Scientific Achievements

CORE D: CLINICAL

Core Leader: Jonas T. Johnson, MD

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Site:

2004
*Through August
2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Total Ca 165 343 238 228 316 284 258 226 251
OC 40 68 45 72 70 56 48 34 40
HP 3 13 6 2 14 13 19 10 15
L 22 50 35 50 55 36 21 29 30
OP 11 49 25 14 21 27 33 18 27
Other 15 31 31 48 39 21 28 24 23
Recurrence 74 132 96 42 117 131 109 111 116


Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Sex and Race

2004
* Through August
2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Total Ca 165 343 238 228 316 284 258 226 251
Male 111-67% 252-73% 167-70% 157-69% 223- 71% 204 -72% 181-70% 168-74% 154-79%
Female 54-33% 91-27% 71-30% 71-31% 93- 29% 80 -28% 77-30% 58-26% 41-21%
White 155-94% 310-90% 190-80% 187-82% 252 -80% 237 -83% 201-78% 194-86% 168-86%
Black 8-5% 21-6% 25-11% 23-10% 32 -10% 27 -10% 25-10% 16-7% 18-9%
Other 2-1% 12-4% 21-9% 18-8% 32 -10% 20 -7% 32-12% 16-7% 9-5%

Related Publications:

Perlmutter MA, Johnson JT, Snyderman CH, Cano ER, Myers EN: Functional outcomes after treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the base of tongue. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 128:887-91, 2002.
Hoffman TK, Muller-Berghaus J, Ferris RL, Johnson JT, Storkus WJ, Whiteside TL: Alterations in the frequency of dendritic cell subsets in the peripheral circulation of patients with squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck. Clin Cancer Res 8:1787-93, 2002.
Hoffman TK, Dworacki G J, Tsukihiro T, Meidenbauer N, Gooding W, Johnson JT, Whiteside TL: Spontaneous apoptosis of circulating T lymphocytes in patients with head and neck cancer and its clinical importance. Clin Cancer Res 8:2553-62, 2002.
Pitman KT, Johnson JT, Brown ML, Myers EN: Sentinel lymph node biopsy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Laryngoscope 112:2101-2113, 2002.
Smith JC, Johnson JT, Myers EN: Management and outcome of early glottic carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 126:356-64, 2002.
Smith JC, Johnson JT, Cognetti DM, Landsittel DP, Gooding WE, Cano ER, Myers EN: Quality of life, functional outcome, and costs of early glottic cancer. Laryngoscope 113:68-76, 2003.
Simons JP, Hunt JL, Johnson JT: Clinical problem solving: pathology granular cell tumor of the tongue with overlying pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 129:127-128, 2003.
Magge KT, Myers EN, Johnson JT: Radiation following surgery for oral cancer: impact on local control. Laryngoscope 113:933-935, 2003.
Beitler JJ, Johnson JT: Transoral laser excision for early glottic cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 56:1063-66, 2003.
Zimmer LA, McCook B, Meltzer C, Fukui M, Bascom D, Snyderman C, Townsend DW, Johnson JT: Combined positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging of recurrent thyroid cancer. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 128:178-84, 2003.
Simental AA, Johnson JT, Horowitz M: Delayed complications of endovascular stenting for carotid blowout. Am J Otolaryngol 2; 417-419, 2003