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If your doctor has mentioned transoral robotic surgery — TORS — as a possible treatment for your throat cancer, you are likely trying to make sense of what that actually means. The term can sound intimidating, and for most patients it describes something they have never heard of before their diagnosis. This article is meant to explain what TORS is, why it exists, who it is appropriate for, and what the experience looks like for a patient going through it. Why Throat Cancer Su

Following removal of a tumor or cancer from the sites of the head and neck, such as the tongue or the skin, there is a defect left which...

Cancers of the larynx are common, and diagnosed following the onset of hoarseness, or throat discomfort, usually experienced over the...

The transoral robotic surgery is done under general anesthesia. The surgery starts with an examination of the throat, called direct...

Oral cavity cancer is usually treated with surgery, sometimes followed by adjuvant treatment with radiation or chemotherapy. The most...

A thyroid nodule, goiter, or malignancy is definitively treated with surgical removal. This is a well tolerated surgical procedure,...