2018
Long-Term Outcomes of Free Gracilis Muscle Transfer for Smile Reanimation in Children
Greene J, Tavares J, Mohan S, Jowett N, Hadlock T. Long-Term Outcomes of Free Gracilis Muscle Transfer for Smile Reanimation in Children. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2018, 202: 279-284.e2. PMID: 30054167, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.06.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFree gracilis muscle transferFacial palsyGracilis muscle transferSmile excursionQuality of lifeMuscle transferPostoperative photographySmile reanimationFacial Clinimetric Evaluation (FaCE) surveyPatient-based instrumentLong-term outcomesCohort of childrenFacial nerve centerFacial symmetryPediatric patientsPostoperative qualityLife scoresTerm outcomesRetrospective analysisMassachusetts EyePalsySignificant improvementFacial impairmentPatientsFacial asymmetry
2017
Adjuvant radiotherapy is not supported in patients with verrucous carcinoma of the oral cavity
Mohan S, Pai S, Bhattacharyya N. Adjuvant radiotherapy is not supported in patients with verrucous carcinoma of the oral cavity. The Laryngoscope 2017, 127: 1334-1338. PMID: 28150306, PMCID: PMC7388729, DOI: 10.1002/lary.26443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarcinoma, Squamous CellCarcinoma, VerrucousCross-Sectional StudiesDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMouthMouth NeoplasmsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSEER ProgramSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTreatment OutcomeConceptsAdjuvant radiation therapyDisease-specific survivalSquamous cell carcinomaVerrucous carcinomaRadiation therapyOverall survivalOral cavityVC patientsWorse OSCarcinoma patientsImproved overall survivalEnd Results (SEER) databaseKaplan-Meier survivalAdjuvant radiotherapySCC patientsLocal recurrenceResults databaseT stagePositive marginsSCC casesCell carcinomaPatientsSurgeryCarcinomaDifferent biology