2024
Achieving Adherence With NCCN Guidelines for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Regarding Peripheral and Deep En Face Margin Assessment (PDEMA).
Xu Y, Lim Y, Bordeaux J, Aasi S, Alam M, Chen P, Contreras C, DiMaio D, Donigan J, Farma J, Grekin R, Mark L, Nehal K, Nghiem P, Olino K, Patel T, Scott J, Shaha A, Srivastava D, Schmults C. Achieving Adherence With NCCN Guidelines for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Regarding Peripheral and Deep En Face Margin Assessment (PDEMA). Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2024, 22 PMID: 39536442, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2024.7037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Squamous CellGuideline AdherenceHumansMargins of ExcisionMohs SurgeryPractice Guidelines as TopicSkin NeoplasmsConceptsMargin assessmentCell carcinomaNCCN GuidelinesHigh-risk basal cell carcinomasCutaneous squamous cell carcinomaDeep margin assessmentMohs micrographic surgerySquamous cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaNonmelanoma skin cancerMicrographic surgeryDermatofibrosarcoma protuberansCure rateOptimal patient outcomesUninvolved tissueAccurate resectionSkin cancerPatient outcomesNCCNCarcinomaHistological visualizationMarginal surfacesTissueCCPDMAResection
2020
Primary Treatment Selection for Clinically Node-Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Jacobs D, Olino K, Park HS, Clune J, Cheraghlou S, Girardi M, Burtness B, Kluger H, Judson BL. Primary Treatment Selection for Clinically Node-Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Otolaryngology 2020, 164: 1214-1221. PMID: 33079010, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820967001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNode-negative Merkel cell carcinomaLymph node evaluationImproved overall survivalPrimary tumor excisionMerkel cell carcinomaCase volumeOverall survivalSurgical managementCell carcinomaTumor excisionTreatment selectionNode evaluationCox proportional hazards regressionGuideline-recommended carePrimary treatment selectionNational Cancer DatabaseNode-negative diseasePercentage of patientsRetrospective cohort analysisInitial surgical managementKaplan-Meier analysisWide local excisionProportional hazards regressionRates of receiptInitial management