Riley McDougall

• Medical Doctor at University of Arizona

Purpose This study reviewed palliative radiation therapy (RT) practices and outcomes and compared the percentage of remaining life spent receiving RT (PRLSRT) in patients treated for osseous metastases. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted using the National Cancer Database (2010–2016) to evaluate metastatic patients who received palliat...

Purpose/Objective(s) To compare how facility volume impacts palliative RT practices in patients with osseous metastases, radiation schema used, and outcomes of the applied therapies by analyzing the percentage of remaining life spent receiving RT (PRLSRT) and RT completion rates. Materials/Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted using the N...

Background Ischemic stroke is a frequently encountered neurologic process with wide-spanning impact. A dreaded complication is “malignant” cerebral edema, necessitating decompression to reduce herniation risk. Following the publication of several landmark trials in 2015, endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) with novel clot-removal devices has emerged as...

Purpose/Objective(s) To review palliative RT practices, outcomes, and compare the percentage of remaining life spent receiving RT (PRLSRT) for patients treated with RT for osseous metastases. Materials/Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted using the National Cancer Database (2010-2016). Patients with bone mets who underwent palliative bon...

Background: Chordomas are rare, slow-growing malignancies arising from remnants of the primitive notochord. En bloc resection is not often achieved due to local invasion, and systemic adjuvant treatments are of limited benefit. High rates of local recurrence and poor long-term prognoses are common after primary surgery alone. Traditionally, the rol...

Background: Squamous cell carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN) presents with distant metastases in ∼10% of cases. In this scenario, systemic therapy is the standard of care, but some patients receive local radiation therapy (RT). Understanding the prognosis and outcomes for these patients is important to guide management and determine the benefit...

INTRODUCTION Ischemic stroke is a frequently encountered neurologic process with wide-spanning impact. A dreaded complication is cerebral edema, necessitating decompression to reduce herniation risk. Following the publication of several landmark trials in 2015, endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) with novel clot-removal devices has emerged as an effec...