ArticleFrontiers in oncology2017
Up-front and Salvage Transoral Robotic Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer: A Belgian Multicenter Retrospective Case Series.
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- Functional and quality-of-life outcomes following salvage surgery for recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Robotic-Assisted Extended Sistrunk Approach (RESA) for Salvage Surgery After Head and Neck Irradiation.Head & neck · 2026Article
- Salvage transoral robotic surgery in recurrent oropharyngeal carcinoma: a single-center retrospective study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024Article
- Transoral Robotic Surgery for Recurrent Tumors of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract (RECUT): An International Cohort Study.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2022Observational
- Transoral robotic surgery in Ireland: the beginning.Irish journal of medical science · 2022Article
- Functional and oncological outcomes of salvage transoral robotic surgery: a comparative study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022Article
- Percutaneous Management of Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer: Current Role and Evolving Principles in the Multidisciplinary Setting.Current oncology reports · 2021Review
- Current Role of Surgery in the Management of Oropharyngeal Cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2019Review
- Functional Organ Preservation Surgery in Head and Neck Cancer: Transoral Robotic Surgery and Beyond.Frontiers in oncology · 2019Review
- Polymorphous adenocarcinoma of the salivary glands: reappraisal and update.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2018Review
- Robotics in oral and maxillofacial surgery.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2018Review
- [Robotic Surgery - Who is The Boss?]Laryngo- rhino- otologie · 2018Review
- Transoral robotic surgery for oropharyngeal cancer: patient selection and special considerations.Cancer management and research · 2018Review
- A Contemporary Review of Evidence for Transoral Robotic Surgery in Laryngeal Cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2018Review
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION/
aimWe analyzed the functional and oncologic outcomes of primary and salvage transoral robotic surgery (TORS) procedures, performed in three Belgian institutions with a similar philosophy. PATIENTS AND
methodsA total of 86 patients who underwent TORS between 24-12-2009 and 25-09-2015 were retrospectively reviewed. Descriptive statistics, overall survival (OS), disease-specific survival (DSS), and disease-free survival (DFS; Kaplan-Meier), and the variation of these outcomes according to whether patients had primary or salvage TORS were evaluated (univariate log-rank analysis).
resultsOf 86 patients, 56 (65.1%) underwent TORS as a primary treatment and 30 (34.9%) as a salvage procedure for recurrent or second primary cancer. Tumor location was mainly oropharynx (
conclusionThis retrospective study confirms favorable oncologic and functional outcomes of TORS for selected head and neck malignancies, both in the primary and in the salvage setting.
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