2020
Prognostic Significance of Extranodal Extension in HPV‐Mediated Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis
Benchetrit L, Torabi SJ, Givi B, Haughey B, Judson BL. Prognostic Significance of Extranodal Extension in HPV‐Mediated Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis. Otolaryngology 2020, 164: 720-732. PMID: 32838649, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820951176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaExtranodal extensionHazard ratioSystematic reviewHuman papilloma virus-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaPathologic extranodal extensionDisease-specific survivalCohort of patientsRefined risk stratificationSquamous cell carcinomaRadiologic extranodal extensionRandom-effects modelDeintensification trialsCause mortalityDistant recurrenceLocoregional recurrenceOverall survivalOropharyngeal carcinomaPrognostic roleDistant metastasisRisk stratificationPrognostic significanceCell carcinomaPrognostic outcomesObservational study
2018
Prognostic Value of Lymph Node Yield and Density in Head and Neck Malignancies
Cheraghlou S, Otremba M, Yu P, Agogo GO, Hersey D, Judson BL. Prognostic Value of Lymph Node Yield and Density in Head and Neck Malignancies. Otolaryngology 2018, 158: 1016-1023. PMID: 29460685, DOI: 10.1177/0194599818756830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymph node densityLymph node yieldNeck dissectionNode yieldNeck malignanciesLaird random-effects modelElective neck dissectionEnglish language original researchOvid/EmbaseOvid/MedlineHeterogeneity of studiesRandom-effects modelAdjuvant therapyNodal yieldNonduplicate articlesPrognostic significancePrognostic valuePatient counselingNeck cancerPooled resultsPatient outcomesPoor survivalPubMed databaseSurvival analysisDissection