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How Does Depth of Invasion Influence the Decision to Do a Neck Dissection in Clinically N0 Oral Cavity Cancer?

May 18, 2017

Patients with cT1-2 N0 oral tongue squamous cell carcinomas with known > 3-mm DOI should be counseled on the possible survival benefit of END with primary tumor resection.

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What Are Management Options for Chronic Cough in Children

April 21, 2017

The only treatments that have been clearly shown to be effective are antibiotics for wet CC and inhaled steroids for dry CC

What Is the Role of Elective Neck Dissection in Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma?

March 14, 2017

The decision to proceed with elective neck dissection (END) is based on the probability of finding microscopic disease in a patient without clinical evidence of lymph node metastases

What Is the Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early-Stage Oral Cavity Carcinoma?

January 20, 2017

SLNB has emerged as a powerful adjunct to END in early-stage OSCC to identify cervical metastases

Can Technique Used for Gastrostomy Tube Placement Reduce Risk of Gastrostomy-Site Metastasis in Head and Neck Cancer Patients?

December 14, 2016

The push technique for PEG placement is associated with a lower incidence of PEG-site metastases when compared to the pull technique

Should Pediatric Tympanomastoidectomy and Cochlear Implantation Routinely Be Performed as Outpatient Surgery?

November 17, 2016

Tympanomastoid surgery can be safely performed as an outpatient procedure in the pediatric population.

Do Open and Endoscopic Resection Approaches to Juvenile Nasopharyngea Angiofibroma Result in Similar Blood Loss, Recurrence Rates?

November 17, 2016

There is a growing body of evidence supporting the equivalence of endoscopic and open surgical approaches in terms of tumor recurrence