2021
Dynamic Maxillary Sinus Changes of Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplants.
Kauke M, Safi AF, Palmer WJ, Kollar B, Nelms L, Tchiloemba B, Haug V, Pomahac B. Dynamic Maxillary Sinus Changes of Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplants. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 147: 722-727. PMID: 33620943, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000007673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaxillary sinusFace transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsAllograft rejectionTissue changesBiopsy-proven allograft rejectionDiagnosis of rejectionMedication side effectsMaxillary sinus mucosaIndividualized treatment strategiesTissue allograft rejectionVascularized composite allotransplantsFace transplant patientsDynamic tissue changesRadiologic biomarkersRejection gradeTransplant patientsMucosal swellingSinonasal tractSinus changesSinus mucosaClinical managementTomographic scanPathologic changesTreatment strategies
2018
Does volumetric measurement of cervical lymph nodes serve as an imaging biomarker for locoregional recurrence of oral squamous cell carcinoma?
Safi AF, Kauke M, Jung H, Timmer M, Borggrefe J, Persigehl T, Nickenig HJ, Zinser M, Maintz D, Kreppel M, Zöller J. Does volumetric measurement of cervical lymph nodes serve as an imaging biomarker for locoregional recurrence of oral squamous cell carcinoma? Journal Of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2018, 46: 1013-1018. PMID: 29709330, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2018.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapyFemaleHumansLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMaleMicrosurgeryMiddle AgedMouth NeoplasmsMultivariate AnalysisNeckNeck DissectionNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsOral squamous cell carcinomaLymph node volumeSquamous cell carcinomaLocoregional recurrenceN classificationCell carcinomaNode volumeInclusion criteriaComputed tomographyTreatment-naive oral squamous cell carcinomaIpsilateral lymph node metastasisBetter risk stratification toolsComprehensive neck dissectionPathological N classificationCervical lymph nodesNegative resection marginsRetrospective chart reviewRisk stratification toolLymph node metastasisPreoperative computed tomographyVolumetric measurementsT4b classificationUnresectable diseaseLocoregional failureNeoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy