1998
Intraoperative brachytherapy, laryngopharyngoesophagectomy, and gastric transposition for patients with recurrent hypopharyngeal and cervical esophageal carcinoma
Wilson L, Chung J, Haffty B, Cahow E, Sasaki C, Son Y. Intraoperative brachytherapy, laryngopharyngoesophagectomy, and gastric transposition for patients with recurrent hypopharyngeal and cervical esophageal carcinoma. The Laryngoscope 1998, 108: 1504-1508. PMID: 9778290, DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199810000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExternal beam radiationGastric transpositionCervical esophagusLocal controlMedian doseRecurrent carcinomaActuarial local controlCervical esophageal carcinomaLymphvascular space invasionTotal median doseLymph node dissectionGood local controlAcceptable risk profileActuarial survivalNode dissectionFacial painNodal involvementOverall survivalRecurrent diseaseCervical abscessIntraoperative brachytherapyMale patientsMedian ageMucosal hemorrhageFacial edema
1995
Subareolar breast cancer: Long-term results with conservative surgery and radiation therapy
Haffty B, Wilson L, Smith R, Fischer D, Beinfield M, Ward B, McKhann C. Subareolar breast cancer: Long-term results with conservative surgery and radiation therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 1995, 33: 53-57. PMID: 7642431, DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)00165-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEntire nipple areolar complexSubareolar breast cancersNipple-areolar complexEarly-stage breast cancerMajority of patientsStage breast cancerAreolar complexBreast cancerConservative surgeryRadiation therapyMedian doseConservative managementRelative contraindicationAxillary lymph node dissectionDistant disease-free survivalYale-New Haven HospitalTotal median doseAdjuvant systemic therapyLymph node dissectionRegional nodal irradiationDisease-free survivalRecurrence-free survivalSubset of patientsTime of surgeryLong-term results