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
Abstract
This cohort study examines the role of prior tonsillectomy in higher positive margins or worse survival among patients with human papillomavirus–associated tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma.