Publications by authors named "Shaun R Jackson"
Background: The contemporary treatment of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is an area of debate. We report outcomes of a minimally invasive approach involving transoral laser microsurgery (TLM).
Methods: A consecutive series of patients (n = 153) undergoing primary TLM for oropharyngeal SCC from 2006 to 2013 was studied.
Objectives: To systematically review the literature to identify studies from which it is possible to perform a Number Needed to Treat (NNT) analysis to identify, in a more clinically intuitive manner, neck node levels for which treatment is essential in the N0 and N+ neck with respect to the primary site of tumour.
Methods: Systematic literature review using a defined search strategy; data extraction from studies meeting the inclusion criteria; calculation of NNT for individual neck node levels with respect to primary site.
Results: A total of 6169 articles were identified from searches of Embase, Medline, The Cochrane library of randomised control trials, conference proceedings and the bibliographies of retrieved papers.
Objectives: To test the validity of the comparative audit tool of POSSUM (Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the Enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity) against a cohort of 92 consecutive laryngectomies at a major tertiary referral centre for head and neck cancer. The major outcome measurements were 30-day mortality rates, formation of a pharyngo-cutaneous fistula, and length of hospital stay.
Methods: By means of a prospective and retrospective case note analysis.
The use of trans-oral laser techniques for the resection of head and neck carcinomas has increased exponentially over the last four decades. Inadvertent laser damage to the patient or operating theatre staff is an acknowledged risk. However, no data exist to verify the safety margin of commonly employed precautions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Screening for synchronous pulmonary tumors in patients presenting with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) is important, because detection may alter subsequent management.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective review, comparing effectiveness of pulmonary screening using thoracic CT or chest X-ray, in 1882 patients presenting with SCCHN.
Results: The overall rate of synchronous pulmonary tumors was 4.
Primary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the tongue base. Case report and review of the literature.
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec
January 2003
Background: Primary extramedullary plasmacytomas (PEMP) are rare malignant neoplasms with a predilection for the head and neck. Eighty percent of all PEMP are located in this area.
Case Report: The authors present a case of lingual plasmacytoma in a 65-year-old man, diagnosed on biopsy and treated with external beam radiotherapy.