2019
Preoperative biopsy in parotid malignancies: Variation in use and impact on surgical margins
Benchetrit L, Torabi SJ, Morse E, Mehra S, Rahmati R, Osborn HA, Judson BL. Preoperative biopsy in parotid malignancies: Variation in use and impact on surgical margins. The Laryngoscope 2019, 130: 1450-1458. PMID: 31411749, DOI: 10.1002/lary.28224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative biopsyParotid malignanciesSurgical marginsPositive marginsClinical T1 stageNational Cancer DatabaseClinical T stageClinical N stageHigh-volume centersSubgroup of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionEarly clinical stageChi-square testAdjuvant therapyRetrospective cohortYounger patientsT stageClinical stageSurgical outcomesVolume centersBiopsy useCancer DatabaseN stageBiopsyPatients
2018
Clinical value of transoral robotic surgery: Nationwide results from the first 5 years of adoption
Li H, Torabi SJ, Park HS, Yarbrough WG, Mehra S, Choi R, Judson BL. Clinical value of transoral robotic surgery: Nationwide results from the first 5 years of adoption. The Laryngoscope 2018, 129: 1844-1855. PMID: 30575965, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantChi-Square DistributionCombined Modality TherapyDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMargins of ExcisionMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNatural Orifice Endoscopic SurgeryNeoplasm StagingOropharyngeal NeoplasmsProportional Hazards ModelsRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRobotic Surgical ProceduresTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaTransoral robotic surgeryTransoral laser microsurgeryNonrobotic surgeryTORS patientsPositive marginsTLM patientsLower likelihoodT2 oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaEarly stage oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaLong-term oncologic outcomesUse of TORSKaplan-Meier log-rank testRobotic surgeryNational Cancer DatabaseMajority of patientsMultivariate Cox analysisSquamous cell carcinomaLog-rank testChi-square testCox multivariateN3 diseaseAdjuvant chemoradiotherapyAdjuvant radiotherapyAdjuvant therapySex differences in patients with high risk HPV-associated and HPV negative oropharyngeal and oral cavity squamous cell carcinomas
Li H, Park HS, Osborn HA, Judson BL. Sex differences in patients with high risk HPV-associated and HPV negative oropharyngeal and oral cavity squamous cell carcinomas. Cancers Of The Head & Neck 2018, 3: 4. PMID: 31093357, PMCID: PMC6460664, DOI: 10.1186/s41199-018-0031-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSquamous cell carcinomaNational Cancer DatabaseOverall survivalOral cavityHPV cancersCell carcinomaHPV-negative squamous cell carcinomaOral cavity squamous cell carcinomaOP SCCHigh-risk human papillomavirusImproved overall survivalRetrospective cohort studyHigh-risk HPVDistinct clinical entityHuman papilloma virusLog-rank testKaplan-Meier estimatesOral cavity sitesChi-square testHPV carcinogenesisWorse OSCohort studyHPV statusRisk HPVClinical entityUpfront surgery versus definitive chemoradiotherapy in patients with human Papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer
Kelly JR, Park HS, An Y, Yarbrough WG, Contessa JN, Decker R, Mehra S, Judson BL, Burtness B, Husain Z. Upfront surgery versus definitive chemoradiotherapy in patients with human Papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer. Oral Oncology 2018, 79: 64-70. PMID: 29598952, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabasePrimary surgeryOverall survivalAdjuvant chemoradiotherapyDefinitive chemoradiotherapyUpfront surgerySurgical patientsHuman papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaPropensity score-matched analysisOropharyngeal squamous cell cancerCox proportional hazards regressionMultivariable Cox regressionNon-private insuranceInferior overall survivalMargin-negative resectionSquamous cell cancerProportional hazards regressionSquamous cell carcinomaLog-rank testChi-square testClinicopathologic predictorsSimilar OSSurgery patientsTrimodal therapy
2013
Post‐discharge Complications Predict Reoperation and Mortality after Otolaryngology Surgery
Chen M, Roman S, Sosa J, Judson B. Post‐discharge Complications Predict Reoperation and Mortality after Otolaryngology Surgery. Otolaryngology 2013, 149: p51-p51. DOI: 10.1177/0194599813495815a56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-discharge complicationsOtolaryngology surgeryComplication rateMultivariate analysisProcedure-specific ratesTongue/floorRetrospective cohort studyVenous thromboembolic eventsACS-NSQIP databaseHigh-risk patientsRisk of reoperationSurgical site infectionLonger operative timeMultivariate logistic regressionPost-discharge eventsOutcomes of interestT-testChi-square testStudent's t-testAnesthesiologists classUnplanned reoperationHospital stayPostoperative complicationsThromboembolic eventsAdult patients