Precision head and neck surgery: robotics and surgical vision technology.

Journal: Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery
Published Date: Apr 1, 2021

Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: As the molecular basis of head and neck cancer becomes more clearly defined, precision medicine has gradually refined the multidisciplinary treatment paradigm for patients with oropharyngeal cancer. Although precision medicine is often thought to refer to new molecular diagnostics or unique medical therapy, the recent adoption of robotic surgery has ushered in the era of 'precision' head and neck surgery.

Authors

  • Floyd Christopher Holsinger
    Division of Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.
  • Andrew C Birkeland
    Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California - Davis, Davis, California.
  • Michael C Topf
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

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