Importance Delays in the delivery of care for head and neck cancer (HNC) are a key driver of
poor oncologic outcomes and thus represent an important therapeutic target. Objective To …

The COVID‐19 pandemic has placed an extraordinary demand on the United States health
care system. Many institutions have canceled elective and non‐urgent procedures to …

Purpose Multiple smaller studies have demonstrated an association between overall
survival and lymph node (LN) count from neck dissection in patients with head and neck …

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to determine the effects of National
Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guideline–adherent initiation of postoperative …

BACKGROUND Adherence to evidence‐based treatment guidelines has been proposed as
a measure of cancer care quality. The objective of this study was to determine the rate and …

PURPOSE: More than half of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
(HNSCC) experience a delay initiating guideline-adherent postoperative radiation therapy …

Background Small cohort studies have suggested oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma
(OTSCC) could be associated with worse prognosis in individuals younger than 40. Methods …

Objectives To identify factors associated with positive margins following surgical
management of sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma (SNSCC), especially with regard to …

We describe a risk adjustment algorithm to benchmark and report free flap failure rates after
immediate reconstruction of head and neck defects. A dataset of surgical care episodes for …

Objective To evaluate whether nodal yields and ratios based on level serves as prognostic
indicators in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma undergoing neck dissection …