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| Karyn B StitzenbergSummaryAffiliation: University of North Carolina Country: USA Publications
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Influence of provider and practice characteristics on melanoma careKaryn B Stitzenberg
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, 3010 Old Clinic Building, CB 7213, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7213, USA
Am J Surg 193:206-12. 2007..The purpose of this study is to describe the structure of melanoma care in North Carolina by examining services provided by different providers and the overall coordination of care...- Population-based analysis of lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy utilization for intermediate thickness melanomaKaryn B Stitzenberg
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2755 7590, USA
J Surg Oncol 93:100-7; discussion 107-8. 2006..We hypothesize that a significant portion of these patients are not undergoing LM/SL. We explore factors that influence use of LM/SL... - Distance to diagnosing provider as a measure of access for patients with melanomaKaryn B Stitzenberg
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3010 Old Clinic Bldg, CB 7213, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7213, USA
Arch Dermatol 143:991-8. 2007..To examine the effect of travel distance and other sociodemographic factors on access to a diagnosing provider for patients with melanoma... - Indications for lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy in patients with thin melanoma (Breslow thickness < or =1.0 mm)Karyn B Stitzenberg
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, 3010 Old Clinic Building, CB#7213, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7213, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 11:900-6. 2004.... 
Extracapsular extension of the sentinel lymph node metastasis: a predictor of nonsentinel node tumor burdenKaryn B Stitzenberg
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, 3010 Old Clinic Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Ann Surg 237:607-12; discussion 612-3. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: ECE of the SN metastasis is a strong predictor of NSN tumor involvement. All patients with ECE of the SN metastasis should undergo mandatory completion ALND...- In vivo intraoperative radiotherapy: a novel approach to radiotherapy for early stage breast cancerKaryn B Stitzenberg
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 14:1515-6. 2007..We are investigating the feasibility of partial breast irradiation using a single fraction of IORT delivered to the tumor in vivo prior to surgical resection... 
Impact of distance to a urologist on early diagnosis of prostate cancer among black and white patientsJordan A Holmes
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
J Urol 187:883-8. 2012..We examined whether an increased distance to a urologist is associated with a delayed diagnosis of prostate cancer among black and white patients, as manifested by higher risk disease at diagnosis...- Utilization of interventional radiology in the postoperative management of patients after surgery for locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancerOmar H Llaguna
Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Am Surg 77:1086-90. 2011..IR procedures play a significant role in the postoperative management of these patients and may decrease the need for reoperation... - Utilization and morbidity associated with placement of a feeding jejunostomy at the time of gastroesophageal resectionOmar H Llaguna
Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
J Gastrointest Surg 15:1663-9. 2011..The purpose of the study was to evaluate the utilization and morbidity associated with feeding jejunostomy tubes (JT) placed at the time of gastroesophageal resection (GER)... - In search of synergy: strategies for combining interventions at multiple levelsBryan J Weiner
Department of Health Policy and Management, CB 7411, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7411, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2012:34-41. 2012..We illustrate these strategies with examples of multilevel interventions to improve the quality of cancer treatment... - Trends in radical prostatectomy: centralization, robotics, and access to urologic cancer careKaryn B Stitzenberg
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7213, USA
Cancer 118:54-62. 2012..Robotic surgery has been widely adopted for radical prostatectomy. We hypothesized that this change is rapidly shifting procedures away from hospitals that do not offer robotics and consequently increasing patient travel... - Breast MRI utilization in older patients with newly diagnosed breast cancerCourtney A Sommer
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7050, USA
J Surg Res 170:77-83. 2011..The purpose of this study is to examine the prevalence and predictors of MRI use for clinical staging in older women with newly diagnosed breast cancer... - Trends in centralization of cancer surgeryKaryn B Stitzenberg
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 17:2824-31. 2010..Regional studies show practice patterns changing with increasing centralization of esophageal and pancreatic procedures at HVCs but little change for colorectal procedures. We hypothesize that similar trends are occurring nationwide... - Centralization of cancer surgery: implications for patient access to optimal careKaryn B Stitzenberg
Department of SurgicalOncology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7213, USA
J Clin Oncol 27:4671-8. 2009..We hypothesized that in response cancer surgery has become increasingly centralized and that this centralization has resulted in increased travel burden for patients... - Progressive specialization within general surgery: adding to the complexity of workforce planningKaryn B Stitzenberg
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
J Am Coll Surg 201:925-32. 2005..Consequently, as the phenomenon of progressive specialization evolves, a larger surgical workforce will be needed to provide the breadth of services encompassed by the primary components of general surgery... - Cytokeratin immunohistochemical validation of the sentinel node hypothesis in patients with breast cancerKaryn B Stitzenberg
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599, USA
Am J Clin Pathol 117:729-37. 2002..node most likely to harbor metastatic tumor Standardization of the handling, sectioning, and staining of the SN is necessary as lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy become integrated into the care of patients with breast cancer..