Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma is a rare malignancy arising from the minor salivary glands in the aerodigestive system, most frequently the hard palate. The treatment of choice is wide surgical resection, and the efficacy of radiotherapy has not been confirmed. A 54-year-old male presenting with a mass at the base of the tongue performed transoral laser microsurgery. The pathologic diagn...

Introduction: Sialadenoma papilliferum (SP) is a rare benign tumor, which originates from the minor salivary gland. It occurs at sites that have minor salivary glands, such as the palate, retromolar pads, buccal mucosa, and lips. The most common location for tumor development is on the hard palate. A differential diagnosis consists of ruling out other salivary gland tumors. Transoral robotic s...

Vascular lesions of the oropharynx may impair swallowing and breathing functions, bleed repeatedly, or cause airway compromise. Conservative management with steroids, interferon, or propranolol may be attempted, but surgery is often needed. Surgical approaches traditionally involved open procedures; however, with the growth of transoral robotic surgery, a new approach is available. This report ...

In recent years, transoral robotic surgery (TORS) with the Da Vinci robot has been used for the removal of laryngeal cancers with the objective to improve functional and aesthetic outcomes without worsening survival. The advantages of TORS are described in this article. However, its disadvantages, mainly high cost amongst others, do not make robotic surgery the current treatment of choice for l...

BACKGROUND We aimed to describe our experience with transoral robotic-assisted supraglottic laryngectomy. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the records of patients who underwent transoral robotic-assisted supraglottic laryngectomy at our institution between May 2007 and November 2008. RESULTS During the study period, 7 patients with malignancy underwent the procedure (4 men, 3 women; aver...

BACKGROUND We performed transoral robotic surgery (TORS) or conventional surgery via a transoral or mandibulotomy approach in patients with tonsillar cancer and prospectively analyzed the oncologic outcomes and functional recovery of the 3 groups. METHODS Between May 2008 and October 2011, 57 patients were enrolled in this prospective study. RESULTS Although there was no significant differe...

BACKGROUND Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has facilitated organ-preserving surgery of the larynx. It has also presented a change in the surgical perspective. We performed cadaveric dissections using the robot to highlight the vascular and muscular anatomy of the supraglottic larynx. METHODS Cadaveric specimens underwent injection of their vasculature, and after injection a robotic surgical ...