2021
Radical Exenteration of the Skull Base for End-Stage, Locally Advanced Sinonasal Malignancies: Challenging the Dictum of Unresectability
Yeung JT, Caminer DM, Young IM, Sughrue ME, Teo C. Radical Exenteration of the Skull Base for End-Stage, Locally Advanced Sinonasal Malignancies: Challenging the Dictum of Unresectability. World Neurosurgery 2021, 150: e102-e107. PMID: 33647490, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.02.092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCarcinomaCarcinoma, Adenoid CysticChildEsthesioneuroblastoma, OlfactoryFemaleHumansMaleMaxillary Sinus NeoplasmsMiddle AgedNasopharyngeal CarcinomaNeoplasm StagingNeurofibrosarcomaNeurosurgical ProceduresNose NeoplasmsOsteosarcomaParanasal Sinus NeoplasmsProgression-Free SurvivalSalvage TherapySarcomaSkull BaseSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckSurvival RateYoung AdultConceptsAdvanced sinonasal cancerSinonasal cancerPerioperative complicationsSalvage surgeryIntracranial involvementSingle-center retrospective reviewAdvanced sinonasal malignanciesAdvanced sinonasal tumorsDetails of chemotherapyRadical salvage surgerySalvage surgical resectionRole of surgeryPrior surgeryOverall survivalPatient demographicsSurgical resectionRetrospective reviewAggressive diseasePalliative careSinonasal malignanciesSurvival outcomesSurgical approachTreatment optionsIntracranial invasionSinonasal tumors
2020
Clinical and economic burden of neurofibromatosis type 2 in the United States
Koo AB, Yeung JT, Freedman IG, Lee JH, Ahmed OM, Ma AK, Miyagishima DF, DiLuna M, Kahle K. Clinical and economic burden of neurofibromatosis type 2 in the United States. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2020, 197: 106053. PMID: 32683193, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen resectionPatient demographicsRisk factorsMeningioma resectionMulti-year cross-sectional studyNeurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) patientsSpine tumor resectionCommon admission diagnosesNational Inpatient SampleType 2 patientsCross-sectional studySignificant independent associationNeurofibromatosis type 2Regression analysisInflation-adjusted costAdmission diagnosisHospital stayDischarge weightIndependent predictorsObstructive hydrocephalusSurgical interventionDiagnosis codesHospital characteristicsInpatient populationInpatient Sample