Transoral robotic surgery is the name given to using the assistance of a surgical robot to remove a tumor from the mouth or throat. In TORS, the arms of the robot are strategically placed inside the mouth of the patient. The surgeon sits in a console away from the patient and can control the arms of the robot while sitting in his console.
TORS is a relatively new approach to remove cancers from areas in the throat that are difficult to access, including the base of tongue and low down in the bottom of the tonsil. These two areas, along with other parts of the oropharynx (soft palate, posterior oropharynx wall), remain the main tumor sites for which TORS is used.
TORS is a relatively new approach to remove cancers from areas in the throat that are difficult to access, including the base of tongue and low down in the bottom of the tonsil. These two areas, along with other parts of the oropharynx (soft palate, posterior oropharynx wall), remain the main tumor sites for which TORS is used.
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