Diagnostic Tonsillectomy and Surgical Margins After Completion Lateral Oropharyngectomy

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.

Corresponding Author: Kevin J. Contrera, MD, MPH, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 203 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (contrerakj@upmc.edu).

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