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Andrew Peterson: Is it Time We Stop Routinely Removing the Non-Diseased Tonsil?

Andrew Peterson, Resident in otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine, shared a post on X:

“We’re pleased to share 2 new papers from the WashU H&N Tumor Center

We explored the debate of UL vs. BL transoral surgery for tonsillar SCCa through a WashU cohort and meta-analysis. Is it time we stop routinely removing the non-diseased tonsil?”

Title: Unilateral vs Bilateral Transoral Robotic Surgery for HPV-Positive Tonsillar Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Authors: Andrew M. Peterson, Spencer R. Bockover, Dorina Kallogjeri, Katherine Chang, Theresa Tharakan, R. Alex Harbison, Paul Zolkind, Jason T. Rich, Patrik Pipkorn, Sidharth V. Puram, Ryan S. Jackson

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Title: Unilateral vs Bilateral Transoral Surgery for Tonsillar Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Authors: Andrew M. Peterson, Lucas Cruz, Michael P. Wu, Spencer R. Bockover, Dorina Kallogjeri, Lauren H. Yaeger, Alex Harbison, Paul Zolkind, Jason T. Rich, Patrik Pipkorn, Randal C. Paniello, Sidharth V. Puram, Ryan S. Jackson

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