alfio-ferlito
Alfio Ferlito, Ph.D
Professor and Chairman

Udine University Faculty of Medicine
Italy
Phone: +39 049 8686058
E-mail: alfio.ferlito@uniud.it

Education

DEGREE DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY YEAR
Degree   Bologna University Faculty of Medicine 1968
Post Graduation Otolaryngology Padua University Faculty of Medicine 1972
Post Graduation Pathology Trieste University Faculty of Medicine 1974

Biography

Alfio Ferlito is Professor and Chairman of the ENT Clinic at the University of Udine School of Medicine from 1997. He was Director of the Department of Surgical Sciences at the same University from 2003 to 2009. He graduated in medicine at the University of Bologna in 1968. He completed his residence programme in otolaryngology and subsequently in pathology. He worked at the ENT Department of   Padua University from 1970 to 1997. He has collaborated in writing articles, editorials, commentaries, letters to the editor, special issues, book chapters and books with 516 international experts. He has edited a three-volume book entitled Cancer of the Larynx (CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1985) and three other books entitled Neoplasms of the Larynx (Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 1993), Surgical Pathology of Laryngeal Neoplasms (Chapman and Hall, London, 1996) and Diseases of the Larynx (Arnold, London, 2000).


Research Interest

  • Head and Neck Surgery
  • Oncology and Cancer Research

Scientific Activities

Employment History
1997-2013 Professor and Chairman, ENT Clinic, Udine University Faculty of Medicine
1997-2013 Professor and Chairman, ENT Clinic, Udine University Faculty of Medicine
2003-2009 Director, Department of Surgical Sciences, Udine University Faculty of Medicine
1985 Professor of Otolaryngology, Padua University Faculty of Medicine
1977 Assistant-in-Chief, ENT Department, Padua University Faculty of Medicine
1974 Assistant, ENT Department, Padua University Faculty of Medicine
1971 Assistant, ENT Department, Padua University Faculty of Medicine (Verona branch)
1968 Assistant, Pathology Department, Trieste University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Activities
  1. Italian Society of Otolaryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery, Fellow (1973-2000)
  2. University Association of Otolaryngologists, Fellow (1973-2000)
  3. American Laryngological Association, Corresponding Fellow (since 1986)
  4. Royal Society of Medicine of London, Fellow (since 1987)
  5. Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Society of Japan, Fellow (since 1987)
  6. American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Associate Fellow (since 1987)
  7. International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies, Member (since 1987)
  8. American Society for Head and Neck Surgery, Corresponding Fellow (since 1988)
  9. American Broncho-Esophagological Association, Corresponding Fellow (since 1988)
  10. Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Corresponding Fellow  (since 1988)
  11. The Laryngeal Cancer Association, President (1988-1996)
  12. American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, International Member (since 1989)
  13. International Broncho-Esophagological Society, Councilor  (since 1989)
  14. Japan Laryngological Association, Corresponding Fellow (since 1989)
  15. Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum, Member  (since 1991)
  16. merican Association for the Advancement of Science, International Member (since 1992)
  17. New York Academy of Sciences, Member (since 1992)
  18. Slovenian Association of Otorhinolaryngologists, Member (since 1992)
  19. Hungarian Association of Otorhinolaryngologists, Honorary Member (since 1993)
  20. Society of Head and Neck Surgeons, Corresponding Member  (since 1994)
  21. European Working Group on Human Auditory & Vestibular Histopathology, Member (since 1996)
  22. The Voice Foundation, Associate Member (since 1999)
  23. Slovak Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Honorary Member (since 2003)
  24. Spanish Society of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Honorary Member (since 2003)
  25. American Society for Clinical Pathology, International Member (since 2004)
  26. Israeli Society of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, Corresponding Member (since 2004)
  27. American Otological Society, Associate Member (since 2004)
  28. merican Rhinologic Society, International Member (since 2004)
  29. oyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, External Examiner (since 2004)
  30. College of American Pathologists, International Member (since 2004),  Emeritus International Member (since 2008)
  31. Royal College of Pathologists, Fellow (since 2004)
  32. American College of Surgeons, Fellow (since 2004)
  33. Hong Kong College of Otorhinolaryngologists, Corresponding Fellow (since 2004)
  34. British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists, Member (since 2005)
  35. International Academy of Oral Oncology, Fellow (since 2005)
  36. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie, Member (since 2006)
  37. Interventional Oncology Society, Member (since 2008)
HONORS AND AWARDS
  1. Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Fellowship ad hominem (2003)
  2. Royal College of Surgeons of England, Fellowship ad eundem (2003)
  3. Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow, Fellowship qua Surgeon ad eundem (2004)
  4. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Fellowship ad eundem (2004)
  5. Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Fellowship ad eundem (2005)
  6. He has been honored with several distinctions from professional ENT Societies including two Presidential Citations from the American Laryngological Association.

