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Table 1 Tumour and treatment characteristics for all patients

From: Recurrence patterns of locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma after 3D conformal (chemo)-radiotherapy

 

N

%

Primary tumour site

  

   Oropharynx

81

53.6

   Larynx

32

21.2

   Hypopharynx

21

13.9

   Oral cavity

14

9.3

   Unknown primary

3

2

Histological grade of squamous cell carcinoma

Well differentiated

6

4

Moderately differentiated

52

34.4

Poorly differentiated

76

50.3

Not recorded

17

11.3

Overall stage (AJCC)

  

   III

35

23.2

   IVA

87

57.6

   IVB

29

19.2

Treatment

  

   Radical radiotherapy alone

36

23.8

   Chemoradiotherapy (chemoXRT)

115

 

   Induction chemo + XRT

42

27.9

   Induction chemo + concomitant chemoXRT

63

41.7

   Concomitant chemoXRT

10

6.6

  1. Abbrevations: Chemo: chemotherapy; XRT: radiotherapy