traditional open surgery has historically been the standard approach to treating many head and neck conditions. the introduction of the first robot into the surgical world in 1985 has been a keystone in the development of minimally invasive surgical (MIs) techniques. transoral robotic surgery (tors) is a minimally invasive technique used for the treatment of head and neck pathologies, including benign and malignant lesions. When performed in select patients, tors offers low post-operative

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... ity, along with very few functional and cosmetic compromises. Herein, we present the first tors supraglottic partial laryngectomy performed in puerto rico or in any region in Latin america. a 68-year-old male who had previously undergone radiation therapy presented with hoarseness and weight loss. a suspension microlaryngoscopy showed a lesion of the left false vocal cord; a biopsy was performed. the patient was diagnosed with a supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma (t2N0M0); the tumor was completely excised using tors. No post-operative complications occurred. [P R Health Sci J 2014;33:88-90]