2021
Major Salivary Gland Cancer With Distant Metastasis Upon Presentation: Patterns, Outcomes, and Imaging Implications
Benchetrit L, Mehra S, Mahajan A, Rahmati RW, Judson BL, Edwards HA. Major Salivary Gland Cancer With Distant Metastasis Upon Presentation: Patterns, Outcomes, and Imaging Implications. Otolaryngology 2021, 167: 305-315. PMID: 34784258, DOI: 10.1177/01945998211058354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant metastasisMajor salivary gland cancerPredictors of DMRate of DMSite of DMHigh-grade mucoepidermoid carcinomaCancer-accredited hospitalsComputed tomography neckNational Cancer DatabaseCommon metastatic siteKaplan-Meier methodCox regression analysisLog-rank testSalivary duct carcinomaSalivary gland cancerRegression analysisMultivariate regression analysisHigh rateCancer presentationRetrospective cohortBone metastasesHistologic subtypeMetastatic sitesTumor histologyDuct carcinoma
2013
Histologic grade as prognostic indicator for mucoepidermoid carcinoma: A population‐level analysis of 2400 patients
Chen MM, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Judson BL. Histologic grade as prognostic indicator for mucoepidermoid carcinoma: A population‐level analysis of 2400 patients. Head & Neck 2013, 36: 158-163. PMID: 23765800, DOI: 10.1002/hed.23256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade mucoepidermoid carcinomaDisease-specific survivalMucoepidermoid carcinomaNodal metastasisFive-year DSS ratesIntermediate-grade mucoepidermoid carcinomaEnd Results (SEER) databaseNegative prognostic factorParotid mucoepidermoid carcinomaHigh gradeFirst population-level studyExtraparenchymal extensionDSS ratesPatient ageUncommon malignancyPrognostic factorsDistant metastasisResults databaseTumor sizeHistologic gradePrognostic indicatorLevel IParotid glandMetastasisLarger study