The role of transoral robotic surgery in the management of oropharyngeal cancer: a review of the literature

SA Dowthwaite, JH Franklin, DA Palma… - International …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) is an emerging treatment option for the treatment of
head and neck malignancies, particularly for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). …

Transoral robotic surgery for oropharyngeal cancer: patient selection and special considerations

RM Baskin, BJ Boyce, R Amdur… - Cancer management …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The increasing incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) emphasizes
Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has emerged as a therapeutic modality with promise. Here…

A systematic review of transoral robotic surgery and radiotherapy for early oropharynx cancer: a systematic review

JR De Almeida, JK Byrd, R Wu, CL Stucken… - The …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
… early T-stage oropharyngeal cancer with TORS and IMRT. We have chosen to limit … surgical
side of this discussion to TORS only—and not to other transoral techniques such as transoral

Transoral robotic surgery for advanced oropharyngeal carcinoma

GS Weinstein, BW O'Malley, MA Cohen… - … –Head & Neck Surgery, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
… In an effort to improve access for minimally invasive transoral surgical approaches, the team
… in transoral robotic surgery (TORS) using the da Vinci Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical Inc…

Transoral robotic surgery alone for oropharyngeal cancer: an analysis of local control

GS Weinstein, H Quon, HJ Newman… - … & Neck Surgery, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
… following transoral robotic surgery (TORS) with the da Vinci Surgical System (Intuitive
Surgical Inc) as a single treatment modality for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). …

The impact of transoral robotic surgery on the overall treatment of oropharyngeal cancer patients

RV Smith, BA Schiff, M Garg, M Haigentz - The Laryngoscope, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
… fostered the introduction of transoral surgery for OPSCCA as a … , transoral robotic surgery
(TORS) for T1 to T3 tonsil cancerTransoral surgery, either with transoral laser microsurgery (…

Transoral robotic surgery for oropharyngeal cancer: long-term quality of life and functional outcomes

PT Dziegielewski, TN Teknos, K Durmus… - … head & neck surgery, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
… In 2005, a novel, minimally invasive approach to the oropharynx was born: transoral robotic
surgery (TORS). Soon after, Weinstein et al 16 recognized the potential for TORS as an …

Transoral robotic surgery for oropharyngeal carcinoma and its impact on patient‐reported quality of life and function

FD Leonhardt, H Quon, M Abrahão… - Head & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
surgical removal of critical swallowing musculature.12 Recent advancements with the novel
use of the Transoral Robotic Surgical (TORS… the detrimental impact that surgery has on QOL …

Quality of life outcomes of transoral robotic surgery with or without adjuvant therapy for oropharyngeal cancer

R Sethia, AC Yumusakhuylu, I Ozbay… - The …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
oropharyngeal cancer in this study were selected based on the tumor site of origin description
in the surgical … Besides limited transoral exposure, patients with advanced-stage primary …

Transoral robotic surgery alone for oropharyngeal cancer: quality-of-life outcomes

GW Choby, J Kim, DC Ling, S Abberbock… - … & Neck Surgery, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Few studies have examined quality-of-life (QOL) outcomes in patients who
undergo transoral robotic surgery (TORS) alone (ie, without adjuvant radiotherapy or …