2020
Primary Treatment Selection for Clinically Node-Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Jacobs D, Olino K, Park HS, Clune J, Cheraghlou S, Girardi M, Burtness B, Kluger H, Judson BL. Primary Treatment Selection for Clinically Node-Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Otolaryngology 2020, 164: 1214-1221. PMID: 33079010, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820967001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNode-negative Merkel cell carcinomaLymph node evaluationImproved overall survivalPrimary tumor excisionMerkel cell carcinomaCase volumeOverall survivalSurgical managementCell carcinomaTumor excisionTreatment selectionNode evaluationCox proportional hazards regressionGuideline-recommended carePrimary treatment selectionNational Cancer DatabaseNode-negative diseasePercentage of patientsRetrospective cohort analysisInitial surgical managementKaplan-Meier analysisWide local excisionProportional hazards regressionRates of receiptInitial managementThe epidemiology, surgical management, and impact of margins in skull and mandibular osseous‐site tumors
Torabi SJ, Bourdillon A, Salehi PP, Kafle S, Mehra S, Rahmati R, Judson BL. The epidemiology, surgical management, and impact of margins in skull and mandibular osseous‐site tumors. Head & Neck 2020, 42: 3352-3363. PMID: 32743892, DOI: 10.1002/hed.26389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall survivalPositive marginsImproved overall survivalNational Cancer DatabaseEffect of surgeryInherent selection biasSurgical managementCox regressionCancer DatabaseTreatment outcomesCartilage tumorsMultivariate analysisSurgeryTumorsOsteosarcomaEpidemiologySelection biasImpact of marginsTreatmentDescriptive analysisCohort
2019
Margins in Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Predictors, Outcomes, and the Endoscopic Approach
Torabi SJ, Spock T, Cardoso B, Chao J, Morse E, Manes RP, Judson BL. Margins in Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Predictors, Outcomes, and the Endoscopic Approach. The Laryngoscope 2019, 130: e388-e396. PMID: 31755988, DOI: 10.1002/lary.28315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSinonasal squamous cell carcinomaHigh-volume facilitiesNational Cancer DatabaseSquamous cell carcinomaPositive marginsOverall survivalSurgical approachMargin statusCell carcinomaEthmoid sinusEndoscopic approachMultivariable binary logistic regressionDecreased overall survivalHigher T stageBinary logistic regressionAdditional therapySelect patientsAdult patientsEndoscopic treatmentMultivariable analysisSurgical managementT stageTherapy administrationDifferentiated tumorsOpen surgeryMulti-modality Treatment and Survival in Sinonasal Minor Salivary Gland Tumors
Torabi SJ, Spock T, Cardoso B, Chao J, Manes RP, Judson BL. Multi-modality Treatment and Survival in Sinonasal Minor Salivary Gland Tumors. Journal Of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base 2019, 81: 198-205. PMID: 32206540, PMCID: PMC7082160, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1683437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinor salivary gland tumorsSalivary gland tumorsTriple-modality therapyGland tumorsModality therapyMultimodality treatmentPositive marginsTreatment modalitiesSubset analysisNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesClinical American Joint CommitteeNational Cancer DatabaseMulti-modality treatmentOnly treatment modalityAmerican Joint CommitteeMost treatment modalitiesAdjuvant chemoradiotherapySurvival benefitSurgical managementNetwork guidelinesCancer DatabaseChemoradiotherapyCommon treatmentSurgeryJoint Committee
2016
Proposing prognostic thresholds for lymph node yield in clinically lymph node‐negative and lymph node‐positive cancers of the oral cavity
Kuo P, Mehra S, Sosa JA, Roman SA, Husain ZA, Burtness BA, Tate JP, Yarbrough WG, Judson BL. Proposing prognostic thresholds for lymph node yield in clinically lymph node‐negative and lymph node‐positive cancers of the oral cavity. Cancer 2016, 122: 3624-3631. PMID: 27479645, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseOral cavity cancerMortality hazard ratioLymph nodesHazard ratioNeck dissectionLymph node-negative cancersLymph node-positive cancersNode-positive cancersNode-positive cohortPositive lymph nodesTherapeutic neck dissectionEnd Results (SEER) databaseLymph node yieldHigh-volume centersExtensive neck dissectionMultiple cancer sitesNode-negative cancersOverall survivalHigher lymphPrognostic factorsTreatment guidelinesNode yieldResults databaseSurgical management
2014
Surgical management of parapharyngeal space infections
Blumberg J, Judson B. Surgical management of parapharyngeal space infections. Operative Techniques In Otolaryngology-Head And Neck Surgery 2014, 25: 304-309. DOI: 10.1016/j.otot.2014.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParapharyngeal space infectionsSpace infectionComplications of surgeryResolution of symptomsBroad-spectrum antibioticsIntravenous antibioticsLemierre's syndromeSurgical drainageConservative managementDental infectionsSerious complicationsSurgical treatmentSurgical managementIntravenous contrastTranscervical routeInferior constrictorTransoral approachDangerous sequelaeSevere casesComputed tomographyGreat vesselsGreater cornuSkull baseVital structuresInfection