Time to surgery and thyroid cancer survival in the United States

SC Fligor, B Lopez, N Uppal, CC Lubitz… - Annals of Surgical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Longer time to surgery worsens survival in multiple malignancies, including
lung, colorectal, and breast cancers, but limited data exist for well-differentiated thyroid …

Delay in surgery and papillary thyroid cancer survival in the United States: a SEER-Medicare analysis

N Chaves, JM Broekhuis, SC Fligor… - The Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Delays in surgery and their impact on survival in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC)
is unclear. We sought to investigate the association between time to surgery and survival in …

Impact of extent of surgery on survival for papillary thyroid cancer patients younger than 45 years

M Abdelgadir Adam, J Pura, P Goffredo… - The Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Context: Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients< 45 years old are considered to have an
excellent prognosis; however, current guidelines recommend total thyroidectomy for PTC …

Differences in the impact of age on mortality in well-differentiated thyroid cancer

H Yan, DJ Winchester, RA Prinz, CH Wang… - Annals of Surgical …, 2018 - Springer
Introduction Well-differentiated thyroid cancer (WDTC) is unique in that patient age is part of
staging. Several studies have shown a need to increase the age threshold in staging for …

[HTML][HTML] Age greater than 60 years portends a worse prognosis in patients with papillary thyroid cancer: should there be three age categories for staging?

RM Kauffmann, JB Hamner, PHG Ituarte, JH Yim - BMC cancer, 2018 - Springer
Background Age is an important prognostic factor in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), with
better survival observed in patients< 45 years of age, regardless of stage. Although the …

A single institution experience with papillary thyroid cancer: are outcomes better at comprehensive cancer centers?

Z Aryanpour, A Asban, C Boyd, B Herring… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common form of thyroid cancer.
Although the survival rate is excellent, recurrence is as high as 20%. The mainstay of …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of completion thyroidectomy timing on post-operative complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RB Saleem, MB Saleem, NB Saleem - Gland Surgery, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Despite a number of studies, the optimal timing of completion thyroidectomy is
still controversial. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to compare the outcomes …

Inequities in thyroid cancer care: populations most at risk for delays in diagnosis and treatment

B Lopez, SC Fligor, GW Randolph, BC James - Thyroid, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: Delays in treatment for thyroid cancer (TC) have been associated with higher
overall mortality rates. However, few studies have explored the impact of health disparities …

Extent of surgery for papillary thyroid cancer is not associated with survival: an analysis of 61,775 patients

MA Adam, J Pura, L Gu, MA Dinan, DS Tyler… - Annals of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To examine the association between the extent of surgery and overall survival in
a large contemporary cohort of patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Background …

Exploring the relationship between patient age and cancer-specific survival in papillary thyroid cancer: rethinking current staging systems

MA Adam, S Thomas, T Hyslop, RP Scheri… - Journal of Clinical …, 2016 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Patient age is considered to play a unique prognostic role in papillary thyroid
cancer (PTC), with a distinct staging dichotomization at 45 years of age. This is based on …