2021
Prolonged inpatient stay after upfront total laryngectomy is associated with overall survival
Jacobs D, Kafle S, Earles J, Rahmati R, Mehra S, Judson BL. Prolonged inpatient stay after upfront total laryngectomy is associated with overall survival. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology 2021, 6: 94-102. PMID: 33614936, PMCID: PMC7883619, DOI: 10.1002/lio2.441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Cancer DatabaseTotal laryngectomyOverall survivalInpatient LOSMultivariable analysisCharlson-Deyo comorbidity scoreLong-term overall survivalPostoperative long-term mortalityMultivariable binary logistic regressionNinety-day mortalityUpfront total laryngectomyLong-term mortalityDays of diagnosisKaplan-Meier analysisBinary logistic regressionProlonged LOSComorbidity scoreWorse OSPatient ageCox regressionInpatient stayVolume centersClose surveillanceFemale sexInpatient lengthAssessment of Age, Period, and Birth Cohort Effects and Trends in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Incidence in the United States
Jacobs D, Huang H, Olino K, Weiss S, Kluger H, Judson BL, Zhang Y. Assessment of Age, Period, and Birth Cohort Effects and Trends in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Incidence in the United States. JAMA Dermatology 2021, 157: 59-65. PMID: 33146688, PMCID: PMC7643047, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.4102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMerkel cell carcinomaBirth cohort effectsCell carcinomaIncidence rateCalendar periodBirth cohortPatient ageNew casesCohort effectsEnd Results Program databaseCross-sectional retrospective studyLongitudinal cohort studyHigh incidence rateAge-adjusted ratesRisk factor exposureRecent birth cohortsCohort studyCarcinoma incidenceRetrospective studyNeuroendocrine cancerAge effectsProgram databaseCohort analysisMAIN OUTCOMECarcinoma
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 studyParotid gland lymphoma: Prognostic analysis of 2140 patients
Feinstein AJ, Ciarleglio MM, Cong X, Otremba MD, Judson BL. Parotid gland lymphoma: Prognostic analysis of 2140 patients. The Laryngoscope 2013, 123: 1199-1203. PMID: 23576299, DOI: 10.1002/lary.23901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphomaMaleMiddle AgedParotid NeoplasmsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesSEER ProgramSex DistributionSurvival RateUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsParotid gland lymphomaFacial nerve sacrificeB-cell lymphomaNerve sacrificeHodgkin's lymphomaMarginal zone B-cell lymphomaEnd Results Program databaseKaplan-Meier survival curvesCox proportional hazards modelNon-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypesLarge B-cell lymphomaUS population-based dataRetrospective cohort studyRole of chemotherapyLog-rank testPopulation-based dataForm of surgeryProportional hazards modelCohort studyPatient agePathologic featuresPrognostic importanceMale genderProgram databaseLymphoma subtypes