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Provider Perspectives and Access to Palliative Care: An American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) Survey by Sriram, Shreya, Owusu-Boahene, Akua, Gersten, Rebecca A, Gourin, Christine G

“…To explore provider perspectives about palliative care (PC) in head and neck cancer (HNC) care. A 25-question electronic survey was disseminated to the…”
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The effect of transoral robotic surgery on short-term outcomes and cost of care after oropharyngeal cancer surgery by Richmon, Jeremy D., Quon, Harry, Gourin, Christine G.

“…Objectives/Hypothesis Transoral surgery is an increasingly frequent treatment modality for tumors of the upper aerodigestive tract. This is in large part…”
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National trends in laryngeal cancer surgery and the effect of surgeon and hospital volume on short-term outcomes and cost of care by Gourin, Christine G., Frick, Kevin D.

“…Objectives/Hypothesis: The past 2 decades have witnessed an increase in the use of chemoradiation in the treatment of laryngeal cancer. We sought to…”
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Accurately Stages the Regional Lymph Nodes for T1-T2 Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas: Results of a Prospective Multi-Institutional Trial by CIVANTOS, Francisco J, ZITSCH, Robert P, EL NAGGAR, Adel, RIDGE, John A, PANIELLO, Randal C, OWZAR, Kouros, MCCALL, Linda, CHEPEHA, Douglas B, YARBROUGH, Wendell G, MYERS, Jeffrey N, SCHULLER, David E, AGRAWAL, Amit, SMITH, Russell B, NASON, Richard, PETRUZELLI, Guy, GOURIN, Christine G, WONG, Richard J, FERRIS, Robert L

“…The validity of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for T1 or T2, clinically N0, oral cancer was tested by correlation of sentinel node pathologic status with…”
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The relationship between depressive symptoms, quality of life, and swallowing function in head and neck cancer patients 1 year after definitive therapy by Lin, Brian M., Starmer, Heather M., Gourin, Christine G.

“…Objectives/Hypothesis: To determine the incidence of depression in head and neck cancer (HNCA) patients following definitive treatment and the relationship…”
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The effect of alcohol abuse and alcohol withdrawal on short-term outcomes and cost of care after head and neck cancer surgery by Genther, Dane J., Gourin, Christine G.

“…Objectives/Hypothesis: Alcohol abuse is associated with an increased incidence of postoperative complications in surgical patients and is a significant risk…”
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Utility of preoperative fine needle aspiration in parotid lesions by Eytan, Danielle F., Yin, Linda X., Maleki, Zahra, Koch, Wayne M., Tufano, Ralph P., Eisele, David W., Boahene, Kofi D. O., Fakhry, Carole, Bishop, Justin A., Westra, William H., Gourin, Christine G.

“…Objectives Preoperative fine needle aspiration (FNA) of parotid lesions often is used in the initial evaluation of parotid masses, but its role in guiding…”
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Effect of Weight Loss on Short-Term Outcomes and Costs of Care After Head and Neck Cancer Surgery by Gourin, Christine G., Couch, Marion E., Johnson, Jonas T.

“…Objectives: Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) frequently present with weight loss secondary to dysphagia and malnutrition. We sought to determine the…”
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The effect of pneumonia on short-term outcomes and cost of care after head and neck cancer surgery by Semenov, Yevgeniy R., Starmer, Heather M., Gourin, Christine G.

“…Background: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has threatened to discontinue reimbursements for ventilator‐associated pneumonia (VAP) as a…”
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National trends in oropharyngeal cancer surgery and the effect of surgeon and hospital volume on short-term outcomes and cost of care by Gourin, Christine G., Frick, Kevin D.

“…Objectives/Hypothesis: The past 2 decades have witnessed an increase in the use of chemoradiation in the treatment of oropharyngeal cancer. We sought to…”
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Cancer cachexia update in head and neck cancer: Definitions and diagnostic features by Couch, Marion E., Dittus, Kim, Toth, Michael J., Willis, Monte S., Guttridge, Denis C., George, Jonathan R., Barnes, Christie A., Gourin, Christine G., Der-Torossian, Hirak

“…ABSTRACT Cachexia is a profoundly debilitating wasting syndrome that affects patients with head and neck cancer and often contributes to their demise. A…”
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Short‐ and long‐term outcomes of oropharyngeal cancer care in the elderly by Motz, Kevin, Herbert, Robert J., Fakhry, Carole, Quon, Harry, Kang, Hyunseok, Kiess, Ana P., Eisele, David W., Koch, Wayne M., Frick, Kevin D., Gourin, Christine G.

