1997
Patterns of Care for Cancer of the Larynx in the United States
Shah J, Karnell L, Hoffman H, Ariyan S, Brown G, Fee W, Glass A, Goepfert H, Ossoff R, Fremgen A. Patterns of Care for Cancer of the Larynx in the United States. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 1997, 123: 475-483. PMID: 9158393, DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1997.01900050021002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAdvanced-stage patientsRadiation therapyRegional metastasesLaryngeal cancerStage IIIDisease-specific survival outcomesFive-year survival rateStage IV diseaseAmerican Joint CommitteeEarly-stage patientsSeries of patientsSquamous cell carcinomaPatterns of careCase-mix characteristicsRadiochemotherapy protocolHospital recordsN classificationNonsurgical treatmentTreatment patternsSurvival outcomesCell carcinomaTreatment characteristicsLarge seriesPatientsUS hospitals
1982
Granulomatous lymphangitis. A complication of intralymphatic immunotherapy with methanol extraction residue of BCG (MER)
Kirkwood J, Ariyan S, Nordlund J, Forget B. Granulomatous lymphangitis. A complication of intralymphatic immunotherapy with methanol extraction residue of BCG (MER). Cancer 1982, 50: 1299-1303. PMID: 7104973, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19821001)50:7<1299::aid-cncr2820500714>3.0.co;2-#.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacille Calmette-GuerinMethanol extraction residueCalmette-GuerinThick primary melanomasDefinitive surgical excisionAdjuvant therapyIntralymphatic immunotherapyRegional metastasesRecurrent melanomaRegional nodalClinical presentationSurgical excisionAdjuvant agentLocal instillationIntralymphatic injectionsPrimary tumorPrimary melanomaAntitumor effectsGranulomatous lymphangitisExperimental animalsSubstantial riskComplicationsThick primariesImmunotherapyTherapy