2018
Positive surgical margins in parotid malignancies: Institutional variation and survival association
Morse E, Fujiwara RJT, Judson B, Prasad ML, Mehra S. Positive surgical margins in parotid malignancies: Institutional variation and survival association. The Laryngoscope 2018, 129: 129-137. PMID: 30194762, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive surgical marginsPositive margin rateOverall survivalSurgical marginsHigh-volume facilitiesMargin ratePositive marginsParotid malignanciesMucoepidermoid carcinomaCox proportional hazards regressionOverall positive margin rateLow-grade mucoepidermoid carcinomaNational Cancer DatabaseProportional hazards regressionMultivariable logistic regressionPositive margin statusRetrospective database analysisParotid cancerMargin statusHazards regressionCancer DatabaseSurvival associationsDecreased oddsCystic carcinomaPatients
2011
Outcomes of Temporal Bone Resection for Locally Advanced Parotid Cancer
Mehra S, Morris L, Shah J, Bilsky M, Selesnick S, Kraus D. Outcomes of Temporal Bone Resection for Locally Advanced Parotid Cancer. Journal Of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base 2011, 21: 389-396. PMID: 22547966, PMCID: PMC3312127, DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1287682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLateral temporal bone resectionRecurrence-free survivalAdvanced parotid cancerTemporal bone resectionParotid cancerLocoregional controlMost patientsDisease recurrenceBone resectionDisease-specific survival ratesActuarial locoregional controlBetter locoregional controlExtended radical parotidectomyRetrospective cohort studyAcceptable complication rateKaplan-Meier methodSurgical margin statusCox multivariate regressionGross total resectionLong-term survivalCohort studyComplication rateIndependent predictorsLocal recurrenceMargin status