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Aggressive variants of papillary thyroid cancerSanziana Roman
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 25:33-8. 2013..The most common of these include the diffuse sclerosing variant, tall cell variant, and insular thyroid cancer. These tumors may represent a spectrum of dedifferentiation from classic PTC to anaplastic thyroid cancers...
Minimally invasive parathyroid surgeryS Roman
Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrinology, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Minerva Chir 57:105-10. 2002..While some techniques are more popular than others, careful selection of patients with primary HPTH has resulted in comparable cure rates to the standard bilateral parathyroid exploration...- Health services research in endocrine surgerySanziana Roman
Section of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 20:47-51. 2008..We review recent health services research studies examining clinical and economic outcomes in endocrine surgery... - Medullary thyroid cancer: early detection and novel treatmentsSanziana Roman
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 21:5-10. 2009..We review the most recent studies on the molecular biology, calcitonin screening, diagnosis, imaging, and treatment of MTC... - Functional paragangliomas presenting as primary liver tumorsSanziana A Roman
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
South Med J 100:195-6. 2007 - Psychiatric and cognitive aspects of primary hyperparathyroidismSanziana Roman
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 19:1-5. 2007.... - Prognosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma: demographic, clinical, and pathologic predictors of survival in 1252 casesSanziana Roman
Section of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Cancer 107:2134-42. 2006..Therefore, the authors used the population-based Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registry to update what to their knowledge is one of the largest series of patients with MTC reported to date... - Black thyroid syndromeAnna Yusim
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
Thyroid 16:811-2. 2006 - The effects of serum calcium and parathyroid hormone changes on psychological and cognitive function in patients undergoing parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidismSanziana A Roman
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Ann Surg 253:131-7. 2011.... - Parathyroidectomy improves neurocognitive deficits in patients with primary hyperparathyroidismSanziana A Roman
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Surgery 138:1121-8; discussion 1128-9. 2005..Clinical guidelines for the treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) often suggest parathyroidectomy, but generally fail to consider neurocognitive and psychiatric symptoms because of the relative paucity of evidence... - Adrenocortical carcinomaSanziana Roman
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 18:36-42. 2006..In the pediatric population, though, virilizing tumors carry a better survival than non-functional or cortisol-secreting tumors... - Pheochromocytoma and functional paragangliomaSanziana Roman
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 16:8-12. 2004..Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are rare tumors of chromaffin cell origin. Their identification is likely increasing owing to the increased use of radiographic images detecting incidental adrenal masses... - Endocrine tumors: evaluation of the thyroid noduleSanziana A Roman
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 15:66-70. 2003..This article reviews the literature of the last 12 months and discusses some of the new molecular, genetic, and immunostaining techniques in the evaluation of thyroid nodules... - Aggressive variants of papillary thyroid cancer: incidence, characteristics and predictors of survival among 43,738 patientsHadiza S Kazaure
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 19:1874-80. 2012..The diffuse sclerosing (DSV) and tall cell (TCV) variants are considered aggressive subtypes of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) for which data are limited... - Medullary thyroid cancer: are practice patterns in the United States discordant from American Thyroid Association guidelines?Babita Panigrahi
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 17:1490-8. 2010..This study benchmarked national practice patterns against 2009 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines for MTC regarding use of thyroidectomy, lymphadenectomy, radioactive iodine (RAI), and external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT)... - Pediatric endocrine surgery: who is operating on our children?Charles T Tuggle
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA
Surgery 144:869-77; discussion 877. 2008..High surgeon volume is associated with improved outcomes in adult endocrine surgery. This is the first population-based outcomes study for thyroidectomy/parathyroidectomy in children... - A population-based study of outcomes from thyroidectomy in aging Americans: at what cost?Julie Ann Sosa
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
J Am Coll Surg 206:1097-105. 2008..We wanted to evaluate clinical and economic outcomes after thyroidectomy in patients 65 years of age and older, with special analyses of those aged 80 years and older, in the US... - To stimulate or withdraw? A cost-utility analysis of recombinant human thyrotropin versus thyroxine withdrawal for radioiodine ablation in patients with low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer in the United StatesTracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 95:1672-80. 2010..European studies have shown that use of rhTSH vs. thyroid hormone withdrawal is a cost-effective method for preparing patients for ablation... - The resident as surgeon: an analysis of ACS-NSQIPHadiza S Kazaure
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
J Surg Res 178:126-32. 2012..Data on the characteristics and outcomes of patients operated on by surgical residents are limited... - Postoperative calcium supplementation in patients undergoing thyroidectomyTracy S Wang
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 24:22-8. 2012..This review examines recent literature on predictive factors for hypocalcemia, measurement of serum calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels, and algorithms for supplementation with calcium and/or vitamin D... - Clinical and economic outcomes of thyroid and parathyroid surgery in childrenJulie Ann Sosa
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93:3058-65. 2008..Clinical and economic outcomes after thyroidectomy/parathyroidectomy in adults have demonstrated disparities based on patient age and race/ethnicity; there is a paucity of literature on pediatric endocrine outcomes... - Outcomes from 3144 adrenalectomies in the United States: which matters more, surgeon volume or specialty?Henry S Park
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Arch Surg 144:1060-7. 2009..To assess the effect of surgeon volume and specialty on clinical and economic outcomes after adrenalectomy... - To supplement or not to supplement: a cost-utility analysis of calcium and vitamin D repletion in patients after thyroidectomyTracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 18:1293-9. 2011..The purpose of this study was to determine the incremental cost utility of routine versus selective calcium and vitamin D supplementation after total or completion thyroidectomy... - Thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy in patients with high body mass index are safe overall: analysis of 26,864 patientsRafael Buerba
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Surgery 150:950-8. 2011..Our study characterizes the 30-day clinical and economic outcomes in patients with high BMI from a multi-institutional database... - The management of thyroid nodules in patients with primary hyperparathyroidismTracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
J Surg Res 154:317-23. 2009..With the increasing use of minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP), there is no standard approach for the management of incidental thyroid nodules in pHPT patients... - Surgical residency and attrition: defining the individual and programmatic factors predictive of trainee lossesMichael C Sullivan
Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
J Am Coll Surg 216:461-71. 2013..Voluntary resident attrition remains problematic despite recent changes in postgraduate general surgery training, including reduction of work hours... - A cost-effectiveness analysis of adrenalectomy for nonfunctional adrenal incidentalomas: is there a size threshold for resection?Tracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Surgery 152:1125-32. 2012..This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of this approach... - Obesity is a predictor of morbidity in 1,629 patients who underwent adrenalectomyHadiza S Kazaure
Yale University School of Medicine, 330 Cedar St, Tompkins 208, P O Box 208062, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
World J Surg 35:1287-95. 2011..We examined the impact of obesity on 30-day outcomes of adrenalectomy using a multi-institutional database... - Calcitonin measurement in the evaluation of thyroid nodules in the United States: a cost-effectiveness and decision analysisKevin Cheung
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93:2173-80. 2008..Calcitonin screening for MTC has not been recommended in recent U.S. practice guidelines... - Race and surgical residency: results from a national survey of 4339 US general surgery residentsRisa L Wong
Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Ann Surg 257:782-7. 2013..To determine how race influences US general surgery residents' experiences during residency training... - Differentiated thyroid cancer: an updateTracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 23:7-12. 2011.... - Surgical approach and outcomes in patients with lithium-associated hyperparathyroidismJennifer L Marti
Division of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 19:3465-71. 2012..Therefore, in LAH patients, surgical approaches, pathologic findings, cure rates, and factors associated with persistent or recurrent disease were investigated... - "Join the club": effect of resident and attending social interactions on overall satisfaction among 4390 general surgery residentsMichael C Sullivan
Departments of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Arch Surg 147:408-14. 2012..To investigate which residents develop successful collegial relationships with attending physicians and to determine how social interactions affect residency satisfaction... - Would scan, but which scan? A cost-utility analysis to optimize preoperative imaging for primary hyperparathyroidismTracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Surgery 150:1286-94. 2011..This study examines the cost-utility of sestamibi in combination with single photon emission computed tomography (sestamibi-SPECT); ultrasound; and 4-dimensional computed tomography (4D-CT)... - Prognosis of primary thyroid lymphoma: demographic, clinical, and pathologic predictors of survival in 1,408 casesAmanda Graff-Baker
