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Trends and Regional Variation in Rates of Thyroidectomy in Australia Open

M Bowman, Steven J. Craig · 2025

Background Thyroid disease incidence has increased over the last three decades, but mortality has been stable. Our study assessed the trends and geographical variation in thyroid procedures across Australia over a 10‐year period which span…

Survivorship Needs and Experiences of Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer in Rural Australia: A Qualitative Study Open

Poorva Pradhan, Helen Hughes, Ashleigh R. Sharman, Judith Lacey, Patrick Dwyer , et al. · 2025

Aim Head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors experience complex survivorship needs compared to other cancer types. This is exacerbated for people living in regional and remote (rural) areas of Australia, who experience poorer outcomes, higher …

An Ontology-Based Approach for Understanding Appendicectomy Processes and Associated Resources Open

Nadeesha Pathiraja Rathnayaka Hitige, Ting Song, Steven J. Craig, Kimberley J. Davis, Xubing Hao , et al. · 2024

Background: Traditional methods for analysing surgical processes often fall short in capturing the intricate interconnectedness between clinical procedures, their execution sequences, and associated resources such as hospital infrastructur…

Prognostication with Thyroid GuidePx in the context of tall cell variants Open

Steven J. Craig, Cynthia Stretch, Caitlin T. Yeo, Jeremy Fan, Henrik Pedersen , et al. · 2024

Thyroid GuidePx reliably identifies a low-risk subgroup (early type 1 and early type 2 papillary thyroid cancers) for which conservative procedures would be appropriate. Tall cell variants in this subgroup are uncommon (1.2%), and none of …

Appendicectomy pathway: Insights from electronic medical records of a local health district in Australia Open

Nadeesha Pathiraja Rathnayaka Hitige, Ting Song, Kimberley J. Davis, Steven J. Craig, W Li , et al. · 2024

The appendicectomy pathway was largely standardized across the studied hospitals, with the location of anesthesia administration or conclusion affecting specific stages but not the overall length of stay. Only a complex 2-surgery pathway i…

Causes of Unwarranted Variation and Disparity in Breast Cancer Management in Regional and Rural Area Open

Kimberley J. Davis, Chantal Campbell, Rebekah Costelloe, Ting Song, Glaucia Fylyk , et al. · 2024

Introduction . Breast cancer management is complex, requiring personalised care from multidisciplinary teams. Research shows that there is unwarranted clinical variation in mastectomy rates between rural and metropolitan patients; that is,…

A clinically useful and biologically informative genomic classifier for papillary thyroid cancer Open

Steven J. Craig, Cynthia Stretch, Farshad Farshidfar, Dropen Sheka, Nikolay Alabi , et al. · 2023

Clinical management of papillary thyroid cancer depends on estimations of prognosis. Standard care, which relies on prognostication based on clinicopathologic features, is inaccurate. We applied a machine learning algorithm ( HighLifeR ) t…

A Clinically Useful and Biologically Informative Genomic Classifier for Papillary Thyroid Cancer Open

Steven J. Craig, Cynthia Stretch, Farshad Farshidfar, Dropen Sheka, Nikolay Alabi , et al. · 2022

SUMMARY Clinical management of papillary thyroid cancer depends on estimations of prognosis. Standard care, which relies on prognostication based on clinicopathologic features, is inaccurate. We applied a machine learning algorithm ( HighL…

Massive Multifocal Familial GIST: A Case Report Open

Steven J. Craig, Samuel R Thomson, Su Mae Ang, Steven J. Craig · 2021

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are uncommon mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract. The majority of GISTs are the result of sporadic mutations, most commonly of the KIT proto-oncogene. Germline mutations account for 5%…

The Identification of Intraoperative Risk Factors Can Reduce, but Not Exclude, the Need for Completion Thyroidectomy in Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer Patients Open

Steven J. Craig, Andrew Bysice, Steven C. Nakoneshny, Janice L. Pasieka, Shamir Chandarana · 2019

Background: The extent of initial surgical resection for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) remains debatable. Since the 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines, several retrospective studies have reported tha…

A rare case report of gallbladder carcinosarcoma Open

Jodie Trautman, Brielle E Wood, Steven J. Craig · 2018

Carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder (CSGB) is a rare clinical condition. To date, only 107 cases of CSGB have been reported worldwide. We present our experience of a late presentation of disseminated CSGB. To this we add a discussion of prog…

Gastric inlet obstruction from oesophageal cancer with internalized gastric band: a worrisome outcome? Open

Jodie Trautman, Steven J. Craig · 2018

Band erosion is one late complication of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB), with the reported incidence between 1% and 28%. Far less common is oesophageal adenocarcinoma after LAGB, with only three cases previously described. …

Adherence to Masculine Norms and Perceived Paternal Nurturance as Predictors of SelfCompassion Open

Steven J. Craig · 2018

Previous researchers have examined the relationship between adherence to masculine norms and self-compassion as well as the impact of parental warmth on self-compassion.However, no study to date has specifically examined how perceptions of…

Clinical Staging Variability and Surgery in Papillary Thyroid Cancers with Tumor Size 1 to 4 cm Open

Brielle E Wood, James T. Williams, Bruce Ashford, Steven J. Craig · 2018

Aim: Recent guidelines have attempted to de-escalate treatment pathways for low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) to reduce long-term morbidities associated with treatment.The literature supporting either hemithyroidectomy or total th…

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