Table 4.
Overall identification rate of unknown primary with TORS/TLM
| Author | Method | Proportion identified with TORS/TLM | Proportion identified with lingual tonsillectomy using TORS/TLM | Proportion identified with palatine tonsillectomy using TORS/TLM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abuzeid et al. [26] | TORS | 1/1 (100 %) | 1/1 (100 %) | 0/0 (0 %)a |
| Blanco et al. [28] | TORS | 1/4 (25 %) | 0/4 (0 %) | 1/4 (25 %) |
| Durmus et al. [18] | TORS | 17/22 (77 %) | 4/14 (29 %) | 13/17 (76 %) |
| Karni et al. [16] | TLM | 17/18 (94 %) | 11/18 (61 %) | 6/18 (33 %) |
| Mehta et al. [19] | TORS | 9/10 (90 %) | 9/10 (90 %) | 0/3 (0 %)b |
| Mourad et al. [27] | TORS | 1/1 (100 %) | 1/1 (100 %) | 0/1 (0 %) |
| Nagel et al. [17] | TLM | 31/36 (86 %) | 13/19 (68 %) | - |
| Patel et al. [15] | TORS | 34/47 (72 %) | 21/41 (51 %) | 14/27 (52 %)c |
| Total | TORS/TLM | 111/139 (80 %) | 60/108 (56 %) | 34/70 (49 %) |
aPatient had childhood tonsillectomy
bSeven of ten patients had childhood tonsillectomy
cOne patient had synchronous lingual/palatine tonsil tumors