Close Margins After Transoral Robotic Surgery for Human Papillomavirus-Positive Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: A Review of the Literature and Practical Recommendations

Eva Berlin; Daniel J Ma; Richard L Bakst; Harry Quon; Alexander Lin; J Nicholas Lukens

doi:10.1016/j.prro.2022.12.005

Close Margins After Transoral Robotic Surgery for Human Papillomavirus-Positive Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: A Review of the Literature and Practical Recommendations

Pract Radiat Oncol. 2023 May-Jun;13(3):251-255. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2022.12.005. Epub 2023 Jan 1.

Authors

Eva Berlin¹, Daniel J Ma², Richard L Bakst³, Harry Quon⁴, Alexander Lin¹, J Nicholas Lukens⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
⁵ Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: John.Lukens@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

PMID: 36599392
DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2022.12.005

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to summarize the literature and practical recommendations from experienced centers for close margins after transoral robotic surgery for human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* / pathology
Human Papillomavirus Viruses
Humans
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms* / pathology
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms* / surgery
Retrospective Studies
Robotic Surgical Procedures*