Swallowing dysfunction is a common sequelae after chemoradiation for oropharynx carcinoma.

Introduction: A retrospective review of all patients with advanced oropharynx cancer from a single institution was performed.

Methods: Sixty-seven patients with stage III/IV oropharynx cancer were treated with definitive radiotherapy with or without concurrent chemotherapy from 1990 to 2004. Follow-up ranged from 6 to 91 months with a median of 32 months.

Radiographic complete response on post treatment CT imaging eliminates the need for adjuvant neck dissection after treatment for node positive head and neck cancer.

Objective: The primary purpose of this study was to correlate radiographic response in the neck to clinical outcomes for patients with node positive head and neck cancer.

Methods: One hundred three patients with stage III/IV node positive cancer were treated with definitive radiotherapy or chemoradiation at a single institution from 1990 to 2004. Follow-up ranged from 8 months to 144 months with a median of 42 months.

Radiofrequency turbinate reduction: a NOSE evaluation.

Background: The symptoms and treatments for nasal obstruction are numerous and common. Yet, a consensus on a surgical approach or, even more importantly, how to define the success of any approach is lacking in the literature. A disease-specific outcomes instrument recently developed by the American Academy of Otolaryngology, known as the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale, has allowed for a validated, uniform method to compare different treatments for nasal obstruction.

Laryngopharyngeal abnormalities in hospitalized patients with dysphagia.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of laryngopharyngeal (LP) abnormalities in hospitalized patients with dysphagia referred for flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES).

Study Design: Retrospective, blinded review by two otolaryngologists of 100 consecutive FEES studies performed and video-recorded by a speech-language pathologist (SLP).

Methods: Two otolaryngologists reviewed videos of 100 consecutive FEES studies on hospitalized patients with dysphagia for the presence of abnormal LP findings.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the subglottis.

Study Design: A retrospective study over a 25-year period of patients with laryngeal carcinoma treated by the Department of Otolaryngology at Wake Forest University.

Methods: The boundaries of the subglottis were defined as 5 mm below the free edge of the true vocal folds extending to the inferior border of the cricoid cartilage. All were staged according to American Joint Committee on Cancer: stages I and II were considered early and stages III and IV as late.