Hypopharyngeal cancer: a state of the art review

JC Garneau, RL Bakst, BA Miles - Oral oncology, 2018 - Elsevier
Cancer of the hypopharynx is relatively rare and accounts for roughly 3% of all head and
neck cancers. Unfortunately, hypopharyngeal carcinoma has one of the worst prognosis of …

Volume–outcome associations in head and neck cancer treatment: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

A Eskander, M Merdad, JC Irish, SF Hall… - Head & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Because of the relative rarity of head and neck malignancies and their complex
treatment, some groups have advocated for regionalized care. Studies comparing high‐and …

Delineation of the primary tumour clinical target volumes (ctv-p) in laryngeal, hypopharyngeal, oropharyngeal and oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Airo, caca …

V Grégoire, M Evans, QT Le, J Bourhis… - Radiotherapy and …, 2018 - thegreenjournal.com
Purpose Few studies have reported large inter-observer variations in target volume
selection and delineation in patients treated with radiotherapy for head and neck squamous …

Institutional clinical trial accrual volume and survival of patients with head and neck cancer

EJ Wuthrick, Q Zhang, M Machtay… - Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - ascopubs.org
Purpose National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines recommend patients with
head and neck cancer (HNC) receive treatment at centers with expertise, but whether …

Treatment at high‐volume facilities and academic centers is independently associated with improved survival in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer

JM David, AS Ho, M Luu, EJ Yoshida, S Kim, AC Mita… - Cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The treatment of head and neck cancers is complex and associated with
significant morbidity, requiring multidisciplinary care and physician expertise. Thus, facility …

Changing prognosis of oral cancer: An analysis of survival and treatment between 1973 and 2014

S Cheraghlou, A Schettino, CK Zogg… - The …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis Oral cavity cancer is the most commonly occurring malignancy of the
head and neck. There are limited data suggesting a change in prognosis of oral cavity …

Volume‐outcome relationships for head and neck cancer surgery in a universal health care system

A Eskander, J Irish, PA Groome, J Freeman… - The …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis We aimed to assess whether surgeon and/or institution resection
volume predicts long‐term overall survival in head and neck cancer in a publicly funded …

Multidisciplinary Team Planning for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer.

TD Shellenberger, RS Weber - Oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics …, 2018 - europepmc.org
The multidisciplinary team planning conference is critical in the evaluation and management
of patients with head and neck cancer. The management is complex and dictates the care of …

Improved prognosis for patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Analysis of the National Cancer Database 1998–2006

ZG Schwam, BL Judson - Oral oncology, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Improvements in prognosis have been reported for oral cavity squamous cell
carcinoma (OCSCC) in international cohorts. We sought to quantify improvement in survival …

Facility volume and survival in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

EJ Yoshida, M Luu, JM David, S Kim, A Mita… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Definitive treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is challenging owing
to its rarity, complicated regional anatomy, and the intensity of therapy. In contrast to other …