“…Objective To examine associations between pretreatment variables, short‐term and long‐term swallowing and airway impairment, and survival in elderly patients…”
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Quality of care and short and long‐term outcomes of oropharyngeal cancer care in the elderly by Gourin, Christine G., Herbert, Robert J., Quon, Harry, Fakhry, Carole, Kiess, Ana P., Eisele, David W., Frick, Kevin D.

“…Objective To examine associations between quality, short‐term and long‐term treatment‐related outcomes, and costs in elderly patients treated for oropharyngeal…”
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Short- and long-term outcomes of laryngeal cancer care in the elderly by Gourin, Christine G., Starmer, Heather M., Herbert, Robert J., Frick, Kevin D., Forastiere, Arlene A., Eisele, David W., Quon, Harry

“…Objectives/Hypothesis To examine associations between pretreatment variables, short‐term and long‐term swallowing and airway impairment, and survival in…”
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Peri-Operative Pain and Opioid Use in Opioid-Naïve Patients Following Inpatient Head and Neck Surgery by Trakimas, Danielle R., Perez-Heydrich, Carlos, Mandal, Rajarsi, Tan, Marietta, Gourin, Christine G., Fakhry, Carole, Koch, Wayne M., Russell, Jonathon O., Tufano, Ralph P., Eisele, David W., Vosler, Peter S.

“…Pain management is an important consideration for Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) patients as they are at an increased risk of developing chronic opioid use, which…”
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Free Tissue Transfer to Manage Salvage Laryngectomy Defects After Organ Preservation Failure by Withrow, Kirk P., Rosenthal, Eben L., Gourin, Christine G., Peters, Glenn E., Magnuson, J Scott, Terris, David J., Carroll, William W.

“…Objective: Salvage laryngectomy to treat organ preservation failures results in significantly higher local wound complications. Even in the absence of…”
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Prognostic Implication of Persistent Human Papillomavirus Type 16 DNA Detection in Oral Rinses for Human Papillomavirus-Related Oropharyngeal Carcinoma by Rettig, Eleni M, Wentz, Alicia, Posner, Marshall R, Gross, Neil D, Haddad, Robert I, Gillison, Maura L, Fakhry, Carole, Quon, Harry, Sikora, Andrew G, Stott, William J, Lorch, Jochen H, Gourin, Christine G, Guo, Yingshi, Xiao, Weihong, Miles, Brett A, Richmon, Jeremy D, Andersen, Peter E, Misiukiewicz, Krzysztof J, Chung, Christine H, Gerber, Jennifer E, Rajan, Shirani D, D'Souza, Gypsyamber

“…Human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal carcinoma (HPV-OPC) is increasing in incidence in the United States. Although HPV-OPC has favorable prognosis, 10%…”
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Rare diagnosis of IgG4-related systemic disease by lip biopsy in an international Sjögren syndrome registry by Baer, Alan N., MD, Gourin, Christine G., MD, Westra, William H., MD, Cox, Darren P., DDS, MBA, Greenspan, John S., BDS, PhD, Daniels, Troy E., DDS, MS

“…IgG4-related disease has been recently defined as a distinct clinic-pathologic entity, characterized by dense IgG-4 plasmacytic infiltration of diverse organs,…”
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A comparison of polysomnography and the WatchPAT in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea by Pang, Kenny P., Gourin, Christine G., Terris, David J.

“…Our goal was to validate the WatchPAT in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea. We conducted a prospective, blinded, nonrandomized clinical trial. Patients…”
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Predictive Factors for Prophylactic Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Placement and Use in Head and Neck Patients Following Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Treatment: Concordance, Discrepancies, and the Role of Gabapentin by Yang, Wuyang, McNutt, Todd R., Dudley, Sara A., Kumar, Rachit, Starmer, Heather M., Gourin, Christine G., Moore, Joseph A., Evans, Kimberly, Allen, Mysha, Agrawal, Nishant, Richmon, Jeremy D., Chung, Christine H., Quon, Harry

“…The prophylactic placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube in the head and neck cancer (HNC) patient is controversial. We sought to…”
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