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Functional Outcomes After Transoral Plus Lateral Pharyngotomy Approach for Advanced Oral and Oropharyngeal Tumors.

Sophia M Colevas, Emily C Merfeld, Zachary E Pflum, Thomas G Gessert, Aaron M Wieland, Tiffany A Glazer, Adam R Burr, Paul M Harari, Gregory K Hartig

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Management and consideration of positive surgical margins in locally advanced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma treated with oral robotic surgery].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sophia M ColevasDepartment of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison Wisconsin USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3242-1590
Emily C MerfeldDepartment of Human Oncology University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison Wisconsin USA.
Zachary E PflumDepartment of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison Wisconsin USA.
Thomas G GessertDepartment of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison Wisconsin USA.
Aaron M WielandDepartment of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison Wisconsin USA.
Tiffany A GlazerDepartment of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison Wisconsin USA.
Adam R BurrDepartment of Human Oncology University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison Wisconsin USA.
Paul M HarariDepartment of Human Oncology University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison Wisconsin USA.
Gregory K HartigDepartment of Human Oncology University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison Wisconsin USA.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate our institutional experience with the combined transoral plus lateral pharyngotomy (TO+LP) approach in a subset of patients with advanced or recurrent oral and oropharyngeal malignancy. Study Design: A retrospective study of procedures utilizing TO+LP for cancer resection between January 2007 and July 2019. Setting: Tertiary academic medical center. Methods: Thirty-one patients underwent a TO+LP approach for the resection of oral and oropharyngeal tumors. Functional and oncologic outcomes were analyzed. Results: Eighteen (58.1%) patients were treated with TO+LP for recurrent disease. Twenty-nine required free tissue transfer and 2 (6.5%) had positive margins. The median time to decannulation was 22 days (range 6-100 days). Thirteen (41.9%) patients still required enteral feeding at their most recent follow-up. Patients without a history of prior radiation were decannulated sooner ( Conclusion: A TO+LP approach can be used to achieve good functional and oncologic results for selected patients with advanced or recurrent oral and oropharyngeal cancer when minimally invasive options such as transoral robotic surgery, transoral laser microsurgery, or radiotherapy are not possible.

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head and neck cancerlateral pharyngotomyoropharyngeal cancerradiation therapysurgical salvage

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PMID36998565
PMCPMC10046711
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