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What makes a good flap go bad?: A critical analysis of the literature of intraoperative factors related to free flap failure by Pattani, Kavita M., Byrne, Patrick, Boahene, Kofi, Richmon, Jeremy

“…Objectives/Hypothesis: The purpose of this article is to discuss the various factors related to poor outcome in free flap reconstructions of the head and neck…”
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Comparison of radiosensitizing effects of the mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor CCI-779 to cisplatin in experimental models of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Ekshyyan, Oleksandr, Rong, Youhua, Rong, Xiaohua, Pattani, Kavita M, Abreo, Fleurette, Caldito, Gloria, Chang, John Kai Siung, Ampil, Federico, Glass, Jonathan, Nathan, Cherie-Ann O

“…To determine if the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor CCI-779 can sensitize head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) to radiotherapy (XRT)…”
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MAGEB2 is activated by promoter demethylation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Pattani, Kavita M, Soudry, Ethan, Glazer, Chad A, Ochs, Michael F, Wang, Hao, Schussel, Juliana, Sun, Wenyue, Hennessey, Patrick, Mydlarz, Wojciech, Loyo, Myriam, Demokan, Semra, Smith, Ian M, Califano, Joseph A

“…Although promoter hypermethylation has been an accepted means of tumor suppressor gene inactivation, activation of otherwise normally repressed proto-oncogenes…”
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Transoral robotic-assisted thyroidectomy: A preclinical feasibility study in 2 cadavers by Richmon, Jeremy D., Pattani, Kavita M., Benhidjeb, Tahar, Tufano, Ralph P.

“…Background Technological advances in thyroid surgery have included various “minimally invasive” thyroidectomy techniques, both open and endoscopic. These…”
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Multifocal Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Thyroid With Cervical and Paratracheal Lymph Node Involvement and Progression to Multiple Myeloma by Alexander, Vincent S, Ernst, Michael D, Vogel, Andrew D, Cheung, Wang L, Obermiller, Alyssa N, Baidas, Said, Pattani, Kavita M

“…Extramedullary plasmacytomas without evidence of systemic illness make up less than 5% of all plasma cell neoplasms. The incidence of extramedullary…”
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High-Grade Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor in the Pituitary Region by Alexander, Vincent S, Ernst, Michael, Cheung, Wang L, Obermiller, Alyssa N, Mercado, Catherine, Garcia, Hermes, Pattani, Kavita M

“…Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RTs) are embryological tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). They are typically found in children, with rare…”
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Implementation of a TORS program in an academic medical center by Richmon, Jeremy D., Agrawal, Nishant, Pattani, Kavita M.

“…Objectives: Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) is rapidly being adopted by many head and neck surgeons for treatment of upper aerodigestive tract tumors. Various…”
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Long-Term Experience in Sentinel Node Biopsy for Early Oral and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Pattani, Kavita M., Califano, Joseph

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Validation of nucleolar protein 4 as a novel methylated tumor suppressor gene in head and neck cancer by DEMOKAN, SEMRA, CHUANG, ALICE Y, PATTANI, KAVITA M, SIDRANSKY, DAVID, KOCH, WAYNE, CALIFANO, JOSEPH A

“…Methylation of CpG islands in the promoter region of genes acts as a significant mechanism of epigenetic gene silencing in head and neck cancer. In the present…”
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Identification of guanine nucleotide-binding protein γ-7 as an epigenetically silenced gene in head and neck cancer by gene expression profiling by DEMOKAN, SEMRA, CHUANG, ALICE Y, CHANG, XIAOFEI, KHAN, TANBIR, SMITH, IAN M, PATTANI, KAVITA M, DASGUPTA, SANTANU, BEGUM, SHAHNAZ, KHAN, ZUBAIR, LIEGEOIS, NANETTE J, WESTRA, WILLIAM H, SIDRANSKY, DAVID, KOCH, WAYNE, CALIFANO, JOSEPH A

“…Silencing of tumor suppressor genes plays a vital role in head and neck carcinogenesis. Aberrant hypermethylation in the promoter region of some known or…”
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Level V involvement in patients with early T-stage, node-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma by Pattani, Kavita M., Califano, Joseph, Sanguineti, Giuseppe

“…Objectives/Hypothesis: To assess the risk of level V nodal involvement for early T‐stage and node positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (ORO‐SCC)…”
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Reflux as a cause of tracheoesophageal puncture failure by Pattani, Kavita M., Morgan, Matthew, Nathan, Cherie-Ann O.

“…Objective: To evaluate the response to empiric reflux management in treatment of tracheoesophageal punctures (TEP) failures. Methods: A retrospective chart…”
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Positive Sentinel Lymph Nodes are a Negative Prognostic Factor for Survival in T1–2 Oral/Oropharyngeal Cancer: A Long-Term Study on 103 Patients by Pattani, Kavita M., Califano, Joseph

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Utility of panendoscopy for the detection of unknown primary head and neck cancer in patients with a negative PET/CT scan by Pattani, Kavita M, Goodier, Michael, Lilien, David, Kupferman, Todd, Caldito, Gloria, Nathan, Cherie-Ann O

“…We conducted a retrospective review of the records of 23 patients who had been diagnosed with regionally metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma from…”
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Electrical stimulation of post-irradiated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma to improve xerostomia by Pattani, Kavita M, McDuffie, Chad M, Morgan, Matthew, Armstrong, Cynthia, Nathan, Cherie-Ann O

“…We observed a significant improvement in the complaints of dysphagia in patients with head and neck cancer who had received noninvasive neuromuscular…”
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The Role of MAGEA2 in Head and Neck Cancer by Glazer, Chad A, Smith, Ian M, Bhan, Sheetal, Sun, Wenyue, Chang, Steven S, Pattani, Kavita M, Westra, William, Khan, Zubair, Califano, Joseph A

“…OBJECTIVE To examine the role of MAGEA2 in the tumorigenesis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). DESIGN Primary tissue microarray data and…”
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What makes a good flap go bad? A critical analysis of the literature of intraoperative factors related to free flap failure by Pattani, Kavita M., Richmon, Jeremy

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Abstract 666: Validation of nucleolar protein 4 as a novel methylated tumor suppressor gene in head and neck cancer by Demokan, Semra, Chuang, Alice Y., Pattani, Kavita M., Sidransky, David, Koch, Wayne, Califano, Joseph A.

“…Purpose: Methylation of CpG islands in the promoter region of genes acts as a significant mechanism of epigenetic gene silencing in head and neck cancer. In…”
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Abstract 1384: Promoter methylation of tumor suppressor genes in convalescent saliva samples from patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Demokan, Semra, Kaur, Jatinder, Chuang, Alice Y., Mydlarz, Wojciech K., Pattani, Kavita M., Koch, Wayne M., Sidransky, David, Dalay, Nejat, Califano, Joseph A.

“…Purpose: Silencing of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) plays an important role in head and neck carcinogenesis. Methylation of CpG islands in the promoter regions…”
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Abstract 4041: Identification of GNG7 as an epigenetically silenced gene in head and neck cancer by gene expression profiling by Demokan, Semra, Chuang, Alice Y., Chang, Xiaofei, Khan, Tanbir, Smith, Ian M., Pattani, Kavita M., Dasgupta, Santanu, Begum, Shahnaz, Khan, Zubair, Liegeois, Nanette J., Westra, William H., Sidransky, David, Koch, Wayne, Califano, Joseph A.

“…Silencing of tumor suppressor genes plays a vital role in head and neck carcinogenesis. Aberrant hypermethylation in the promoter region of some known or…”
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