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ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2025

Transoral robotic surgery for salivary carcinomas of the base of tongue: a multicenter REFCOR study.

Valentine Poissonnet, Emilien Chabrillac, Bertille Segier, Philippe Gorphe, Stéphanie Wong, Renaud Garrel, Christophe Ferron, Rachid Kaci, Erwan de Monès, Franck Jegoux and 21 more

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

31 authors.

Valentine PoissonnetOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Cancer Institute Toulouse and Toulouse University Hospital, Larrey Hospital, 24 Chemin de Pouvourville, 31059, Cedex 9, Toulouse, France. valentine.poissonnet@gmail.com.
Emilien ChabrillacOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Cancer Institute Toulouse and Toulouse University Hospital, Larrey Hospital, 24 Chemin de Pouvourville, 31059, Cedex 9, Toulouse, France.
Bertille SegierStatistical Department, Institut Claudius Régaud, University Institute of Cancer, 1 Avenue Irène Joliot-Curie, 31100, Toulouse, France.
Philippe GorpheHead and Neck Oncology Department, Gustave-Roussy Institute, 114 Rue Edouard Vaillant, 94800, Villejuif, France.
Stéphanie WongDepartment of Radiation Therapy, AP-HM, Aix-Marseille University, 264 Rue Saint Pierre, 13385, Marseille, France.
Renaud GarrelOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Montpellier, 191 Avenue du Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34295, Montpellier, France.
Christophe FerronOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Nantes, 5 Allée de l'Ile Gloriette, 44000, Nantes, France.
Rachid KaciPathology Department, AP-HP, Hôpital Lariboisière, 2 Rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France.
Erwan de MonèsDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Bordeaux University Hospital-CHU, F-33000 Bordeaux, Place Amélie Raba Léon, 33000, Bordeaux, France.
Franck JegouxOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Rennes, 2 Rue Henri le Guilloux 35000, Rennes, France.
Philippe SchultzOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 1 Place de l'Hôpital, 67000, Strasbourg, France.
Dorian CuliéOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Head and Neck University Institute, 31 Avenue de Valombrose, 06100, Nice, France.
Robin BaudouinOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Foch Hospital, 40 Rue Worth, 92150, Suresnes, France.
Diane EvrardOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Bichat Hospital, 46 Rue Henri Huchard, 75018, Paris, France.
Maxime GoffinetHead and Neck Surgery Department, CHU Sart Tilman, University Liege, 1 Avenue de l'Hôpital, 4000, Luik, Belgium.
Sylvain MorinièreOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Tours, 2 Boulevard Tonnellé, 37000, Tours, France.
Haitham MirghaniOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, George Pompidou European Hospital, 20 Rue Leblanc, 75015, Paris, France.
Christian RighiniOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Grenoble, Avenue des Maquis du Grésivaudan, 38700, La Tronche, France.
Suzy DufloOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Point-à-Pitre, Route de Chauvel, Les Abymes, 97142, Guadeloupe, France.
Jean Paul MarieOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Rouen, 37 Boulevard Gambetta, 76000, Rouen, France.
Bruno GuelfucciOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Hospital of Toulon, 54 Rue Henri Sainte-Claire Deville, 83100, Toulon, France.
Sarah AtallahHead and Neck Surgery Department, Tenon Hospital, APHP, Sorbonne University, 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020, Paris, France.
Esteban BrenetOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Reims, Rue du Général Koenig, 51100, Reims, France.
Chloé BertolusDepartment of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, APHP, Sorbonne Université, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France.
Philippe CeruseOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Lyon, 165 Chemin du Grand Revoyet, 69310, Pierre-Benite, France.
Karine AubryOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Limoges, 2 Avenue Martin Luther King, 87000, Limoges, France.
Xavier DufourOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Poitiers, 2 Rue de la Milétrie, 86000, Poitiers, France.
Patrice GalletOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Nancy, 20 Avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54000, Nancy, France.
Vianney BastitOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Caen, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre CS 30001, 14000, Caen, France.
Emmanuelle Uro-CosteDepartment of Anatomical Pathology, University Cancer Institute Toulouse, 1 avenue Irène Joliot-Curie, 31100, Toulouse, France.
Sébastien VergezOtolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Cancer Institute Toulouse and Toulouse University Hospital, Larrey Hospital, 24 Chemin de Pouvourville, 31059, Cedex 9, Toulouse, France.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) allows minimally invasive surgical access to the oropharynx. Its benefits are well documented for squamous cell carcinomas, but not for salivary carcinomas. The aim of this study was to describe the French experience of TORS regarding salivary gland carcinomas of the base of tongue (BOT). This was a retrospective multicentric study with a national cohort. We included all patients treated surgically for a BOT salivary gland carcinoma from January 2009 to December 2018. Descriptive analyses were performed. Among the 50 patients included, radical excision was performed through an open approach (OA; n = 33) or using TORS (n = 17). T1-T2 tumors were more common in the TORS-group (76.4% vs 60.6%), and so were low-grade tumors (58.8% vs 38.7%). Surgical margins were <1mm in 46.7% of patients in the TORS-group and 52% of patients in the OA-group. After 51.7 months of follow-up, two patients (11.8%) presented with a local recurrence in the TORS-group, versus eight patients (24.2%) in the OA-group. The rate of tracheostomy was 41.2% in the TORS-group and 63.6% in the OA-group. The rate of gastrostomy was 11.8% in the TORS-group and 36.4% in the OA-group. TORS is an acceptable minimally invasive option for selected BOT salivary carcinomas. It may provide good functional and oncological outcomes in selected cases, despite a high rate of close margins.

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Robotic Surgical ProceduresSalivary Gland NeoplasmsTongue NeoplasmsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleFranceHumansMaleMargins of ExcisionMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeCarcinomaGlossectomySalivary gland neoplasmsTongueTransoral robotic surgery

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