Table 1 Tumor characteristics in 44 patients referred for recurred squamous cell carcinoma of the head neck (rHNC).
From: Outcome in recurrent head neck cancer treated with salvage-IMRT
a Tumor related parameters | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parameters | n (%) | ||||
Diagnosis | |||||
oral cavity | 29 (66) | ||||
glottic | 8 (18) | ||||
lateral oropharynx | 4 (9) | ||||
sinonasal | 2 (5) | ||||
skin | 1 (2) | ||||
initial resection | |||||
wide (>2 mm, RO) | 13 | ||||
marginal (R1) | 16 | ||||
intralesional (R2) | 0 | ||||
unknown | 15 | ||||
initial pT | |||||
pT1 | 14 | ||||
pT2 | 23 | ||||
pT3 | 1 | ||||
pT4 | 3 | ||||
unknown | 3 | ||||
initial p/cN | |||||
N0 | 26 | ||||
N1 | 5 | ||||
N2a/b | 9 | ||||
N2c | 2 | ||||
unknown | 2 | ||||
initial grading | |||||
G1 | 6 | ||||
G2 | 15 | ||||
G3 | 12 | ||||
unknown | 11 | ||||
grading recurrence | |||||
G1 | 2 | ||||
G2 | 21 | ||||
G3 | 11 | ||||
unknown | 10 | ||||
No. recurrence | |||||
1st | 31 | ||||
2nd | 8 | ||||
3rd | 4 | ||||
4th | 1 | ||||
site of recurrence | |||||
nodal | 14 | ||||
mucosal | 16 | ||||
nodal and mucosal | 14 | ||||
Tumor characteristics in 44 patients referred for recurred squamous cell carcinoma of the head neck (rHNC). | |||||
b Tumor related parameters | |||||
rTN | rN0 | rN1 | rN2ab | N2c | Total |
rT0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
rT1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
rT2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
rT3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
rT4 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
rT? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 20 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
Recurrence stages (rTN) of the 44 assessed patients. 23/44 (52%) presented with rT4 stage. | |||||