Publications by authors named "Martin Ojong-Ntui"

Objective: Previous studies have highlighted the poor survival of patients with cutaneous angiosarcoma of the head and neck. Therapeutic options are limited, and effective treatment strategies are yet to be discovered. The objective of this study is to evaluate overall survival following intensified adjuvant treatment for high-risk resected angiosarcoma of the head and neck.

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Purpose: To provide an assessment of safety regarding high-dose-rate after-loading brachytherapy (HDR-BT) based on adverse events reported to the OpenFDA, an open access database maintained by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Methods: OpenFDA was queried for HDR-BT events between 1993 and 2019. A brachytherapist categorized adverse events (AEs) based on disease site, applicator, manufacturer, event type, dosimetry impact, and outcomes.

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Introduction: Primary brain malignancies (PBMs) pose significant morbidity and poor prognosis. Despite NCCN recommendations that palliative care should be integrated into general oncologic care plans, it has been historically underused in patients with PBM. We sought to examine trends and factors associated with inpatient palliative care use in patients with PBM.

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Objectives: Limited data is available on head and neck cancer (HNC) patients presenting with brain metastases (BM) at initial diagnosis. We sought to evaluate the incidence, management, and treatment outcomes of these patients using the National Cancer Database (NCDB).

Methods: We identified 465,925 patients diagnosed with HNC between 2010 and 2015 in the NCDB.

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