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Robot-Assisted Removal of a Posterior Pharyngeal Wall Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma

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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.

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  1. E.N.T Clinic, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Fatma Tülin Kayhan, Kamil Hakan Kaya & İbrahim Sayın

  2. E.N.T Clinic, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Teaching and Research Hospital, Tevfik Sağlam Caddesi, No:11, 34147, Bakırköy/İstanbul, Turkey

    İbrahim Sayın

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Kayhan, F.T., Kaya, K.H. & Sayın, İ. Robot-Assisted Removal of a Posterior Pharyngeal Wall Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 66 (Suppl 1), 385–388 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-011-0335-2

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