2015
Conventional smears versus liquid-based preparations for thyroid fine-needle aspirates: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Nagarajan N, Najafian A, Schneider E, Zeiger M, Olson M. Conventional smears versus liquid-based preparations for thyroid fine-needle aspirates: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of The American Society Of Cytopathology 2015, 4: 253-260. PMID: 31051762, DOI: 10.1016/j.jasc.2015.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFine-needle aspirationLiquid-based preparationsThyroid fine-needle aspirationConventional smearsLower riskInadequate smearsConsecutive thyroid fine-needle aspirationsTitle/abstract screeningDouble data extractionRisk of biasThyroid fine-needle aspiratesFine needle aspiratesFollowing outcomesStatistical heterogeneityObservational studySystematic reviewThyroid nodulesAbstract screeningSmearsLack of consensusData extractionRelevant studiesFurther studiesFull textRiskHow Do Liquid-Based Preparations of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Compare with Conventional Smears? An Analysis of 5475 Specimens
Nagarajan N, Schneider EB, Ali SZ, Zeiger MA, Olson MT. How Do Liquid-Based Preparations of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Compare with Conventional Smears? An Analysis of 5475 Specimens. Thyroid 2015, 25: 308-313. PMID: 25420135, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2014.0394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine-needle aspirationLiquid-based preparationsLBP casesConventional smearsBenign diagnosisThyroid nodulesMalignant diagnosisHistology diagnosisAspirated materialClinical databaseSuspicious categoryCS casesInitial evaluationInadequate samplesDiagnosisNodule sizePatientsSecond reviewDiagnostic frequencySmearsInadequate rateHigher proportionLower proportionPivotal roleNodules
2012
Is BRAF mutation associated with lymph node metastasis in patients with papillary thyroid cancer?
Lee K, Li C, Schneider E, Wang Y, Somervell H, Krafft M, Umbricht C, Zeiger M. Is BRAF mutation associated with lymph node metastasis in patients with papillary thyroid cancer? Surgery 2012, 152: 977-983. PMID: 23062653, PMCID: PMC3715093, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.08.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral lymph node dissectionLymph node metastasisPapillary thyroid cancerBRAF mutation statusMutation statusBRAF mutationsNode metastasisSurgical managementClinicopathologic featuresThyroid cancerPresence of LNMRoutine central lymph node dissectionMultivariate logistic regression analysisLymph node dissectionAggressive clinicopathologic featuresInstitutional review board approvalLogistic regression analysisFine-needle aspirationFine-needle aspiration samplesReview board approvalNode dissectionTotal thyroidectomyLymphatic invasionChi-square analysisBoard approval