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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinomaHumansNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSalivary Gland NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsDistant 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
2018
A case of pediatric cervicofacial actinomyces masquerading as malignancy: Case report and review of the literature
Savoca E, Mehra S, Waldman EH. A case of pediatric cervicofacial actinomyces masquerading as malignancy: Case report and review of the literature. International Journal Of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 2018, 116: 204-208. PMID: 30554700, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinomycesActinomycosisAnti-Bacterial AgentsChildDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeckNeoplasmsPenicillinsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsAnterior neck massProlonged antibiotic courseFine needle aspiratesSix-week courseAntibiotic coursesOral penicillinSurgical debridementParenteral penicillinUncommon infectionMalignant appearanceNeck massOpen biopsyCase reportNeedle biopsyCulture sensitivityNeedle aspiratesBiopsyConvalescent therapyActinomycesDiagnosisPenicillinCase discussionDebridementPatientsMalignancy
2015
An Infratemporal Fossa Mass
Tewari A, Blumberg J, Mehra S. An Infratemporal Fossa Mass. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015, 141: 575-576. PMID: 25880880, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2015.0517.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Esophageal perforation caused by edible foreign bodies: A systematic review of the literature
Aronberg RM, Punekar SR, Adam SI, Judson BL, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG. Esophageal perforation caused by edible foreign bodies: A systematic review of the literature. The Laryngoscope 2014, 125: 371-378. PMID: 25155167, DOI: 10.1002/lary.24899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDeglutitionEsophageal PerforationEsophagoscopyForeign BodiesHumansTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsLateral neck X-rayEsophageal perforationNeck X-rayForeign bodySystematic reviewScreening testCommon presenting symptomMajority of patientsStandard diagnostic algorithmDetection of complicationsAvailable diagnostic modalitiesExcellent screening testInsensitive screening testPersistence of effectsFlexible esophagoscopySensitive diagnostic methodPresenting symptomChest painDevastating complicationSurgical interventionOpen surgeryTomography scanDiagnostic modalitiesDiagnostic algorithmPerforationNoninvasive Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Report of a Case and Literature Review
Dibelius G, Mehra S, Clain JB, Urken ML, Wenig BM. Noninvasive Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Report of a Case and Literature Review. Thyroid 2014, 24: 1319-1324. PMID: 24865498, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2013.0586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnaplastic thyroid carcinomaPositron emission tomography/American Thyroid Association guidelinesFine-needle aspiration biopsyManagement of patientsSeparate disease entityEmission tomography/Evidence of invasionSimilar casesUncommon thyroid malignancyAdjuvant therapyTotal thyroidectomyDistant metastasisFavorable prognosisPreoperative imagingTomography/Disease freeImmunohistochemical evaluationAssociation guidelinesDisease entityThyroid malignancyThyroid carcinomaAspiration biopsyThyroid tumorsPatients