Publications

  1. Strojan P, Corry J, Eisbruch A, Vermorken JB,  Mendenhall WM, Lee AWM, Haigentz M Jr,  Beitler JJ, de Bree R, Takes RP, Paleri V, Kelly CG, Genden EM, Bradford CR, Harrison LB, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Recurrent and second primary squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: when and how to reirradiate. Head Neck 37, 134-150, 2015. Review
  2. Rodrigo JP, Kowalski LP, Silver CE, de Bree R, Rinaldo A, Shaha AR, Strojan P, Elsheikh MN, Haigentz M Jr, Sanabria A, Coskun HH, Takes RP, Ferlito A. When is reoperative surgery not indicated for recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma? Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 272, 259-262, 2015. Editorial
  3. Saba NF, Haigentz M Jr, Vermorken JB, Strojan P, Bossi P, Rinaldo A, Takes RP, Ferlito A. Prevention of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: removing the “chemo” from “chemoprevention” Oral Oncol 51, 112-118, 2015. Review
  4. Suárez C, Takes RP, Silver CE, Rodrigo JP, Strojan P, Woolgar JA, Haigentz M Jr, Coskun HH, de Bree R,  Owen RP, Elsheikh MN, Shaha AR, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. When is surgical therapy for head and neck malignant epithelial tumors not indicated? Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 272, 513-516, 2015. Editorial
  5. Haigentz M Jr, Vermorken JB, Forastiere AA, Corry J, Beitler JJ, Strojan P, Hartl DM, Rodrigo JP, Bradford CR, Rinaldo A, Takes RP, Mendenhall WM, Shaha AR, Wolf GT, Ferlito A. When is chemotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma not indicated? Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 272, 781-787, 2015. Editorial
  6. Coca-Pelaz A, Rodrigo JP, Triantafyllou A, Hunt JL, Rinaldo A, Strojan P, Haigentz M Jr, Mendenhall WM, Takes RP, Vander Poorten V, Ferlito A. Salivary mucoepidermoid carcinoma revisited. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 272, 799-819, 2015. Review
  7. Paleri V, Drinnan M, van den Brekel MWM, Takes RP, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. In response to Vascularized tissue to reduce fistula following salvage total laryngectomy: a systematic review. Laryngoscope 125, E156, 2015. Letter to the Editor
  8. Bäck LJJ, Mäkitie AA,  O'Malley Jr. BW, Owen RP, Rinaldo A, Silver CE, Ferlito A. When is radiofrequency ablation not indicated in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma management? Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 272, 1045-1046, 2015. Editorial
  9. de Bree E, Karatzanis A, Hunt JL, Strojan P, Rinaldo A, Takes RP, Ferlito A, de Bree R. Lipomatous tumours of the head and neck: a spectrum of biological behaviour. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 272, 1061-1077, 2015. Review
  10. Ferlito A, Coca-Pelaz A, Rodrigo JP, Triantafyllou A, Devaney KO, Hunt JL, Perez-Ordoñez B, Slootweg PJ, Bell D, Bishop JA, Rinaldo A. New tumor phenotypes reported in the larynx in the last decades: a critique. Am J Otolaryngol 36, 494-497, 2015. Consensus Statement
