2019
Impact of contralateral lymph nodal involvement and extranodal extension on survival of surgically managed HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer staged with the AJCC eighth edition
Miccio JA, Verma V, Kelly J, Kann BH, An Y, Park HS, Eskander A, Burtness B, Husain Z. Impact of contralateral lymph nodal involvement and extranodal extension on survival of surgically managed HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer staged with the AJCC eighth edition. Oral Oncology 2019, 99: 104447. PMID: 31630059, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.104447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaExtranodal extensionLymphovascular invasionKaplan-Meier overall survival analysisContralateral lymph node involvementHPV-positive oropharyngeal cancerFuture staging systemsNational Cancer DatabaseLymph node involvementLymph nodal involvementSquamous cell carcinomaAJCC eighth editionOverall survival analysisPathologic nodalInferior OSNodal involvementNode involvementWorse OSClinical stagingPrognostic factorsOropharyngeal cancerPositive marginsPrognostic importanceCell carcinomaCox regression
2017
(S040) The Risk of Level IB Nodal Involvement in Oropharynx Cancer: Guidance for Submandibular Gland Sparing Irradiation
Lee N, Kelly J, Park H, Yarbrough W, Burtness B, Husain Z. (S040) The Risk of Level IB Nodal Involvement in Oropharynx Cancer: Guidance for Submandibular Gland Sparing Irradiation. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2017, 98: e12. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.02.076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNodal involvementOropharynx cancerThe risk of level IB nodal involvement in oropharynx cancer: Guidance for submandibular gland sparing irradiation
Lee NCJ, Kelly JR, Park HS, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Husain ZA. The risk of level IB nodal involvement in oropharynx cancer: Guidance for submandibular gland sparing irradiation. Practical Radiation Oncology 2017, 7: e317-e321. PMID: 28356201, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2017.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Squamous CellFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansLymph Node ExcisionLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOrgan Sparing TreatmentsOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPapillomaviridaeParotid GlandRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckSubmandibular GlandXerostomiaConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell cancerPositive nodesNodal involvementLevel Ib lymph nodesIb lymph nodesPrimary surgical treatmentRetrospective chart reviewCohort of patientsCommon side effectsSquamous cell cancerIpsilateral neckNodal dissectionOropharynx cancerChart reviewNeck irradiationLymph nodesSurgical treatmentCell cancerLevel IbNodal stationsNegative imagingRadiation therapyLower riskSide effectsPatients