title: Transoral robotic surgery for retromolar trigone tumours.
abstract: The retromolar trigone is a challenging transoral surgical site due to the difficulty of visualization. Our aim is to report a new technique of transoral robotic resection of retromolar trigone tumours. We present three patients with retromolar trigone tumours with pathological diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma who underwent successful transoral robotic resection. Robotic retromolar trigone resection and concurrent supraomohyoid neck dissections were performed in all patients without any complication. In conclusion, transoral robotic surgery is a safe and feasible technique for resection of malignant retromolar trigone tumours with minimal complications and favourable outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, "Arthur G. James" Cancer Hospital and "Richard J. Solove" Research Institute, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA;
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Durmus
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Bolu Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Apuhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, "Arthur G. James" Cancer Hospital and "Richard J. Solove" Research Institute, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA;
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozer
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008963:Molar; D009055:Mouth; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Oral cavity; Retromolar trigone; TORS; Transoral robotic surgery