  11. Coskun HH, Medina JE, Robbins KT, Silver CE, Strojan P, Teymoortash A, Pellitteri PK, Rodrigo JP, Stoeckli SJ, Shaha AR, Suárez C, Hartl DM, de Bree R, Takes RP, Hamoir M, Pitman KT, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Current philosophy in the surgical management of neck metastases for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck 37, 915-926, 2015. Review
  12. Weinstein GS, O'Malley Jr. BW, Rinaldo A, Silver CE, Werner JA, Ferlito A. Understanding contraindications for transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for oropharyngeal cancer. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 272, 1551-1552, 2015. Editorial
  13. Mamelle E, Borget I, Leboulleux S,  Mirghani H, Suárez C,  Pellitteri PK, Shaha AR, Hamoir M, Robbins KT, Khafif A,  Rodrigo JP, Silver CE, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A, Hartl DM. Impact of  prophylactic central neck dissection on oncologic outcomes of  papillary thyroid carcinoma: a review. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 272, 1577-1586, 2015. Review
  14. Coca-Pelaz A, Rodrigo JP, Bradley PJ, Vander Poorten V, Triantafyllou A, Hunt JL, Strojan P, Rinaldo A, Haigentz M Jr, Takes RP, Mondin V, Teymoortash A, Thompson LDR, Ferlito A. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck – Update. Oral Oncol 51, 652-661, 2015. Review
  15. Mendenhall WM, Takes RP, Shah JP, Bradley PJ, Beitler JJ, Strojan P, Suárez C, Rodrigo JP, Saba NF, Rinaldo A, Werner JA, Ferlito A. Current treatment of T1N0 squamous cell carcinoma of the glottic larynx. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 272, 1821–1824, 2015. Editorial
  16. Gleber-Netto FO, Braakhuis BJM, Triantafyllou A, Takes RP, Kelner N, Rodrigo JP, Strojan P, Vander Poorten V, Rapidis AD, Rinaldo A, Brakenhoff RH, Ferlito A, Kowalski LP. Molecular events in relapsed oral squamous cell carcinoma: recurrence vs secondary primary tumor. Oral Oncol 51, 738-744, 2015. Review
  17. Mendenhall WM, Strojan P, Eisbruch A, Smee R, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. When is definitive radiotherapy the preferred treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma? Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 272, 2583-2586, 2015. Editorial
  18. Triantafyllou A, Thompson LDR, Devaney KO, Bell D, Hunt JL, Rinaldo A, Vander Poorten V, Ferlito A. Functional histology of salivary gland pleomorphic adenoma: an appraisal. Head Neck Pathol 9, 387-404, 2015. Review
  19. Suárez C, Fernández-Alvarez V, Neumann HPH, Boedeker CC, Offergeld C, Rinaldo A, Strojan P, Ferlito A. Modern trends in the management of head and neck paragangliomas. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol  272, 3595-3599, 2015. Editorial
  20. de Bree R, Takes RP, Castelijns JA, Medina JE, Stoeckli SJ, Mancuso AA, Hunt JL, Rodrigo JP, Triantafyllou A, Teymoortash A, Civantos FJ, Rinaldo A, Pitman KT, Hamoir M, Robbins KT, Silver CE, Hoekstra OS, Ferlito A. Advances in diagnostic modalities to detect occult lymph node metastases in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck 37, 1829-1839, 2015. Review
