Feasibility of ensuring surgical margins of transoral robotic surgery for lateral oropharyngectomy for p16-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients compared with non-robotic surgery: A single-center, retrospective study
TORS was associated with superior margin control, supporting its utility as a primary treatment modality for p16-positive OPSCC.
Authors
- Toshihiko Sakai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7484-6944)
- Taisuke Mori
- Seiichi Yoshimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9270-095X)
- Mitsuhiko Katoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5232-1277)
- Akihisa Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6869-537X)
- TATSUYA ITO
- Azusa Sakai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2592-507X)
- Sorane Maezumi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7279-8326)
- Kohtaro Eguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0922-9245)
- Hiroki Kuroyanagi
- Chihiro Fushimi
- H. Takahashi
- Yoko Murayama
- Paulina Maria Angela C. Villar
- Go Omura
Institutions
- National Cancer Center (US)
- National Cancer Center Hospital East (JP)
- Tokyo National Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Auris Nasus Larynx
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anl.2025.12.016
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00