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Surgery 146:1105-15. 2009..There is a paucity of data regarding prognosis of primary thyroid lymphoma (PTL), with only case reports and institutional series reported. This is the first population-based study of PTL in the United States... - Our trainees' confidence: results from a national survey of 4136 US general surgery residentsEmily M Bucholz
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Arch Surg 146:907-14. 2011..To characterize factors shaping surgery resident confidence and determine whether confidence is associated with future specialty training... - Age matters: a study of clinical and economic outcomes following cholecystectomy in elderly AmericansSreyram Kuy
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Am J Surg 201:789-96. 2011..Gallstone disease increases with age. The aims of this study were to measure short-term outcomes from cholecystectomy in hospitalized elderly patients, assess the effect of age, and identify predictors of outcomes... - The maturation of a specialty: Workforce projections for endocrine surgeryJulie Ann Sosa
Section of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA
Surgery 142:876-83. 2007..Fellowship programs will lead to more specialty-trained endocrine surgeons. We make projections for the supply of endocrine surgeons and demand for endocrine procedures over the next 15 years... - Outcomes following thyroid and parathyroid surgery in pregnant womenSreyram Kuy
Department of Surgery, Division of Endocrine Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8062, USA
Arch Surg 144:399-406; discussion 406. 2009..To perform the first population-based measurement of clinical and economic outcomes after thyroid and parathyroid surgery in pregnant women and identify the characteristics of this population and the predictors of outcome... - Adrenalectomy in older Americans has increased morbidity and mortality: an analysis of 6,416 patientsHadiza S Kazaure
Division of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, 330 Cedar St, Tompkins 208, New Haven, CT, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 18:2714-21. 2011..The incidence of adrenal tumors increases with age. We examined the impact of older age (>60 years) on clinical and economic outcomes after adrenalectomy... - Striving for work-life balance: effect of marriage and children on the experience of 4402 US general surgery residentsMichael C Sullivan
Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Ann Surg 257:571-6. 2013..To determine how marital status and having children impact US general surgical residents' attitudes toward training and personal life... - Papillary thyroid carcinomas with and without BRAF V600E mutations are morphologically distinctAlexander Finkelstein
Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT06520, USA
Histopathology 60:1052-9. 2012..This study was aimed at identifying distinctive features in tumours with and without the mutation... - Emergency surgery in patients who have undergone recent radiotherapy is associated with increased complications and mortality: review of 536 patientsMichael C Sullivan
Division of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, 330 Cedar Street, Tompkins 208, PO Box 208062, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
World J Surg 36:31-8. 2012..There is a paucity of data regarding patients undergoing emergency surgery following radiotherapy. This study examines the morbidity and mortality of patients having emergent surgery ≤90 days after irradiation... - Insular thyroid cancer: a population-level analysis of patient characteristics and predictors of survivalHadiza S Kazaure
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Cancer 118:3260-7. 2012..Insular thyroid cancer (ITC) is an uncommon, poorly differentiated thyroid malignancy. To date, there have been no population-level studies of the characteristics and outcomes of patients with ITC... - American Thyroid Association design and feasibility of a prospective randomized controlled trial of prophylactic central lymph node dissection for papillary thyroid carcinomaTobias Carling
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8062, USA
Thyroid 22:237-44. 2012..The controversy relates to its unproven role in reducing recurrence rates while possibly increasing morbidity (permanent hypoparathyroidism and unintentional recurrent laryngeal nerve injury)... - Medullary thyroid microcarcinoma: a population-level analysis of 310 patientsHadiza S Kazaure
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Cancer 118:620-7. 2012..Medullary thyroid microcarcinomas (microMTCs) are medullary thyroid carcinomas (MTCs) that measure ≤1 cm in size for which there is a paucity of data on incidence, characteristics, and clinical significance... - Evolution of the surgeon-volume, patient-outcome relationshipLeon D Boudourakis
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Ann Surg 250:159-65. 2009..This finding has prompted recommendations for increasing specialization and referrals to high-volume surgeons, yet their implementation in clinical practice has not been measured... - Treatment patterns of aging Americans with differentiated thyroid cancerHenry S Park