  21. Bishop JA, Thompson LDR, Cardesa A, Barnes L, Lewis JS Jr, Triantafyllou A, Hellquist HB, Stenman G, Hunt JL, Williams MD, Slootweg PJ, Devaney KO, Gnepp DR, Wenig BM, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. A rhabdomyoblastic differentiation in head and neck malignancies other than rhabdomyosarcoma. Head Neck Pathol 9, 507-518, 2015. Review
  22. Bossi P, Saba NF, Vermorken JB, Strojan P, Pala L, de Bree R, Rodrigo JP, López F, Hanna EY, Haigentz M Jr, Takes RP, Slootweg PJ, Silver CE, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. The role of systemic therapy in the management of sinonasal cancer: a critical review. Cancer Treat Rev 41, 836-843, 2015. Review
  23. Takes RP, Wierzbicka M, D'Souza G, Jackowska J, Silver CE, Rodrigo JP, Dikkers FG, Olsen KD, Rinaldo A, Brakenhoff RH, Ferlito A.. HPV vaccination to prevent oropharyngeal carcinoma: what can be learned from anogenital vaccination programs? Oral Oncol 51, 1057-1060, 2015. Review
  24. Rapidis AD, Dijkstra PU, Roodenburg JLN, Rodrigo JP, Rinaldo A, Strojan P, Takes RP, Ferlito A. Trismus in patients with head and neck cancer. Etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and management. Clin Otolaryngol 40, 516-526, 2015.  Review
  25. Hoch S, Katabi N, Daniel H, Franke N, Wiegand S, Zimmerman AP, Mandapathil M, Ferlito A, Teymoortash A. Prognostic value of level IV metastases from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck 38, 140-146, 2016. Review
  26. López F, Rodrigo JP, Cardesa A, Triantafyllou A, Devaney KO, Mendenhall WM, Haigentz M Jr, Strojan P, Pellitteri PK, Bradford CR, Shaha AR, Hunt JL, de Bree R, Takes RP, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Update on primary head and neck mucosal melanoma. Head Neck 38, 147-155, 2016. Review
  27. Giefing M, Wierzbicka M, Szyfter K, Brenner JC, Braakhuis BJ, Brakenhoff RH, Bradford CR, Sorensen JA, Rinaldo A, Rodrigo JP, Takes RP, Ferlito A.        Moving towards personalized therapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma through analysis of next generation sequencing data. Eur J Cancer 55, 147-157, 2016. Review
  28. Wierzbicka M, Bartochowska A, Strnad V, Strojan P, Mendenhall WM, Harrison LB, Rinaldo A,Sahai P, Wiegand S, Ferlito A. The role of brachytherapy in the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 273, 269-276, 2016. Review
  29. Ferlito A, Rinaldo A, Bishop JA, Hunt JL,  Vander Poorten V,  Williams MD,  Triantafyllou A,  Devaney KO, Gnepp DR,  Kusafuka K,  Halmos GB,  Westra WH,  Takes RP,  Thompson LDR. Paraneoplastic syndromes in patients with laryngeal neuroendocrine carcinomas: clinical manifestations and prognostic significance
  30. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 273, 533-536, 2016. Review
  31. Szyfter  K, Wierzbicka M, Hunt JL, Rinaldo A, Rodrigo JP, Takes RP, Ferlito A. Frequent chromosomal aberrations and candidate genes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 273, 537-545, 2016. Review.
