Journal Reviews

What is the evidence for contralateral tonsillectomy in TORS for known unilateral tonsil malignancy?

1 January 2018 | | bilateral tonsillar cancer, contralateral tonsillar cancer, tonsillar cancer, transoral robotic surgery (TORS)

The concept of field changes by carcinogens within the upper aerodigestive tract is well established with reported rates of synchronous tumours of 4% and second primaries of 36%. The tonsil in particular has the highest rate of synchronous tumours, postulated...