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Cancer 116:20-30. 2010..In the current study, the authors assessed the use of thyroidectomy and RAI among elderly patients with DTC and the effects on survival... - ATA practice guidelines for the treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer: were they followed in the United States?Olatokunbo M Famakinwa
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Am J Surg 199:189-98. 2010..The aim of this study was to benchmark national practice patterns against American Thyroid Association guidelines for thyroidectomy, lymphadenectomy, and radioactive iodine (RAI) for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC)... - Simultaneous medullary and differentiated thyroid cancer: a population-level analysis of an increasingly common entityRisa L Wong
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 19:2635-42. 2012..Simultaneous medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is a rare entity. This is the first population-level analysis of the characteristics and outcomes of simultaneous MTC/DTC... - BRAFV600E mutation in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a genotype-phenotype correlationRenu K Virk
Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Mod Pathol 26:62-70. 2013..BRAF(V600E) mutation is an early event in thyroid carcinogenesis, and is associated with distinctive morphology and aggressive features even in papillary thyroid microcarcinomas... - Spontaneous adrenal hemorrhage with associated masses: etiology and management in 6 cases and a review of 133 reported casesJennifer L Marti
Division of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, TMP 202, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
World J Surg 36:75-82. 2012..Our objectives were to describe six cases from a single institution and to perform a literature review of the etiology of the condition and recommended management of patients with hemorrhagic adrenal masses... - Optimal surgical management of well-differentiated thyroid cancer arising in struma ovarii: a series of 4 patients and a review of 53 reported casesJennifer L Marti
Division of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Thyroid 22:400-6. 2012..We hypothesized that in patients with thyroid cancer arising within struma ovarii, pelvic surgery alone would be sufficient, provided there is no evidence of gross extra-ovarian extension... - Does chemotherapy prior to emergency surgery affect patient outcomes? Examination of 1912 patientsMichael C Sullivan
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 19:11-8. 2012..Data regarding preoperative chemotherapy as a risk to surgical outcomes are limited. This study examines morbidity and mortality among patients necessitating emergent surgical procedures ≤30 days after chemotherapy... - Effect of program type on the training experiences of 248 university, community, and US military-based general surgery residenciesMichael C Sullivan
Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
J Am Coll Surg 214:53-60. 2012..There is a paucity of research comparing resident training experiences of university, community, and military-affiliated surgical programs... - Predictors of outcomes following pediatric thyroid and parathyroid surgeryTracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 21:23-8. 2009..Recent studies have demonstrated racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in adults undergoing thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy. To date, few studies have examined outcomes in children undergoing cervical endocrine surgery... - Pheochromocytoma and functional paragangliomaHeather Yeo
Department of General Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 17:13-8. 2005..Refinements in imaging techniques have improved the rate of detection of metastatic disease. Innovations in surgical techniques and trials of adrenal sparing surgery may find a niche in the surgical armamentarium... - Discrepancies in training satisfaction and program completion among 2662 categorical and preliminary general surgery residentsMichael C Sullivan
Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY The American Board of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Ann Surg 257:1174-80. 2013..To compare training experiences of postgraduate year (PGY)-1 and PGY-2 categorical and nondesignated preliminary (NDP) residents and examine NDP educational outcomes... - Vanishing thyroid tumors: a diagnostic dilemma after ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspirationOgechukwu P Eze
Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8023, USA
Thyroid 23:194-200. 2013..In this study, we highlight the diagnostic and management issues associated with the unintended consequences of ultrasonography (US)-guided FNA... - Early clinical and economic outcomes of patients undergoing living donor nephrectomy in the United StatesAmy L Friedman
Department of Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
Arch Surg 145:356-62; discussion 362. 2010..Case series and center surveys exist, but national aggregate data are lacking. We sought to determine predictors of early clinical and economic outcomes following living donor nephrectomy... - Evaluating the surgery literature: can standardizing peer-review today predict manuscript impact tomorrow?Julie A Sosa
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Ann Surg 250:152-8. 2009..Evidence-based surgery is predicated on the quality of published literature. We measured the quality of surgery manuscripts selected by peer review and identified predictors of excellence... 