  32. Hellquist H, Skálová A, Barnes L, Cardesa A, Thompson LDR, Triantafyllou A, Williams MD, Devaney KO, Gnepp DR, Bishop JA, Wenig BM, Suárez C, Rodrigo JP, Coca-Pelaz A, Strojan P, Shah JP, Hamoir M, Bradley PJ, Silver CE, Slootweg PJ, Vander Poorten V, Teymoortash A, Medina JE, Robbins KT, Pitman KT, Kowalski LP, de Bree R, Mendenhall WM, Eloy JA, Takes RP, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Cervical lymph node metastasis in high-grade transformation of head and neck adenoid cystic carcinoma: a collective international review. Adv Ther 33, 357-368 2016. Review
  33. Teymoortash A, Ferlito A, Halmos GB. Treatment in elderly patients with head and neck cancer: a challenging dilemma. HNO 64, 217-220, 2016. Review
  34. Coca-Pelaz A, Barnes L, Rinaldo A, Cardesa A, Shah JP, Rodrigo JP, Suárez C, Eloy JA, Bishop JA, Devaney KO, Thompson LDR, Wenig BM, Strojan P, Hamoir M, Bradley PJ, Gnepp DR, Silver CE, Slootweg PJ, Triantafyllou A, Vander Poorten Vincent, Williams MD, Skálová A, Hellquist H, Teymoortash A, Medina JE, Robbins KT, Pitman KT, Kowalski LP, de Bree R, Mendenhall WM, Takes RP, Ferlito A. Cervical lymph node metastasis in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the larynx: a collective international review. Adv Ther 33, 553-579, 2016. Review
  35. Bell D, Hanna EY, Weber RS, DeMonte F, Triantafyllou A, Lewis JS Jr, Cardesa A, Slootweg PJ, Stenman G, Gnepp DR, Devaney KO, Rodrigo JP, Rinaldo A, Wenig BM, Westra WH, Bishop JA, Hellquist HB, Hunt JL, Kusafuka K, Perez-Ordoñez B, Williams MD, Takes RP, Ferlito A. Neuroendocrine neoplasms of the sinonasal region. Head Neck 38 (Suppl 1), E2259-2266, 2016. Review
  36. López F, Rodrigo JP, Silver CE, Haigentz M Jr, Bishop JA, Strojan P, Hartl DM, Bradley PJ,Mendenhall WM, Suárez C, Takes RP, Hamoir M, Robbins KT, Shaha AR, Werner JA, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Cervical lymph node metastasis from remote primary tumor sites. Head Neck 38 (Suppl 1), E2374-2385, 2016. Review
  37. Suárez C, Barnes L, Silver CE, Rodrigo JP, Shah JP, Triantafyllou A, Rinaldo A, Cardesa A, Pitman KT, Kowalski LP, Robbins KT, Hellquist H, Medina JE, de Bree R, Takes RP, Coca-Pelaz A, Bradley PJ, Gnepp DR, Teymoortash A, Strojan P, Mendenhall WM, Eloy JA, Bishop JA, Devaney KO, Thompson LDR, Hamoir M, Slootweg PJ, Vander Poorten V, Williams MD, Wenig BM, Skálová A, Ferlito A. Cervical lymph node metastasis in adenoid cystic carcinoma of oral cavity and oropharynx:a collective  international review. Auris Nasus Larynx 43, 477-484, 2016. Review
  38. Coca-Pelaz A, Triantafyllou A, Devaney KO, Rinaldo A, Takes RP, Ferlito A. Collision tumors of the larynx: a critical review. Am J Otolaryngol 37, 365-368, 2016. Review
  39. Nixon IJ, Simo R, Newbold K, Rinaldo A, Suárez C, Kowalski LP, Silver CE, Shah JP, Ferlito A. Management of invasive differentiated  thyroid cancer. Thyroid 26, 1156-1166, 2016. Review
  40. Triantafyllou A, Williams MD, Angelos P, Shah JP, Westra WH, Hunt JL, Devaney KO, Rinaldo A, Slootweg PJ, Gnepp DR, Silver C, Ferlito A. Incidental findings of thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes: old controversy not yet resolved. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 273, 2867-2875, 2016. Review
  41. Samuels SE, Eisbruch A, Beitler JJ, Corry J, Bradford CR, Saba NF, van den Brekel MWM, Smee R, Strojan P, Suárez C, Mendenhall WM, Takes RP, Rodrigo JP, Haigentz M Jr,  Rapidis A, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Management of locally advanced HPV related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma:  where are we? Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 273, 2877-2894, 2016. Review
