Dysphagia After Primary Transoral Robotic Surgery With Neck Dissection vs Nonsurgical Therapy in Patients With Low- to Intermediate-Risk Oropharyngeal Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

A major goal of primary transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for oropharyngeal cancer is to optimize swallowing outcomes by personalized treatment based on pathologic staging. However, swallowing outcomes after TORS are uncertain, as are the outcomes compared with nonsurgical options.

Objectives

To estimate rates of acute dysphagia and recovery after TORS and to compare swallowing outcomes by primary treatment modality (TORS or radiotherapy).

Design, setting, and participants

This case series study was a secondary analysis of prospective registry data from 257 patients enrolled from March 1, 2015, to February 28, 2018, at a single academic institution who, according to the AJCC Staging Manual, 7th edition TNM classification, had low- to intermediate-risk human

SUBMITTER: Hutcheson KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6763976 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature