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Alissa Michelle Collins

Alissa Michelle Collins

Assistant Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Laryngology
alissa.collins@duke.edu
Duke South Yellow Zone 4000, DUMC Box 3805, Durham, NC 27710
234 Crooked Creek Pkwy, Suite 500, Durham, NC 27713
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Selected Publications

Salvage Cryoablation for Local Recurrences of Thyroid Cancer Inseparable from the Trachea and Neurovascular Structures.

Journal Article J Vasc Interv Radiol · January 2023 PURPOSE: To demonstrate safety, feasibility, and effectiveness of cryoablation of recurrent papillary thyroid cancer ineligible for reoperation because of scarring, eligible for focal ablation as defined within 2015 American Thyroid Association guideline s ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Retrospective Study of Lymph Node Yield in Lateral Neck Dissection for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.

Journal Article Ear Nose Throat J · August 2022 OBJECTIVE: Lateral neck dissection (LND) is important in managing papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs). This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between lymph node yield (LNY) for LND and patient outcomes, specifically postoperative serum thyroglobulin ... Full text Link to item Cite

Treatment of Vocal Fold Polyps with In-Office Potassium Titanyl Phosphate (KTP) Laser Ablation in Professional Singers.

Journal Article J Voice · September 2021 Vocal fold polyp (VFP) is an exophytic gelatinous lesion with an atrophic epithelium. After behavioral and conservative management, phonomicrosurgery is the treatment of choice for VFPs with excellent outcomes in terms of lesion resolution and postoperativ ... Full text Link to item Cite

Subglottic stenosis: An evaluation of an elderly treatment-seeking population.

Journal Article Laryngoscope · May 2019 OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To evaluate the demographics, etiology, intraoperative findings, and treatment outcomes of patients with subglottic stenosis (SGS), comparing those patients aged <65 years to an elderly population aged ≥65 years. STUDY DESIGN: Retros ... Full text Link to item Cite

Epiglottic cyst causing dysphagia and impending airway obstruction.

Journal Article Am J Otolaryngol · 2015 Laryngeal cysts are relatively rare benign lesions of the larynx. Congenital cysts can cause neonatal respiratory distress and death, but airway obstruction due to acquired cysts in adults is rare. We present a case report of 51-year-old male with dysphagi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Delayed treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma arising from struma ovarii in a patient with history of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy: a case report.

Journal Article Endocr Pract · 2012 OBJECTIVE: We present a case of papillary thyroid carcinoma arising from struma ovarii treated erroneously as ovarian adenocarcinoma for more than 3 years. METHODS: We report clinical, surgical, laboratory, and imaging findings of the study patient and rev ... Full text Link to item Cite