  42. Coca-Pelaz A, Devaney KO, Rodrigo JP, Halmos GB, Strojan P, Mendenhall WM, Eisbruch A, Smee R, Kusafuka K, Rinaldo, Ferlito A. Should patients with laryngeal small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma receive prophylactic cranial irradiation? Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 273, 2925-2930, 2016. Review
  43. Nixon IJ, Suárez C, Simo R, Sanabria A, Angelos P, Rinaldo A, Rodrigo JP, Kowalski LP, Hartl DM, Hinni ML, Shah JP, Ferlito A. The impact of family history on non-medullary thyroid cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol 42, 1455-1463, 2016. Review
  44. Kirschbaum A, Teymoortash A, Suárez C, Shah JP, Silver CE, Nixon  IJ, Rinaldo A, Kowalski LP, Robbins KT, Ferlito A. Treatment of large tracheal defects after resection: Laryngotracheal release and tracheal replacement. Auris Nasus Larynx 43, 602-608, 2016. Review
  45. Vander Poorten V, Triantafyllou A, Thompson LDR, Bishop J, Hauben E, Hunt JL, Skalova A, Stenman G, Takes RP, Gnepp DR, Hellquist H, Wenig B, Bell D, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Salivary acinic cell carcinoma: reappraisal and update. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 273, 3511-3531, 2016. Review
  46. Robbins KT, Bradford CR, Rodrigo JP, Suárez C, de Bree R, Kowalski LP, Rinaldo A, Silver CE, Lund VJ, Nibu K, Ferlito A. Removing the taboo on the surgical violation (cut-through) of cancer. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 142, 1010-1013, 2016. Review
  47. Strojan P, Vermorken JB, Beitler JJ, Saba NF, Haigentz M Jr, Bossi P, Worden FP, Langendijk JA, Eisbruch A, Mendenhall WM, Lee AWM, Harrison LB, Bradford CR, Smee R, Silver CE, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Cumulative cisplatin dose in concurrent chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer: a systematic review. Head Neck 38 (Suppl 1), E2151-E2158, 2016. Review
  48. López F, Devaney KO, Hanna EY, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Metastases to nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. Head Neck 38, 1847-1854, 2016. Review
  49. Bishop JA, Devaney KO, Barnes L, Slootweg PJ, Cardesa A, Gnepp DR, Williams MD,Triantafyllou A, de Bree R, Robbins KT, Coca-Pelaz A, Vander Poorten V, Suárez C, Shah JP, Bradley PJ, Kowalski LP, Silver CE, Rodrigo JP, Pitman KT, Teymoortash A, Eloy JA, Takes RP, Hamoir M, Medina JE, Mendenhall WM, Strojan P, Hellquist H, Skálová A, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Cervical lymph node metastasis in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the  sinonasal tract, nasopharynx, lacrimal glands, and external auditory canal: a collective international review. J Laryngol Otol 130, 1093-1097, 2016. Review
  50. Sanabria A, Chaves ALF, Kowalski LP, Wolf GT,  Saba NF, Forastiere AA, Beitler JJ, Nibu KI, Bradford CR, Suárez C, Rodrigo JP, Strojan P, Rinaldo A, de Bree R, Haigentz M Jr, Takes RP, Ferlito A . Organ preservation with chemoradiation in advanced laryngeal cancer:  the problem of generalizing results from randomized controlled trials. Auris Nasus Larynx 44, 18-25, 2017. Review
  51. Silver CE, Bradley PJ, Barnes L, de Bree R, Hamoir M, Medina JE, Strojan P, Mendenhall WM, Kowalski LP, Vander Poorten Vincent, Eloy JA, Robbins KT,  Triantafyllou A, Teymoortash A, Rinaldo A, Pitman KT, Ferlito A. Cervical lymph node metastasis in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the major salivary glands. J Laryngol Otol 131, 96-105, 2017. Review
