2012
Unilateral neck therapy in the human papillomavirus ERA: Accepted regional spread patterns
Galloway TJ, Lango MN, Burtness B, Mehra R, Ruth K, Ridge JA. Unilateral neck therapy in the human papillomavirus ERA: Accepted regional spread patterns. Head & Neck 2012, 35: 160-164. PMID: 22302641, PMCID: PMC4037756, DOI: 10.1002/hed.22929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionCarcinoma, Squamous CellDatabases, FactualFemaleFunctional LateralityHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansIncidenceLymph NodesMaleNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingPapillomavirus InfectionsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSEER ProgramSex DistributionSurvival AnalysisTonsillar NeoplasmsUnited StatesConceptsBilateral neck diseaseHuman papillomavirus eraPrimary tonsillar cancerTonsillar cancerNeck diseaseAdvanced neck diseaseEnd Results ProgramNational Cancer InstituteCancer incidence dataIpsilateral diseaseAnnual incidenceResults ProgramRegional spread patternsBiologic behaviorCancer InstituteCancerDiseaseIncidence dataIncidenceSpread patternTherapyEpidemiology
2010
SU‐GG‐T‐180: Intensity‐Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for the Para‐Nasal Sinus (PNS) Malignancies: Outcomes from Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC)
Turaka A, Cattaneo R, Nicos N, Lango M, Burtness B, Ridge J, Feigenberg S. SU‐GG‐T‐180: Intensity‐Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for the Para‐Nasal Sinus (PNS) Malignancies: Outcomes from Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC). Medical Physics 2010, 37: 3226-3226. DOI: 10.1118/1.3468570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFox Chase Cancer CenterIntensity-modulated radiation therapySquamous cellsStage III/IV diseaseMedian age 68 yearsStage I/IILocoregional control rateAge 68 yearsOverall survival rateParanasal sinus tumorsBase of skullMedian followMedian doseLocal recurrenceMucosal melanomaSinus malignanciesClinical outcomesDistant metastasisNeck diseasePerineural invasionSinus tumorClinical stageHigher complicationsNegative marginsOptic apparatusUse of a Conventional Low Neck Field (LNF) and Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT): No Clinical Detriment of IMRT to an Anterior LNF During the Treatment of Head-and Neck-Cancer
Turaka A, Li T, Nicolaou N, Lango MN, Burtness B, Horwitz EM, Ridge JA, Feigenberg SJ. Use of a Conventional Low Neck Field (LNF) and Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT): No Clinical Detriment of IMRT to an Anterior LNF During the Treatment of Head-and Neck-Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2010, 79: 65-70. PMID: 20385457, PMCID: PMC3339153, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.10.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Squamous CellChi-Square DistributionCombined Modality TherapyDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastrostomyHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansLinear ModelsLymph Node ExcisionMaleMiddle AgedRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRetrospective StudiesTreatment FailureConceptsIntensity-modulated radiotherapyLow-neck fieldLower neckDisease-free survival ratesPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubeNeck fieldSingle-institution studySquamous cell carcinomaLog-rank testTreatment of headAnterior photon fieldAnterior low-neck fieldClinical detrimentCurative intentMedian ageClinical outcomesGastrostomy tubeNeck diseasePEG tubeCell carcinomaNeck cancerPhysician preferenceRegional failureStage IIIPatients