title: Robot-assisted removal of a posterior pharyngeal wall mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
abstract: This report presents a rare case of a mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the posterior pharyngeal wall of the hypopharynx. Excision of the lesion was performed by transoral robotic surgery (TORS). The rarity of hypopharyngeal mucoepidermoid carcinoma and the technical advantages of TORS are presented and discussed in this study.
authors.affiliation: E.N.T Clinic, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatma Tülin
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Kayhan
authors.affiliation: E.N.T Clinic, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kamil Hakan
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.affiliation: E.N.T Clinic, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey ; E.N.T Clinic, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Teaching and Research Hospital, Tevfik Sağlam Caddesi, No:11, 34147 Bakırköy/İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sayın
keywords: Da vinci surgical system; Mucoepidermoid carcinoma; Pharyngeal; Robot assisted