Research Article

Gastrostomy Tube Use after Transoral Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal Cancer

Table 2

Gastrostomy tube presence by disease status.

GroupTumor Overall G-tube %12 Month G-tube %

1Primary T1/20 (0/8)0 (0/8)
2Primary T1/2 + adjuvant therapy44.4 (4/9)22.2 (2/9)
3Primary T3/4 + adjuvant therapy 40 (2/5)40 (2/5)
4Salvage treatment57.1 (4/7)28.6 (2/7)