Friday, 6th August Joint Scientific Meeting of the Australian & NZ Head & Neck Cancer Society & NZ Association of Plastic Surgeons

John Chaplin - Head & Neck Surgeon

Craig MacKinnon - Plastic & Reconstructive

Peppe Sasso - Radiation Oncologist

Annie Wong - Medical Oncologist

• Effect of introduction of surgeon-performed ultrasound to a head and neck surgical oncology clinic - Matthew M Kwok
• A proteomic signature of treatment response in HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer - Christopher Jackson

• Presence of transcription factors involved in pluripotency in head and neck mucoepidermoid carcinoma - Umaima Khatoon
• Evaluation of a streamlined head and neck service from conception to delivery of service with enhanced recovery regimes: a 12 months experience in Waikato  - Eric Tan
• Osteointegrated implants for prosthetic based ear/eye reconstruction: a 15 years case series at Waikato DHB - Luxi Sun
• Return to work after trans-oral robotic surgery for oropharyngeal SCC - Lorne Green
• Comparison study of dysphagia at 12 months following transoral robotic surgery and definitive chemo-radiation for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma - Emma Charters
• Expression of Cathepsins B, D and G in metastatic head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma - Felix Humphries
• An ex vivo examination of oral cancer-derived exosomes - Mohammad Aziz
• Nutritional status and skeletal muscle status in patients with head and neck cancer: Impact on outcomes and implications for practice - Merran Findlay

• Review of patient perceptions and accessibility using telehealth consultations in an outpatient head and neck cancer setting - Kaman Dhillon

• Quality measures in cervical lymphadenectomy for cutaneous malignancy, eleven years of experience  - Fouad Nahab
• Fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallow in transoral robotic surgery (TORS): An examination of the acute post-operative period for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma - Emma Charters
• Systematic review and meta‐analysis of the impact of dosimetry to dysphagia and aspiration related structures   - Emma Charters
• Lateral temporal boner resections – Radiological diagnostic accuracy and prognostic indicators - Matthew M Kwok
• Primary amyloidosis of the epiglottis – Case report and review of the literature - Matthew M Kwok
• An alternative therapy on the rise: colloidal silver and its implications for skin cancer treatment - Caitlyn Alexandra Walker Withers
• Exploring the application of machine learning to predict cancer-specific survival in head and neck cancer patients using manually curated datasets - Damian Kotevski
• The safety of erythropoietin stimulating agents during active treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a literature review - Megan-Lee Rogers
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy for squamous cell carcinoma of the lip: a review of current evidence - Harrison Theile
• Staples versus sutures: which is superior for closure of scalp wounds? - Harrison Theile
• Impacts to swallowing associated with the mandibular lingual release approach (MLRA) in the context of oral/oropharyngeal cancer: A scoping review - Nicola Hardingham
• Head and neck lymphoedema and dysphagia following chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer: A 12 month longitudinal investigation - Claire Jeans
• Phase 3 KEYNOTE-630 study of adjuvant pembrolizumab versus placebo in patients with high-risk locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma - Jenny Lee
• High-resolution pharyngeal manometry analysis identifies specific biomechanical patterns in patients with dysphagia following head and neck cancer treatment - Mistyka Schar
• The perils of Cansema - Caitlin O'Hare
• Recurrence, metastatic rates and possible role for sentinel lymph node biopsy in cutaneous scalp SCC: a five year retrospective study in Waikato, New Zealand - Yang Gao
• Pilomatrix carcinoma: An increasingly reported rare tumour. A case report and review of the literature - Isobel Yeap
• Benign subcutaneous emphysema of the upper limb: A case report and literature review - Isobel Yeap
• Primary analysis of Phase 2 results for cemiplimab in patients (pts) with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (laBCC) who progress on or are intolerant to hedgehog inhibitors (HHIs) - Alexander J. Stratigos
• Computed tomography (CT)-defined sarcopenia assessment in patients with head and neck cancer who are overweight or obese: A comparison of two methods   - Belinda Vangelov
• Microvascular reconstruction of head and neck defects in the elderly - James Every
• Versajet hydrosurgery as a useful tool in nasal reconstruction  - Jeffrey JL Lau
• A review of burn presentations to Waikato Regional Burns Centre - Kristy Toy
• Medial sural artery perforator flap – Single centre experience in extremity and head and neck reconstruction  - Jan Janzekovic
• What’s a free flap without an app? - Caitlin O'Hare
• The utility of frozen section pathology in oral squamous cell carcinoma - A systematic review  - Linus T D Armstrong
• Epidemiological evaluation of Ledderhose Disease (Plantar Fibromatosis) In a cohort of patients with Dupuytren’s Disease: A single center experience - Maitumelo I Motoroko
• Mucormycosis in burns: a systematic review - Emma Littlehales
• Free thenar flap reconstruction of a high-pressure paint injection injury: a case report - Daniel Lake
• A novel, low-cost nerve approximating device - Daniel Lake
• Squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp; a surgical perspective from Brisbane - Tushar Agrawal
• A speech pathology service delivery model in radiation oncology for head and neck cancer - Sally Laing
• The deep inferior epigastric artery as an arterial interposition graft in the wrist - Annelise Neal
• Transoral robotic surgery as a single modality treatment for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma - Mario C Tapia Cespedes
• The use of expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) in the management of dysphagia and aspiration in the head and neck (H&N) cancer population – experiences from Prince of Wales Hospital. - Emma Stradling
• A collaborative approach to establishing speech pathology research in head and neck cancer: A model of organisational and academic support, research productivity and building research capacity at Prince of Wales - Emma Stradling
• Time to clinically meaningful changes in pain in patients with advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma treated with cemiplimab in a Phase 2 clinical trial - Danny Rischin
• Aggressive histological subtypes of BCC have higher rates of incomplete excision on the head and neck - Tom Whitton
• Wrapping and dangling in lower limb microsurgical reconstruction - can we do better? - Jan Janzekovic
• Does the histological differentiation of head and neck cutaneous SCC affect rates of incomplete excision? - Tom Whitton
• Factors contributing to the incomplete excision of BCC on the head and neck - Tom Whitton
• A case report and literature review of large early in-transit metastasis of stage I merkel cell carcinoma - Fraser Donaldson
• Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans arising in keloid scar – a rare case report - Alistair McCombe
• Preserve the nerve – incorporating advanced technology to improve the safety and reliability of the bilateral sagittal split osteotomy in corrective mandibular surgery - Alistair McCombe