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Overview

Peter M. Som is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States. Their research work primarily spans the field of Medicine, with specific focus in Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Dermatology, Neurology, and Genetics.

Recent publications highlight their involvement in studies related to head and neck cancers, surgical techniques, and radiologic assessments. Key recent papers include:

  • De-Escalated Adjuvant Therapy After Transoral Robotic Surgery for Human Papillomavirus-Related Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: The Sinai Robotic Surgery (SIRS) Trial, 2021, The Oncologist
  • A Radiologic Grading System for Assessing the Radiographic Outcome of Treatment in Lymphatic and Lymphatic-Venous Malformations of the Head and Neck, 2021, American Journal of Neuroradiology
  • Maxillofacial Skeleton and Facial Anatomy, 2022, Neuroimaging Clinics of North America
  • Survival and Quality of Life Analysis in a Randomized Deintensification Trial for Locally Advanced HPV Positive Oropharynx Cancer Patients, 2020, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • De-Escalated Adjuvant Therapy after Transoral Robotic Surgery for HPV related Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: The SiRS Trial, 2020, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Brett A. Miles
  • Vishal Gupta
  • Richard L. Bakst
  • Marshall R. Posner
  • Mike Yao

Peter M. Som's publications have appeared in several scientific venues, notably:

  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • The Oncologist
  • American Journal of Neuroradiology
  • Neuroimaging Clinics of North America
  • Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

The main topics covered by their research include:

  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques
  • Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research
  • Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
  • Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas
  • Teratomas and Epidermoid Cysts

Peter M. Som has contributed to advancing clinical understanding and treatment approaches in their areas of study through diverse published work focusing on surgical oncology, radiologic evaluations, and reconstructive techniques related to the head, neck, and facial regions.

Best Publications

  • The [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose method for the measurement of local cerebral glucose utilization in man.

    M Reivich;D Kuhl;A Wolf;J Greenberg

  • Neck Dissection Classification Update: Revisions Proposed by the American Head and Neck Society and the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

    K. Thomas Robbins;Gary L Clayman;Paul A. Levine;Jesus Medina

  • Head and Neck Imaging

    [edited by] Peter M. Som;Hugh D. Curtin.

  • A Fluorinated Glucose Analog, 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (F-18): Nontoxic Tracer for Rapid Tumor Detection

    P Som;H L Atkins;D Bandoypadhyay;J S Fowler

  • Detection of metastasis in cervical lymph nodes: CT and MR criteria and differential diagnosis.

    P M Som

  • Consensus Statement on the Classification and Terminology of Neck Dissection

    K. Thomas Robbins;Ashok R. Shaha;Jesus E. Medina;Joseph A. Califano

  • Lymph nodes of the neck.

    P M Som

  • Imaging-based nodal classification for evaluation of neck metastatic adenopathy.

    Peter M. Som;Hugh D. Curtin;Anthony A. Mancuso

  • Functional evaluation following microvascular oromandibular reconstruction of the oral cancer patient: A comparative study of reconstructed and nonreconstructed patients

    Mark L. Urken;Daniel Buchbinder;Hubert Weinberg;Carlin Vickery

  • Evaluation of Neck and Body Metastases to Nodes with Ferumoxtran 10–enhanced MR Imaging: Phase III Safety and Efficacy Study

    Yoshimi Anzai;Catherine W. Piccoli;Eric K. Outwater;William Stanford

  • An imaging-based classification for the cervical nodes designed as an adjunct to recent clinically based nodal classifications.

    Peter M. Som;Hugh D. Curtin;Anthony A. Mancuso

  • The incidence of concha bullosa and its relationship to nasal septal deviation and paranasal sinus disease.

    Jamie S. Stallman;Joao N. Lobo;Peter M. Som

  • Central nodal necrosis and extracapsular neoplastic spread in cervical lymph nodes: MR imaging versus CT

    D M Yousem;P M Som;D B Hackney;F Schwaibold

  • Radiopharmaceuticals XXVII. 18F-labeled 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-d-glucose as a radiopharmaceutical for measuring regional myocardial glucose metabolism in vivo: tissue distribution and imaging studies in animals.

    B M Gallagher;A Ansari;H Atkins;V Casella

  • Increased accumulation of 2-deoxy-2-[18F]Fluoro-D-glucose in liver metastases from colon carcinoma.

    Y. Yonekura;R. S. Benua;A. B. Brill;P. Som

  • Sinonasal tumors and inflammatory tissues: differentiation with MR imaging.

    P M Som;M D Shapiro;H F Biller;C Sasaki

  • Tumors of the parapharyngeal space: preoperative evaluation, diagnosis and surgical approaches.

    Peter M. Som;Hugh F. Biller;William Lawson

  • Chronically obstructed sinonasal secretions: observations on T1 and T2 shortening.

    P M Som;W P Dillon;G D Fullerton;R A Zimmerman

  • Esthesioneuroblastoma: surgical treatment without radiation.

    Hugh F. Biller;William Lawson;Ved P. Sachdev;Peter Som

  • Common tumors of the parapharyngeal space: refined imaging diagnosis.

    P M Som;M Sacher;A L Stollman;H F Biller

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugh F. Biller
Hugh F. Biller Mount Sinai Hospital
William Lawson
William Lawson Stony Brook University
Marshall R. Posner
Marshall R. Posner Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Yoshiharu Yonekura
Yoshiharu Yonekura Osaka University
Joanna S. Fowler
Joanna S. Fowler Brookhaven National Laboratory
Alfred P. Wolf
Alfred P. Wolf Brookhaven National Laboratory
David Zhang
David Zhang Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
William P. Dillon
William P. Dillon University of California, San Francisco
Anthony A. Mancuso
Anthony A. Mancuso University of Florida
Gene-Jack Wang
Gene-Jack Wang National Institutes of Health

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