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Ryu IS, Roh JL, Kim JS, et al. Impact of
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F-FDG PET/CT staging on management and prognostic
stratification in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a prospective observational study.
Eur J
Cancer
. 2016; 63:88-96. EBM level 2
Taghipour M, Sheikhbahaei S, Marashdeh W, et al. Use of
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F-fludeoxyglucose-positron emission
tomography/computed tomography for patient management and outcome in oropharyngeal squamous cell
carcinoma: a review.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
. 2016; 142(1):79-85. EBM level 3
Complications: Dysphagia Prevention and Management After Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer
Carnaby-Mann G, Crary MA, Schmalfuss I, Amdur R. “Pharyngocise”: randomized controlled trial of
preventative exercises to maintain muscle structure and swallowing function during head-and-neck
chemoradiotherapy.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
. 2012; 83(1): 209-216. EBM level 1
Peng KA, Kuan EC, Unger L, et al. A swallow preservation protocol improves function for veterans
receiving chemoradiation for head and neck cancer.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
. 2015; 152(5): 863-
867. EBM level 3
Ward MC, Adelstein DJ, Bhateja P, et al. Severe late dysphagia and cause of death after concurrent
chemoradiation for larynx cancer in patients eligible for RTOG 91-11.
Oral Oncol
. 2016; 57:21-26.
EBM level 3
Management of Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Malignancy
Ito Y, Miyauchi A, Inoue H, et al. An observational trial for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma in
Japanese patients.
World J Surg
. 2010; 34(1):28-35. EBM level 2
Lang BH, Ng SH, Lau LL, et al. A systematic review and meta-analysis of prophylactic central neck
dissection on short-term locoregional recurrence in papillary thyroid carcinoma after total thyroidectomy.
Thyroid
. 2013; 23(9):1087-1098. EBM level 1
Lang BH, Wong IO, Wong KP, et al. Risk of second primary malignancy in differentiated thyroid
carcinoma treated with radioactive iodine therapy.
Surgery
. 2012; 151(6):844-850. EBM level 2
Morris LG, Sikora AG, Tosteson TD, Davies L. The increasing incidence of thyroid cancer: the influence
of access to care.
Thyroid
. 2013; 23(7):885-891. EBM level 1
Lymphatic System: Sentinel Node Biopsy
Agrawal A, Civantos FJ, Brumund KT, et al. [
(99m)
Tc]Tilmanocept accurately detects sentinel lymph
nodes and predicts node pathology status in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma of the head and
neck: results of a phase III multi-institutional trial.
Ann Surg Oncol
. 2015; 22(11):3708-3715. EBM
level 1
Durham AB, Lowe L, Malloy KM, et al. Sentinel lymph node biopsy for cutaneous squamous cell
carcinoma on the head and neck.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
. 2016; 142(12):1171-1176. EBM
level 4
Mehta V, Nathan CA. What is the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in early-stage oral cavity
carcinoma?
Laryngoscope
. 2016; 126(1):9-10. EBM level 4