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01-08-2010 | Review Article

Transoral robotic surgery and a paradigm shift in the management of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Authors: Harry Quon, Bert W. O’Malley Jr, Gregory S. Weinstein

Published in: Journal of Robotic Surgery | Issue 2/2010

Abstract

Efforts to improve upon oncologic results for resectable oropharyngeal carcinoma over the past 40 years have yielded many treatment options. However, the two fundamental approaches, surgical and nonsurgical, have not been compared in a randomized trial. Both approaches can be effective and both can cause treatment-related swallowing complications. Early experience combining technological advancements with conformal radiotherapy and transoral robotic surgery suggests that the risk of swallowing complications may be reduced and that treatment outcomes may be improved through pathologic stratification and risk-adapted adjuvant therapy. This may also be a valid strategy upon which treatment de-intensification may be studied for human-papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal carcinoma due to its favorable prognosis.

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Title: Transoral robotic surgery and a paradigm shift in the management of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Authors: Harry Quon
Bert W. O’Malley Jr
Gregory S. Weinstein
Publication date: 01-08-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Robotic Surgery / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 1863-2483
Electronic ISSN: 1863-2491
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-010-0194-y

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