2020
Choice of imaging modality for pre-treatment staging of head and neck cancer impacts TNM staging
Mur T, Sambhu KM, Mahajan A, Payabvash S, Fernandez J, Edwards HA. Choice of imaging modality for pre-treatment staging of head and neck cancer impacts TNM staging. American Journal Of Otolaryngology 2020, 41: 102662. PMID: 32858370, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsPET/CTLow-dose nonenhanced CTDistant metastasisChest CTNeck cancerNonenhanced CTF-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyF-FDG PET/CTDiagnostic chest CTDistant metastatic diseaseInitiation of therapyRetrospective cohort studyPre-treatment stagingTertiary care settingSignificant differencesPositron emission tomographyMetastatic diseaseCohort studyOncologic treatmentTNM stagingInaccurate stagingNeck radiologistsCare settingsSingle patientPatientsPET/CT radiomics signature of human papilloma virus association in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Haider SP, Mahajan A, Zeevi T, Baumeister P, Reichel C, Sharaf K, Forghani R, Kucukkaya AS, Kann BH, Judson BL, Prasad ML, Burtness B, Payabvash S. PET/CT radiomics signature of human papilloma virus association in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2020, 47: 2978-2991. PMID: 32399621, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-020-04839-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlphapapillomavirusHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansPapillomaviridaePositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyRetrospective StudiesSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaMetastatic cervical lymph nodesCervical lymph nodesLymph nodesSquamous cell carcinomaPrimary tumorPET/CTHPV associationCell carcinomaRadiomics signatureVolume of interestHuman papilloma virus associationHuman papillomavirus associationMulti-national cohortNon-contrast CTHPV statusFDG-PETExternal cohortVirus associationFinal modelTumorsRadiomic featuresCTSignificant differencesLesion features
2018
Incidence of radiographically occult nodal metastases in HPV+ oropharyngeal carcinoma: Implications for reducing elective nodal coverage
Loganadane G, Kelly JR, Lee NC, Kann BH, Mahajan A, Hansen JE, Belkacémi Y, Yarbrough W, Husain ZA. Incidence of radiographically occult nodal metastases in HPV+ oropharyngeal carcinoma: Implications for reducing elective nodal coverage. Practical Radiation Oncology 2018, 8: 397-403. PMID: 29730282, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2018.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Squamous CellFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPrognosisRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRetrospective StudiesConceptsRadiation field designPreoperative imagingPathologic involvementN stageOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaElective nodal coverageLevel II diseasePercent of patientsPositive lymph nodesOccult nodal metastasisClinical N stageRadiation therapy doseRecords of patientsNodal levelPathologic N stageSquamous cell carcinomaHuman papilloma virusTreatment deescalationNeoadjuvant therapyNodal diseaseNeck dissectionNodal involvementOropharyngeal carcinomaProspective trialSystemic agents