  52. López F, Triantafyllou A, Snyderman CH, Hunt JL, Suárez C, Lund VJ, Strojan P, Saba NF, Nixon IJ,  Devaney KO,  Alobid I,  Bernal-Sprekelsen M, Hanna EY, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Nasal juvenile angiofibroma: current perspectives with emphasis on management. Head Neck  39, 1033-1045, 2017. Review
  53. López F, Williams MD, Skálová A, Hellquist H, Suárez C, Nixon IJ, Rodrigo JP, Cardesa A, Strojan P, Quer M, Hunt JL, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. How phenotype guides the treatment of the most common malignant salivary neoplasms of the larynx? Adv Ther 34, 813-825, 2017. Review
  54. Hartl DM, Morel D, Saavedra E, Massard C, Rinaldo A, Saba NF, Ferlito A, Soria JC. Oto-rhino-laryngologic toxicities of new drugs in oncology: a review
  55. Adv Ther 34, 866-894, 2017. Review
  56. Hunt JL, Ferlito A, Hellquist H, Rinaldo A, Skalova A, Slootweg PJ, Willems S, Cardesa A. Differential diagnosis in neuroendocrine neoplasms of the larynx. Adv Anat Pathol 24, 161-168, 2017. Review
  57. Hellquist H, French CA, Bishop JA, Coca-Pelaz A, Propst EJ, Correia AP, Ngan B-Y, Grant R, Cipriani NA,  Vokes D, Henrique R, Pardal F, Vizcaino JR, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. NUT midline carcinoma of the larynx: a collective international series. Histopathology 70, 861-868, 2017. Review
  58. Nixon IJ, Coca-Pelaz A, Kaleva AI, Triantafyllou A, Angelos P, Owen RP, Rinaldo A, Shaha AR,  Silver CE, Ferlito A. Metastasis to the thyroid gland – A critical review
  59. Ann Surg Oncol 24, 1533-1539, 2017. Review
  60. Saba NF, Mody MD, Tan ES, Gill HS, Rinaldo A, Takes RP, Strojan P, Hartl DM, Vermorken JB, Haigentz M Jr., Ferlito A. Toxicities of systemic agents in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN); a new perspective in the era of immunotherapy. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 115, 50-58, 2017. Review
  61. López F, Williams MD, Cardesa A, Hunt JL, Strojan P, Rinaldo A, Nixon IJ, Rodrigo JP, Saba NF, Mendenhall WM, Quer M, Suárez C, Ferlito A. How phenotype guides management of non-conventional squamous cell carcinomas of the larynx? Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 274, 2709-2726, 2017. Review
  62. Skalova A, Gnepp DR, Lewis JS Jr., Hunt JL, Bishop JA, Hellquist H, Rinaldo A, Vander Poorten V, Ferlito A . Newly described entities in salivary gland pathology. Am J Surg Pathol 41, e33-e47, 2017. Review
  63. Strojan P, Hutcheson K, Eisbruch A, Beitler JJ, Langendijk JA, Lee AWM, Corry J, Mendenhall WM, Smee R, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Treatment of late sequelae after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. Cancer Treat Rev  59, 79- 92, 2017. Review
  64. Angelos P, Hartl DM, Shah JP, Nixon IJ, Owen RP, Rinaldo A, Rodrigo JP, Shaha AR, SilverCE, Suárez C, Ferlito A. Ethical issues in non-intervention trials for thyroid cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol 2017 Mar 15. [Epub ahead of print]. Review
  65. Quer M, Vander Poorten V, Takes RP, Silver CE, Bödeker CC, de Bree R, Rinaldo A, Sanabria A, Shaha AR, Pujol A, Zbären P, Ferlito A. Surgical options in benign parotid tumors: a proposal for classification. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2017 June 21.[Epub ahead of print]. Review
  66. Cardesa A, Nadal A, Alos L, Lloreta-Rull J, Ferlito A. Sebaceous differentiation in squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx: case report with review and discussion of the literature. Head Neck Pathol 2017 Jul 18. [Epub ahead of print].
