2024
A Rare Pediatric Mandibular Mass: Diagnosis, Treatment and Reconstruction: A Case Report
Susan S, Gorman L, Santore E, Boldikova D, Ibrahim G, Kravchenko D, Khan M, Johnson D, Mehra S, Laskin W, Eskendri J. A Rare Pediatric Mandibular Mass: Diagnosis, Treatment and Reconstruction: A Case Report. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology And Oral Radiology 2024, 138: e63. DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2024.04.096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcomaFibular free flap reconstructionHigh risk of metastasisAggressive clinical courseMetastasis 9 monthsRisk of metastasisEpisodes of recurrenceFree flap reconstructionMalignant fibroblastic neoplasmExcisional surgeryClinical courseFlap reconstructionHyalinized stromaAdjunctive therapyPoor prognosisSurgical siteEpithelioid cellsTreatment planningMiddle aged adultsTreatment protocolsFibroblastic neoplasmRight mandibleHigh riskMUC4 immunoreactivityLower extremities
2018
Adjuvant Chemotherapy Is Associated With Improved Survival for Late‐Stage Salivary Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Cheraghlou S, Schettino A, Zogg CK, Otremba MD, Bhatia A, Park HS, Osborn HA, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Judson BL. Adjuvant Chemotherapy Is Associated With Improved Survival for Late‐Stage Salivary Squamous Cell Carcinoma. The Laryngoscope 2018, 129: 883-889. PMID: 30151947, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSalivary Gland NeoplasmsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsLate-stage patientsSquamous cell carcinomaAdjuvant radiotherapyAdjuvant therapyAdjuvant chemoradiotherapyAdjuvant chemotherapyImproved survivalCell carcinomaImproved long-term survivalCox survival regressionPrimary cutaneous malignanciesUnique disease entityAddition of chemotherapyNational Cancer DatabaseEarly-stage diseaseFive-year survivalEarly-stage patientsKaplan-Meier analysisParotid gland cancerLate stage groupLong-term survivalSurvival benefitCutaneous malignanciesPoor prognosisRetrospective study
2017
Untreated oral cavity cancer: Long‐term survival and factors associated with treatment refusal
Cheraghlou S, Kuo P, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Judson BL. Untreated oral cavity cancer: Long‐term survival and factors associated with treatment refusal. The Laryngoscope 2017, 128: 664-669. PMID: 28865100, DOI: 10.1002/lary.26809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral cavity cancerNatural courseTreatment refusalUnivariate Kaplan-Meier analysisFive-year survival rateFacility case volumeNational Cancer DatabaseStage 4 patientsExtent of diseaseMultivariate Cox regressionEarly-stage patientsKaplan-Meier analysisNumber of patientsCommon malignant diseaseLong-term survivalInitial treatment planningAdvanced diseaseUntreated patientsAdult patientsRetrospective reviewCox regressionPatient's likelihoodPoor prognosisInsurance statusMalignant disease
2014
Intrathyroidal Tumors Presenting with Extranodal Extension: What Are We Missing?
Clain JB, Mehra S, Scherl S, Dos Reis LL, Turk A, Wenig BM, Dewey EH, Urken ML. Intrathyroidal Tumors Presenting with Extranodal Extension: What Are We Missing? Endocrine Pathology 2014, 25: 385-389. PMID: 25325929, DOI: 10.1007/s12022-014-9340-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtranodal extensionHistologic featuresIntrathyroidal tumorsLymphovascular invasionPerineural invasionLymphocytic thyroiditisLymph nodesPrimary tumorPsammoma bodiesNode-positive patientsPositive lymph nodesSubset of patientsFischer's exact testGroup A/BMann-Whitney testIntrathyroidal diseaseAggressive biologyPathologic featuresPoor prognosisTumor sizeThyroid cancerAggressive phenotypeExact testTumorsPatients