Robot Assisted Supraomohyoid Neck Dissection Via Retroauricular Approach

Yonsei University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Head and Neck Neoplasms

Treatments: Procedure: Conventional neck dissection; Procedure: robot assisted neck dissection via retroauricular approach

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01488669

1-2011-0005

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study we introduce and evaluate the feasibility of our surgical technique to hide the external scar of neck dissection using the robotic system via a modified facelift or retroauricular approach.

Enrollment: 26 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity
• no clinically identified cervical lymph node metastasis
• surgery as initial treatment

Exclusion criteria

• suspicious neck metastasis
• radiation or chemotherapy before the surgery
• past history of neck surgery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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26 participants in 2 patient groups

Robotic neck dissection

Experimental group

Description:

Robotic neck dissection was performed via modified face lift or retroauricular approach using the robotic arms, while conventional neck dissection was conducted after transverse skin incision from the mastoid tip to the midline.

Treatment:

Procedure: robot assisted neck dissection via retroauricular approach

Conventional neck dissection

Active Comparator group

Description:

Neck dissection is performed after an external transverse skin incision.

Treatment:

Procedure: Conventional neck dissection