Transoral robotic surgery for early XXXX involving anterior commissure: Preliminary reports.

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BACKGROUND: Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for early glottic @entity5 has been reported, but the issue of anterior commissure involvement has seldom been addressed. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to preliminarily report the treatment results of TORS in this disease entity. METHODS: Eight @entity1 with T1 and T2 @entity189 with anterior commissure involvement were selected to receive TORS. The clinical parameters, including rates of adjuvant radiotherapy (RT), survivals, as well as organ and function preservation, were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: TORS was successfully performed in all @entity1 without temporary tracheostomy. There were no major complications and no @entity1 received adjuvant RT to the larynx after surgery. With a mean follow-up of 40 months, all @entity1 survived with their larynx preserved and no local recurrence, tracheostomy, or tube feeding dependence. CONCLUSION: TORS is a feasible approach for selected @entity1 with early T classification @entity189 with anterior commissure involvement. The preliminary oncologic and functional outcomes are satisfactory.    2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 38: 913-918, 2016.
