BASE OF TONGUE
Sentry’s TBx™ is designed to help clinicians easily access, visualize, and sample the tongue base during a routine office visit.
Reach it.
See it.
Test it.
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The incidence of HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma has surged dramatically in recent years, with the base of tongue serving as a primary site of origin.
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Because early-stage base of tongue cancers are minimally symptomatic, patients frequently present with advanced disease or regional lymph node metastases.
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Although persistent sore throat is a hallmark early symptom, evaluating every patient in the operating room under general anesthesia is logistically impractical.
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Furthermore, patient positioning during general anesthesia causes the tongue base to collapse posteriorly, compromising visual assessment and tissue acquisition.
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Delayed or missed diagnoses at the tongue base carry significant morbidity and mortality.
SENTRY TBx
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An in-office Tongue Base Biopsy addresses these challenges by enabling prompt, targeted, or broad-mapping tissue sampling.
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Eliminates general anesthesia and facilitates immediate evaluation of patients presenting with common symptoms of a persistent, unexplained sore throat
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Promotes earlier detection, timely treatment, and superior patient outcomes
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HD Visualization
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Minimally-invasive Wide-area sampling