  67. Shaha AR,  Sliver CE, Angelos P, Nixon IJ, Rodrigo JP, Sanabria A,  Vander Poorten V, Williams MD,  Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. The central compartment - Center of controversy, confusion, and concern in management of differentiated thyroid cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol  2017 Aug 12. [Epub ahead of print].
  68. de Bree R, Wolf GT, de Keizer B, Nixon IJ, Hartl DM, Forastiere AA, Haigentz M Jr, Rinaldo A, Rodrigo JP, Saba NF, Suárez C, Vermorken JB, Ferlito A. Response assessment after induction chemotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: from physical examination to modern imaging techniques and beyond. Head Neck 2017 Aug 17. [Epub ahead of print].Review
  69. López F, Lund VJ, Suárez C, Snyderman CH, Saba NF, Robbins KT, Vander Poorten V, Strojan P, Mendenhall WM, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. The impact of histologic phenotype in the treatment of sinonasal cancer. Adv Ther 2017 Sep 4. [Epub ahead of print].
  70. Talmi YP, Takes RP, Alon EE, Nixon IJ, López F, de Bree R, Rodrigo JP, Shaha AR, Halmos GB, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. The prognostic value of lymph node ratio in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Submitted. Review
  71. López F, Hunt JL, Nixon IJ, Rinaldo A, Williams MD, Cardesa A, Ferlito A. How phenotype guides management of the neuroendocrine carcinomas of the larynx? Submitted. Review
  72. Coca-Pelaz A, Takes RP, Hutcheson K, Saba NF, Haigentz Jr. M, Bradford CR, de Bree R, Strojan P, Lund VJ, Mendenhall WM, Nixon IJ, Quer M, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Head and neck cancer: impact of treatment delay on outcome. Submitted. Review
  73. Sanabria A, Kowalski LP, Shah  JP, Nixon IJ, Angelos P, Williams MD, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Epidemic of thyroid carcinoma in recent years: what is behind overscreening and overdiagnosis? Submitted. Review
  74. Fernández-Álvarez V, López F, Suárez C, Strojan P, Eisbruch A, Silver CE, Mendenhall WM, Langendijk JA, Rinaldo A, Lee AWM, Beitler JJ, Smee R, Álvarez J, Ferlito A. Radiation induced carotid artery lesions. Submitted. Review
  75. Rodrigo JP,  Grilli G,  Shah JP,  Medina JE,  Robbins KT,  Takes RP,  Hamoir M,  Kowalski LP, Suárez C, López F,  Quer M, Bödeker CC, de Bree R,  Coskun HH,  Rinaldo A,  Silver CE,  Ferlito A   . Effectiveness of selective neck dissection in surgically treated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients with a clinically positive neck:  clinical review. Submitted. Review
  76. Genden EM, Kwon D, de Bree R, Rodrigo JP, Rinaldo A, Sanabria A, Rapidis AD,  Takes RP,  Ferlito A. Salvage surgery: minimizing wound complications
  77. Triantafyllou A, Devaney KO, Hunt JL, Rinaldo A , Ferlito A. Neuroendocrine cells in larynx: structural biology and a critique
  78. Coskun HH, Mendenhall WM, Rinaldo A, Rodrigo JP, Suárez C, Strojan P, López F, Mondin V, Saba NF, Shaha AR, Smee R,Takes RP, Ferlito A. Prognosis of subglottic carcinoma: is it really worse?
  79. Skalova A, Stenman G, Simpson RHW, Hellquist H, Slouka D, Svoboda T, Bishop JA, Hunt JL, Nibu K-I, Rinaldo A, Vander Poorten V, Devaney KO, Steiner P, Ferlito A. The role of molecular testing in the differential diagnosis of salivary gland carcinomas”. Submitted
  80. Olsen KD, Quer M, de Bree R, Vander Poorten V,Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Deep lobe parotidectomy – Why, when, and how?

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