Search Results - "Heller, Keith S."

Clinical utility of immunohistochemistry for the detection of the BRAF v600e mutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma by Zagzag, Jonathan, MD, Pollack, Aron, MD, Dultz, Linda, MD, Dhar, Shumon, BS, Ogilvie, Jennifer B., MD, Heller, Keith S., MD, Deng, Fang-Ming, MD, Patel, Kepal N., MD

“…Background BRAF V600E mutation is the most common genetic alteration in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). We used a mutation-specific antibody for…”
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A new tool: The same dilemma by Heller, Keith S., MD

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Thyroid cancer is more likely to be detected incidentally on imaging in private hospital patients by Zagzag, Jonathan, MD, Kenigsberg, Alexander, Patel, Kepal N., MD, Heller, Keith S., MD, Ogilvie, Jennifer B., MD

“…Abstract Background The incidence of well-differentiated thyroid cancer (WDTC) is increasing. Patients with higher socioeconomic status (SES) have higher rates…”
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Method of Detection of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancers in Obese and Non-Obese Patients by Zagzag, Jonathan, Malone, Michael K, Lopresti, Melissa A, Ogilvie, Jennifer B, Patel, Kepal N, Heller, Keith S

“…The incidence of well-differentiated thyroid cancer (WDTC) is increasing rapidly. Many authors feel that this increase is due to over-diagnosis and that one of…”
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Preoperative parathyroid scintigraphic lesion localization: accuracy of various types of readings by Nichols, Kenneth J, Tomas, Maria B, Tronco, Gene G, Rini, Josephine N, Kunjummen, Biju D, Heller, Keith S, Sznyter, Laura A, Palestro, Christopher J

“…To retrospectively compare the accuracy of various parathyroid scintigraphy readings for single-gland disease (SGD) and multigland disease (MGD) in patients…”
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Clinical and therapeutic implications of Sprouty2 feedback dysregulation in BRAF V600E-mutation-positive papillary thyroid cancer by Dultz, Linda A., MD, Dhar, Shumon, BS, Ogilvie, Jennifer B., MD, Heller, Keith S., MD, Bar-Sagi, Dafna, PhD, Patel, Kepal N., MD

“…Background The BRAF V600E (BRAF+) mutation activates the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK/ERK) pathway and may confer an aggressive phenotype in…”
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Impact of the 2009 American Thyroid Association guidelines on the choice of operation for well-differentiated thyroid microcarcinomas by Ogilvie, Jennifer B., MD, Patel, Kepal N., MD, Heller, Keith S., MD

“…Background The 2009 ATA Guidelines state “lobectomy alone may be sufficient treatment for small (<1 cm), low risk, unifocal, intrathyroidal papillary…”
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The prognostic significance of nodal metastases from papillary thyroid carcinoma can be stratified based on the size and number of metastatic lymph nodes, as well as the presence of extranodal extension by Randolph, Gregory W, Duh, Quan-Yang, Heller, Keith S, LiVolsi, Virginia A, Mandel, Susan J, Steward, David L, Tufano, Ralph P, Tuttle, R Michael

“…Ultrasound and prophylactic dissections have facilitated identification of small-volume cervical lymph node (LN) metastases in patients with papillary thyroid…”
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Management of recurrent/persistent nodal disease in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer: a critical review of the risks and benefits of surgical intervention versus active surveillance by Tufano, Ralph P, Clayman, Gary, Heller, Keith S, Inabnet, William B, Kebebew, Electron, Shaha, Ashok, Steward, David L, Tuttle, R Michael

“…The primary goals of this interdisciplinary consensus statement are to define the eligibility criteria for management of recurrent and persistent cervical…”
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Malignancy rate in thyroid nodules classified as Bethesda category III (AUS/FLUS): Is there a correct answer? by Heller, Keith S

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The clinical significance and anatomic distribution of parathyroid double adenomas by Bergson, Eric J, Heller, Keith S

“…Parathyroid double adenomas are reported to occur in 3% to 12% of cases of primary hyperparathyroidism, but the very existence of double adenomas has been…”
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Re-operation for bleeding after thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy by Abbas, Ghulam, Dubner, Sanford, Heller, Keith S.

“…Background This study was undertaken to determine the frequency and timing of re‐operation for bleeding following thyroidectomy (THY) and parathyroidectomy…”
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Thyroid cancers detected by imaging are not necessarily small or early stage by Malone, Michael K, Zagzag, Jonathan, Ogilvie, Jennifer B, Patel, Kepal N, Heller, Keith S

“…The incidence of well-differentiated thyroid cancer (WDTC) in the United States is increasing rapidly. Much of this increase is due to the detection by imaging…”
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Cost Effectiveness of Routine Laryngoscopy in the Surgical Treatment of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer by Zanocco, Kyle, Kaltman, David J., Wu, James X., Fingeret, Abbey, Heller, Keith S., Lee, James A., Yeh, Michael W., Sosa, Julie Ann, Sturgeon, Cord

“…ABSTRACT Background Some surgeons perform flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy (FFL) in all patients prior to thyroid cancer operations. Given the low likelihood…”
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Is screening appropriate for occult cervical lymph node metastases in patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer? by Heller, Keith S

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Surgical Approach and Outcomes in Patients with Lithium-Associated Hyperparathyroidism by Marti, Jennifer L., Yang, Catherine S., Carling, Tobias, Roman, Sanziana A., Sosa, Julie A., Donovan, Patricia, Guoth, Maria S., Heller, Keith S., Udelsman, Robert

“…Background Patients receiving lithium therapy are at elevated risk of developing hyperparathyroidism. In lithium-associated hyperparathyroidism (LAH), the…”
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Importance of intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement in the diagnosis of parathyroid lipoadenoma by Lee, Ann Y., Wang, Beverly Y., Heller, Keith S., Rosenthal, Eben L.

“…Background. Parathyroid lipoadenoma is an uncommon tumor that may be difficult to diagnose on intraoperative frozen section. Intraoperative parathyroid hormone…”
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Persistently elevated parathyroid hormone levels after parathyroid surgery by Wang, Tracy S., Ostrower, Samuel T., Heller, Keith S.

“…Persistent elevation of serum parathyroid hormone (PTH), despite normocalcemia, occurs in 8% to 40% of patients after parathyroidectomy. Explanations have…”
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Incidence of Metastatic Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Cervical Lymph Nodes by Wang, Tracy S, Dubner, Sanford, Sznyter, Laura A, Heller, Keith S

“…OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of clinically positive lateral cervical nodes at presentation and after initial treatment in patients with…”
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Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Encapsulated, Nonencapsulated, and Diffuse: Distinct Biologic and Clinical Entities by Gupta, Sachin, Ajise, Oluyomi, Dultz, Linda, Wang, Beverly, Nonaka, Daisuke, Ogilvie, Jennifer, Heller, Keith S, Patel, Kepal N

“…OBJECTIVE To examine genotypic and clinical differences between encapsulated, nonencapsulated, and diffuse follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma…”
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