breast cancer in patients with an initial diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ: a guide to selective use of sentinel lymph node biopsy in management of ductal carcinoma in situTina W F Yen
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Am Coll Surg 200:516-26. 2005..Risks and benefits of SLNB should be discussed with patients who are younger, are diagnosed by core-needle biopsy, or have large or high-grade DCIS... - Predicting the need for calcium and calcitriol supplementation after total thyroidectomy: results of a prospective, randomized studyAshley K Cayo
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Surgery 152:1059-67. 2012..We sought to identify and treat patients at risk for symptomatic hypocalcemia on the basis of a single parathyroid hormone (PTH) obtained the morning after surgery (POD1)... - Primary hyperparathyroidism with a history of head and neck irradiation: the consequences of associated thyroid tumorsStuart D Wilson
Department of Surgery, Froedtert Hospital, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Surgery 150:869-77. 2011..The study objective was to investigate thyroid pathology in primary HPT patients with irradiation history presenting for parathyroidectomy... - Socioeconomic and racial differences in treatment for breast cancer at a low-volume hospitalAmanda L Kong
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 18:3220-7. 2011..The purpose of our study was to determine whether nonwhite or low-SES patients are disproportionately treated in low-volume hospitals... - Physician recommendations regarding tamoxifen and patient utilization of tamoxifen after surgery for ductal carcinoma in situTina W F Yen
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Cancer 100:942-9. 2004..The current findings have implications for current trials evaluating aromatase inhibitors and other chemopreventive agents for this disease... - Nonlocalizing imaging studies for hyperparathyroidism: where to explore first?Amanda L Amin
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
J Am Coll Surg 213:793-9. 2011..If imaging studies are nonlocalizing, it is not known if exploration should begin on a particular side or gland location... - Persistent elevation in serum parathyroid hormone levels in normocalcemic patients after parathyroidectomy: does it matter?Carrie B Carsello
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Surgery 152:575-81; discussion 581-3. 2012..This study sought to determine whether these patients, when compared with those with normal PTH levels, differ in preoperative and pathologic factors and are at increased risk of recurrent pHPT... - The influence of surgery in MEN-1 syndrome: observations over 150 yearsStuart D Wilson
Endocrine Surgery Study Group, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Surgery 144:695-701; discussion 701-2. 2008..This report utilizes a novel approach to evaluate the influence of evolving operative interventions for patients with MEN-1 syndrome... - Surgical management of normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidismThomas J Wade
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA
World J Surg 36:761-6. 2012..This study investigated the characteristics, workup, and surgical management of patients with normocalcemic pHPT... - Focused parathyroidectomy with intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring in patients with lithium-associated primary hyperparathyroidismThomas J Wade
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Surgery 153:718-22. 2013..Recent studies suggest that some patients may have single gland disease and be eligible for minimally invasive parathyroidectomy... - Normal PTH levels in primary hyperparathyroidism: still the same disease?Amanda L Amin
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 18:3437-42. 2011..This study investigates symptoms, laboratory values, imaging, and outcomes of sporadic pHPT patients with normal PTH values... - The value of postoperative parathyroid hormone levels in predicting the need for long-term vitamin D supplementation after total thyroidectomyTracy S Wang
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 18:777-81. 2011..This study examines the role of postoperative day (POD) 1 serum calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels in predicting the need for long-term vitamin D supplementation after total thyroidectomy... - Operative failures after parathyroidectomy for hyperparathyroidism: the influence of surgical volumeHerbert Chen
Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Ann Surg 252:691-5. 2010..To determine whether surgical volume influences the cause of operative failures after parathyroidectomy for hyperparathyroidism... - Medullary thyroid carcinoma: results of a standardized surgical approach in a contemporary series of 80 consecutive patientsTina W F Yen
Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Surgery 134:890-9; discussion 899-901. 2003..Radiographic evidence of recurrent disease is unlikely when the calcitonin level is < or =250 pg/mL. These data could be used to develop a logical, cost-effective treatment and follow-up strategy for patients with MTC... - An axillary recurrence of breast cancer following a negative sentinel lymph node biopsyTina W F Yen
Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Breast J 9:234-6. 2003..Whether sentinel lymph node biopsy can replace ALND in the management of patients with early breast cancer remains to be answered... - Myofibroblasts are responsible for the desmoplastic reaction surrounding human pancreatic carcinomasTina W F Yen
Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
Surgery 131:129-34. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: A massive increase in myofibroblast activity, compatible with the activation of stellate cells, is associated with the deposition of collagen types I and IV in the desmoplastic reaction around pancreatic adenocarcinomas... - The gastrin receptor promotes pancreatic growth in transgenic miceTina W F Yen
Surgical Service, Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, U S A
Pancreas 24:121-9. 2002....
Research Grants
- Lymphedema incidence and risk factors among older breast cancer patientsTina Yen; Fiscal Year: 2007..The results of this study will also help define priorities for future research addressing such issues as other risk factors, preventive measures, and cost/economic analysis of the burden and treatment of lymphedema. ..