Diagnostic Tonsillectomy and Surgical Margins After Completion Lateral Oropharyngectomy

Key Points

• The study aims to assess if prior tonsillectomy affects surgical margins and survival in HPV-associated tonsillar cancer.
• Cohort study design
• Comparison of patients with and without prior tonsillectomy
• Assessment of surgical margin status
• Examination of survival outcomes
• Higher positive surgical margins were observed in patients who had undergone tonsillectomy
• Survival rates were worse in the tonsillectomy group compared to the non-tonsillectomy group