Diagnostic Tonsillectomy and Surgical Margins After Completion Lateral Oropharyngectomy
This cohort study examines the role of prior tonsillectomy in higher positive margins or worse survival among patients with human papillomavirus–associated tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma.
Authors
- Micah K. Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9919-5896)
- Kevin J. Contrera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2570-1706)
- Joshua D. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2076-7589)
- Jessica H. Maxwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5935-0887)
- Shaum Sridharan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6049-1508)
- Steven Bennett Chinn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4282-0640)
- Akshaya Raman
- Jose P. Zevallos
- Matthew E. Spector
- Seungwon Kim
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
- Published
- 2026-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2026.0159
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00