Open Versus Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal Cancer.

Otolaryngol Clin North Am

Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, 5 East, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.

Published: December 2020

Transoral robotic surgery is a useful minimally invasive technique in the treatment of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, both human papilloma virus (HPV)-positive and HPV-negative patients in certain instances. This treatment modality often has proven useful for certain tumor persistences or recurrences. Good outcomes are possible given appropriate patient selection, both oncologically and functionally.

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