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HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
Volume 33, Issue 12, Pages 1683-1694Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/hed.21669
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tonsil cancer; base of tongue cancer; minimally invasive; human papillomavirus; laser
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Background. Nonsurgical modalities are sometimes advocated as the standard of care for advanced oropharyngeal tumors. Oncologic and functional results have been modest. The aim of our study was to evaluate outcomes of a minimally invasive approach, using transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) as the primary treatment for advanced oropharyngeal carcinoma. Methods. A prospectively assembled database of 204 patients with American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stages III and IV tonsil or tongue base cancer, treated primarily with TLM during 1996-2006 at 3 centers with minimum 2-year follow-up was analyzed. Survival, locoregional control, and swallowing status were recorded. Results. Mean follow-up was 49 months and 79.4% of patients were alive. Three-year overall survival, disease-specific survival, and disease-free survival were 86%, 88%, and 82%, respectively. Local control was 97%, and 87% of patients had normal swallowing or episodic dysphagia. Conclusions. TLM as a primary treatment for advanced oropharyngeal malignancy confers excellent survival and swallowing proficiency. (C) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 33: 1683-1694, 2011
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