2021
Major Salivary Gland Cancer With Distant Metastasis Upon Presentation: Patterns, Outcomes, and Imaging Implications
Benchetrit L, Mehra S, Mahajan A, Rahmati RW, Judson BL, Edwards HA. Major Salivary Gland Cancer With Distant Metastasis Upon Presentation: Patterns, Outcomes, and Imaging Implications. Otolaryngology 2021, 167: 305-315. PMID: 34784258, DOI: 10.1177/01945998211058354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant metastasisMajor salivary gland cancerPredictors of DMRate of DMSite of DMHigh-grade mucoepidermoid carcinomaCancer-accredited hospitalsComputed tomography neckNational Cancer DatabaseCommon metastatic siteKaplan-Meier methodCox regression analysisLog-rank testSalivary duct carcinomaSalivary gland cancerRegression analysisMultivariate regression analysisHigh rateCancer presentationRetrospective cohortBone metastasesHistologic subtypeMetastatic sitesTumor histologyDuct carcinoma
2011
Predictors of survival and recurrence after temporal bone resection for cancer
Morris LG, Mehra S, Shah JP, Bilsky MH, Selesnick SH, Kraus DH. Predictors of survival and recurrence after temporal bone resection for cancer. Head & Neck 2011, 34: 1231-1239. PMID: 21953902, PMCID: PMC4126564, DOI: 10.1002/hed.21883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal bone resectionSquamous cell carcinomaDisease-specific survivalRecurrence-free survivalExternal auditory canalOverall survivalMargin statusAuditory canalBone resectionCT3-4 tumorsParotid nodal metastasisT3-T4 tumorsPredictors of survivalRisk of recurrenceStrong independent predictorHigh rateExtratemporal spreadParotid invasionAdjuvant therapyCervical metastasisIndependent predictorsNodal metastasisMultivariable analysisRetrospective studyCell carcinoma