%0 Case Reports
%T Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for excision of a retropharyngeal intramuscular lipoma.
%A Heaton CM
%A Ahmed SR
%A Ryan WR
%J Auris Nasus Larynx
%V 44
%N 6
%D Dec 2017
%M 27956103
%F 2.119
%R 10.1016/j.anl.2016.10.010
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>To describe the feasibility, effectiveness, and improved morbidity profile of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for the excision of a retropharyngeal intramuscular lipoma.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Case report of a robot-assisted transoral resection of a retropharyngeal intramuscular lipoma.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>A 62-year-old woman presented with tongue pain and globus with dysphagia for six months. Transoral exam revealed a pharyngeal submucosal mass, and MRI demonstrated a prevertebral lipomatous lesion with protrusion into the airway. The patient elected for robot-assisted transoral surgical treatment. The patient tolerated the procedure well, experienced no complications, and was discharged on post-operative day one. At six months post-operatively, the patient was without dysphagia and was disease free on imaging.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>TORS is an effective, safe, feasible, and likely more efficient way to excise a retropharyngeal intramuscular lipoma or other retropharyngeal masses.