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

Table 6 Characteristics of patients who were died due to treatment toxicity

Pat. no.	Age	Diagnosis	Stage	Treatment type	Given XRT dose (Gy/fr)	Smoking/Alcohol	Cause of death	Comorbidities
1	69	Hypopharynx	III	XRT	30.25/11fr	Heavy/heavy	Aspiration Pneumonia, MRSA	COPD, 1994 Lung Ca. lobectomy
2	57	Oropharynx	IVB	Induct chemox3+XRT	35.75/13fr	Ex/Heavy	Aspiration Pneumonia	AF, DM
3	65	Larynx (Glottic)	III	XRT	55/20fr	Ex/Heavy	Aspiration Pneumonia, MRSA	COPD, Asthma, old tuberculosis
4	64	Hypopharynx	IVB	Induct Chemox3+XRT	46/23fr	Heavy/heavy	Aspiration Pneumonia	-
5	84	Larynx (Supraglottic)	IVB	XRT	55/20fr	Social	Aspiration Pneumonia	Cardiac problems
6	61	Oropharynx	IVA	Concomitant chemoXRT	55/20fr	Heavy/heavy	Neutropenia, emergency admission refuse NG	-

*NG tube feeding was inserted to patients' number 1-4, when the complication was seen. None of the patients had prophylactic PEG or NG. Abbrevations: Chemo: chemotherapy; XRT: radiotherapy; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; MRSA: methicilline resistant staph aerous

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