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
2016
Proposing prognostic thresholds for lymph node yield in clinically lymph node‐negative and lymph node‐positive cancers of the oral cavity
Kuo P, Mehra S, Sosa JA, Roman SA, Husain ZA, Burtness BA, Tate JP, Yarbrough WG, Judson BL. Proposing prognostic thresholds for lymph node yield in clinically lymph node‐negative and lymph node‐positive cancers of the oral cavity. Cancer 2016, 122: 3624-3631. PMID: 27479645, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseOral cavity cancerMortality hazard ratioLymph nodesHazard ratioNeck dissectionLymph node-negative cancersLymph node-positive cancersNode-positive cancersNode-positive cohortPositive lymph nodesTherapeutic neck dissectionEnd Results (SEER) databaseLymph node yieldHigh-volume centersExtensive neck dissectionMultiple cancer sitesNode-negative cancersOverall survivalHigher lymphPrognostic factorsTreatment guidelinesNode yieldResults databaseSurgical management