Browsing by Author "Erol, Zeynep Nur"

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    Neck Muscle Mass Index as a Predictor of Post-Laryngectomy Wound Complications
    (SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2018-01-01) Bozkurt, Gulpembe; Elhassan, Hassan Ahmed; Mahmutoglu, Abdullah Soydan; Celebi, Irfan; Mcleod, Robert W. J.; Soytas, Pinar; Erol, Zeynep Nur; Sozen, Esra
    Objective: We investigated the relationship between paravertebral muscle cross-sectional area (PVM CSA) at the third vertebra (C3) level using computerized tomography (CT) neck images and its relationship with complications after total laryngectomy. Design: Retrospective analysis of 60 advanced laryngeal cancer patients who underwent total laryngectomy was performed. The cross-sectional areas of paravertebral neck muscles using neck CT at C3 level images obtained preoperatively were analyzed. Results: A significant difference in PVM CSA between complication and no complication groups, F(1, 53 = 4.319, P = .043), was identified by ANCOVA. There were no significant differences in between-subject effects: T-stage (F = 1.652, P = .204), body mass index (F = 0.889, P = .35), albumin (F = .359, P = .552), age (F = 1.623 P = .208), and smoking (F = 4.319, P = .41). Conclusion: The PVM CSA measured at C3 level on pretreatment CT may help identify patients at higher risk of postoperative wound complications after total laryngectomy and who may particularly benefit from preoperative optimization of nutritional status.
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    The role of red cell distribution width in the locoregional recurrence of laryngeal cancer
    (ASSOC BRASILEIRA OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA \& CIRURGIA CERVICOFACIAL, 2019-01-01) Bozkurt, Gulpembe; Korkut, Arzu Yasemin; Soytas, Pinar; Dizdar, Senem Kurt; Erol, Zeynep Nur
    Introduction: Although the red cell distribution width has been reported as a reliable predictor of prognosis in several types of cancer, to our knowledge few reports have focused on the prognostic value of red cell distribution width in laryngeal carcinoma. Objective: We aimed to explore whether the pretreatment red cell distribution width predicted recurrence in laryngeal cancer patients is a simple, reproducible, and inexpensive prognostic biomarker. Methods: All laryngeal cancer patients who underwent curative surgery (n= 132) over a 7 year study period were evaluated. Data on demographics, primary tumor site, T-stage, N-stage, histological features (differentiation