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Photofrin  Photodynamic Therapy in the Right Oropharynx. Figure 1A demonstrates the transoral robotic surgical (TORS) bed in the right tonsil and tongue base (B). Follow-up at 1 week demonstrated evolving mucositis limited to the tonsil surgical bed and midline mucosa (C) and the right lateral oropharyngeal wall and tongue base TORS bed (D). At week 3, the mucositis continued to be limited to these areas (E and F).
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Repeat TORS for the right tonsil carcinoma revealed a 2.5 cm carcinoma with multiple focal positive margins which was felt to be superficial in depth but diffuse (Figure 1).