Virtual reality training improves operating room performance: results of a randomized, double-blinded studyNeal E Seymour
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8062, USA
Ann Surg 236:458-63; discussion 463-4. 2002..To demonstrate that virtual reality (VR) training transfers technical skills to the operating room (OR) environment...- A fluorodeoxyglucose avid mediastinal parathyroid adenoma masquerading as metastatic bladder cancerAnthonia D Adewole
Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 15:514-5. 2012..Final pathology revealed an ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma. The combination of the rare presentation, uncommon surgical approach and pathology makes this case unique... - Outcomes following cholecystectomy in pregnant and nonpregnant womenSreyram Kuy
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Surgery 146:358-66. 2009..This study is the first population-based measurement of outcomes after cholecystectomy during pregnancy... - Racial disparities in clinical and economic outcomes from thyroidectomyJulie Ann Sosa
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Ann Surg 246:1083-91. 2007..Thyroid disease is common, and thyroidectomy is a mainstay of treatment for many benign and malignant thyroid conditions. Overall, thyroidectomy is associated with favorable outcomes, particularly if experienced surgeons perform it... - Clinical and economic outcomes of thyroid surgery in elderly patients: a systematic reviewMichael C Sullivan
Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
J Thyroid Res 2012:615846. 2012..This paper reviews the epidemiology of thyroid disease in the elderly, current surgical indications and practice patterns, and the clinical and economic outcomes of elderly patients with thyroid disease after surgical intervention... - Primary thyroid lymphoma: a review of recent developments in diagnosis and histology-driven treatmentAmanda Graff-Baker
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 22:17-22. 2010..This article reviews the diagnosis, histologic subtypes, pathogenesis, and treatment of PTL, with the objective of optimizing diagnosis and management of the disease... - The vulnerable stage of dedicated research years of general surgery residency: results of a national surveyGloria R Sue
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Arch Surg 146:653-8. 2011..To characterize the demographics and attitudes of US general surgery residents performing full-time research... - Medullary thyroid cancer: an update of new guidelines and recent developmentsLeslie S Wu
Department of Surgery, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 23:22-7. 2011..Variation in practice patterns exist in the United States with regard to diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management. We review the most recent guidelines on management of this challenging neuroendocrine malignancy... - Medullary thyroid carcinoma without marked elevation of calcitonin: a diagnostic and surveillance dilemmaTracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Thyroid 18:889-94. 2008..He remains disease-free 12 months after surgery. We review the literature on calcitonin-negative MTC and discuss methods of postoperative surveillance in this subset of patients... - Outdated and incomplete: a review of thyroid cancer on the World Wide WebMamie Air
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Thyroid 17:259-65. 2007..To evaluate the most frequently searched thyroid cancer websites for completeness, accuracy, and consumer friendliness... - Endocrine surgery: where are we today? A national survey of young endocrine surgeonsCarmen C Solorzano
Division of Endocrine Surgery, Sylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Surgery 147:536-41. 2010..Educational objectives have been published by the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES), but data have not been collected describing the recruitment pool, fellowship, or postfellowship experiences... - Gastrointestinal manifestations of endocrine diseaseChristina Maser
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
World J Gastroenterol 12:3174-9. 2006..We also review manifestations of pancreatic endocrine tumors, and multiple endocrine neoplasia... - High mortality in surgical patients with do-not-resuscitate orders: analysis of 8256 patientsHadiza Kazaure
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Arch Surg 146:922-8. 2011..To evaluate outcomes of patients who undergo surgery with a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order... - Filling a void: thyroid cancer surgery information on the internetHeather Yeo
Department of Surgery, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
World J Surg 31:1185-91; discussion 1192-3. 2007..Many patients use the Internet for health-related decisions. Our purposes were to measure the quality of thyroid cancer surgery information on the Internet, and to identify quality predictors... - Current management of medullary thyroid cancerS A Milan
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Minerva Chir 65:27-37. 2010..Conventional systemic chemotherapies for metastatic MTC have been disappointing; however, newer agents which affect specific RET proteins and tyrosine kinase growth factor receptors show promise in phase 1 and 2 clinical trials... - An examination of the construct validity and factor structure of the Groton Maze Learning Test, a new measure of spatial working memory, learning efficiency, and error monitoringRobert H Pietrzak
Department of Psychology, Clinical Division, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 1020, USA
Arch Clin Neuropsychol 23:433-45. 2008..Exploratory factor analysis yielded a two-factor solution of error monitoring and learning efficiency, which was stable across repeated assessments...