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Case Reports
. 2023 Apr 19;2023(4):rjad197.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjad197. eCollection 2023 Apr.

Single-port transoral robotic surgery for a rare tonsil mass

David Z Allen  1 , Daniel Gorelik  2 , Edward B Butler  3 , Jun Zhang  4 , Joshua J Kain  2
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Single-port transoral robotic surgery for a rare tonsil mass

David Z Allen et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma predominates as the most common malignant lesion of the oropharynx with human papilloma virus-associated disease now predominant over tobacco-related oropharynx cancer. Other rare malignant pathologies can manifest as visible neoplasms in these anatomic sites with varying degrees of symptoms such as dysphagia, odynophagia, otalgia, aspiration, hemorrhage, weight loss and dyspnea. We present a case of a rarely encountered primary oropharyngeal sarcoma managed by single-port transoral robotic resection and a selective cervical lymph node dissection followed by adjuvant radiotherapy.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Staging imaging. (A) PET-CT imaging of the right tonsil primary lesion. (B) PET-CT imaging of the right level IIb avid node.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histopathology of the primary lesions. (A) Low power view. (B) High power view.
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