The effects of surgery, radioiodine, and external radiation therapy on the clinical outcome of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma

RW Tsang, JD Brierley, WJ Simpson… - … Journal of the …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic factors for local failure
and cause specific survival in differentiated thyroid carcinoma and the impact of surgery, …

Localized mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma treated with radiation therapy has excellent clinical outcome

RW Tsang, MK Gospodarowicz, M Pintilie… - Journal of Clinical …, 2003 - ascopubs.org
Purpose: Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
(MALT lymphoma) is a distinct lymphoma with unique clinicopathologic features. We report …

Second primary malignancy risk after radioactive iodine treatment for thyroid cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, L Thabane, L Parlea, I Ibrahim-Zada, RW Tsang… - Thyroid, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Background: The risk of second primary malignancies (SPMs) associated with cancer therapies
is an important concern of thyroid cancer survivors and physicians. Our objective was to …

Clinical management and outcome of papillary and follicular (differentiated) thyroid cancer presenting with distant metastasis at diagnosis

…, LW Le, L Rotstein, RW Tsang - … Journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND. Differentiated thyroid cancer has a good prognosis and only rarely
presents with distant metastasis at diagnosis. The clinical outcome of this presentation was …

Solitary plasmacytoma treated with radiotherapy: impact of tumor size on outcome

RW Tsang, MK Gospodarowicz, M Pintilie… - International Journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
Purpose: Solitary plasmacytoma (SP) is a rare presentation of plasma cell neoplasms. In
contrast to multiple myeloma, long-term disease-free survival and cure is possible following …

An updated systematic review and commentary examining the effectiveness of radioactive iodine remnant ablation in well-differentiated thyroid cancer

AM Sawka, JD Brierley, RW Tsang, L Thabane… - … and metabolism clinics …, 2008 - Elsevier
Radioactive iodine remnant ablation (RRA) is used to destroy residual normal thyroid tissue
after complete gross surgical resection of papillary or follicular thyroid cancer. The article …

A comparison of different staging systems predictability of patient outcome: thyroid carcinoma as an example

JD Brierley, T Panzarella, RW Tsang… - … Journal of the …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND There is no consensus regarding the comparison of staging classifications.
Recently, numerous staging classifications for thyroid carcinoma have been described. This …

Outcomes and patterns of failure in solitary plasmacytoma: a multicenter Rare Cancer Network study of 258 patients

M Ozsahin, RW Tsang, P Poortmans… - International Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Purpose: To assess the outcomes and patterns of failure in solitary plasmacytoma (SP).
Methods and Materials: The data from 258 patients with bone (n = 206) or extramedullary (n = 52…

Long‐term outcome in localized extranodal mucosa‐associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas treated with radiotherapy

…, W Wells, DC Hodgson, A Sun, M Crump, RW Tsang - Cancer, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to evaluate the long‐term outcomes in patients
with stage IE and IIE mucosa‐associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas treated with …

Radiation therapy for pituitary adenoma: treatment outcome and prognostic factors

RW Tsang, JD Brierley, T Panzarella… - International Journal of …, 1994 - Elsevier
Purpose: Radiation therapy is often an integral part of postoperative treatment in patients with
nonfunctional pituitary adenomas. The Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) experience was …