The impact of margins in laryngeal cancer patients treated with transoral laser microsurgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Andrea IandelliGiulia GabellaFilippo MarchiValentina CampagnariMarta FilauroClaudio SampieriTsung-You TsaiIsabel VilasecaGiorgio Peretti

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2024)

Our current meta-analysis results are unable to definitively assess the real impact of resection margins on OS. Few authors provide accurate data regarding position and types of margins. Further prospective or high-quality studies are required.

Keyphrases

systematic review
case control
papillary thyroid
meta analyses
electronic health record
squamous cell
high resolution
randomized controlled trial
high speed
machine learning
mass spectrometry