Objectives/Hypothesis Albumin is an indicator of nutritional status and has been investigated
as a predictor of cancer survival and perioperative outcomes. This study investigated the …

Background Sinonasal anatomic variants have been postulated as a risk factor for sinus
disease. Therefore, a study was conducted to examine the correlation of sinus disease to septal …

Purpose Rural cancer survivors have worse quality of life than their urban counterparts.
Telemedicine is a potential solution to connecting rural residents with specialized cancer …

Objective: To provide a framework for the management of scalp and skull defects. Design:
Retrospective chart review. Setting: Two tertiary care hospitals. Patients/Intervention: Fifty‐six …

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) have poor efficacy
in head and neck squamous carcinoma cells (HNSCC). Because the IGF-1 receptor (IGF1R) …

The cullin RING E3 ubiquitin ligase 4 (CRL4) with its substrate receptor CDT2 (CRL4-CDT2)
is emerging as a critical regulator of DNA replication through targeting CDT1, SET8, and …

Objectives/Hypothesis To determine whether blood transfusions are associated with adverse
outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) undergoing microvascular free …

Objectives/Hypothesis: Extubation (cessation of ventilatory support) is often delayed in free
flap patients to protect the microvascular anastomosis, presumably by reducing emergence‐…

It has been suggested that continued tobacco use during radiation therapy contributes to
maintenance of neoplastic growth despite treatment with radiation. Nicotine is a cigarette …

Background Surgeons have developed various reconstructive techniques to minimize the rate
of pharyngocutaneous fistula and optimize functional outcome after salvage laryngectomy …