2019
Positive margin rates and predictors in transoral robotic surgery after federal approval: A national quality study
Hanna J, Morse E, Brauer PR, Judson B, Mehra S. Positive margin rates and predictors in transoral robotic surgery after federal approval: A national quality study. Head & Neck 2019, 41: 3064-3072. PMID: 31058417, DOI: 10.1002/hed.25792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive margin rateTransoral robotic surgeryLow positive margin rateLow-volume facilitiesHigh-volume facilitiesPositive marginsT classificationMargin rateHuman papilloma virus (HPV) statusRobotic surgeryLymph-vascular invasionNational Cancer DatabaseMargin statusRetrospective reviewTumor subsiteVirus statusCancer DatabaseMultivariable regressionLinear associationPatientsSurgeryQuality studiesStatusAssociation
2012
The Prognostic Importance of Midline Involvement in Oral Tongue Cancer
Lloyd S, Yu JB, Wilson LD, Judson BL, Decker RH. The Prognostic Importance of Midline Involvement in Oral Tongue Cancer. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 35: 468-473. PMID: 21701377, PMCID: PMC3755371, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0b013e3182195619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral lymph node metastasisLymph node metastasisOral tongue squamous cell carcinomaTongue squamous cell carcinomaT2-3 diseaseSquamous cell carcinomaNode metastasisClinicopathologic factorsCell carcinomaMidline involvementEnd Results (SEER) dataLymph node statusOral tongue cancerDifferent prognostic classesLateral tumorsT4 tumorsT1 tumorsT3 tumorsT4 lesionsHistologic subtypeT3 lesionsNode statusPrognostic importanceT classificationTongue cancerRole of excision repair cross‐complementation 1 expression as a prognostic marker for response to radiotherapy in early‐stage laryngeal cancer
Johung K, Rewari A, Wu H, Judson B, Contessa JN, Haffty BG, Decker RH. Role of excision repair cross‐complementation 1 expression as a prognostic marker for response to radiotherapy in early‐stage laryngeal cancer. Head & Neck 2012, 35: 852-857. PMID: 22740347, PMCID: PMC5723082, DOI: 10.1002/hed.23041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsERCC1 expressionOverall survivalExcision repair crossLocal controlT classificationLaryngeal cancerEarly-stage laryngeal cancerLaryngeal squamous cell carcinomaClinicopathologic risk factorsHigh ERCC1 expressionPlatinum-based chemotherapySquamous cell carcinomaWorse survivalCell carcinomaPrognostic valueStandard radiotherapyPrognostic markerRisk factorsEffective treatmentImmunohistochemical analysisTissue microarrayStage IRadiotherapy resistanceMultivariate analysisRadiotherapy