Suprahyoid Pharyngotomy for Oropharynx Cancer Including the Tongue Base

Transpharyngeal Approaches for Management of Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Mayo Clinic Institution Experience

“…All occurrences of postoperative hemorrhage and neck hematoma in our institutional cohort required surgical intervention, but no fatalities resulted. This is supported by the literature, where a rate of postoperative oropharyngeal hemorrhage was also <2% 4,10‐17,19 . In comparison, various TORS studies from the literature described postoperative hemorrhage rates ranging from 0% to 11% and most commonly around 5% 1 .…”

Suprahyoid pharyngotomy for tongue base tumors reincarnated

“…All these patients have a minimum 2-year follow up with no evidence of local recurrence [9] . Another paper by Zeitels et al showed strikingly similar results when this technique was used primarily for limited lesions of the tongue base [8] . Postoperative follow up for 3 cases of malignancy in this series was done according to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines version 1.2015 for head and neck cancers.…”

Epidemiological and clinical description of patients with oropharyngeal cancer treated in a public oncology referral hospital in Chile

“…These approaches include lingual mandibular release [ 15 ]. Transpharyngeal approaches with lateral or suprahyoid pharyngotomies [ 16 , 17 ]. Pilcher and Zeitels et al [ 16 , 17 ]and transmandibular approaches [ 18 ].…”

“…Transpharyngeal approaches with lateral or suprahyoid pharyngotomies [ 16 , 17 ]. Pilcher and Zeitels et al [ 16 , 17 ]and transmandibular approaches [ 18 ]. Due to the significant morbidity and functional alterations, highlighting the compromise of language and swallowing [ 19 ].…”