Transoral robotic surgery for the identification of unknown primary head and neck squamous cell carcinomas: Its effect on the wait and the weight.
Faisal AlzahraniMichael J DalyNeil MundiAlmoaidbellah RammalNaif FnaisS Danielle MacNeilAdrian MendezJohn YooKevin FungFrancisco LaxagueAndrew WarnerDavid A PalmaAnthony Charles NicholsPublished in: Head & neck (2022)
A systematic approach to patients with CUP showed a promising primary identification rate compared to panendoscopy alone. TORM carries a small risk of complications. The benefits of primary identification must be weighed with the morbidity and delay to definitive treatment.