|
Characteristics
|
n (%)
|
|---|
|
Age (years)#
| |
|
≤ 60
|
25 (47)
|
|
> 60
|
28 (53)
|
|
Gender
| |
|
Female
|
17 (32)
|
|
Male
|
36 (68)
|
|
Karnowsky PS
| |
|
> 70
|
42 (79)
|
|
≤ 70
|
11 (21)
|
|
Site
| |
|
Tongue
|
22 (41)
|
|
Floor of mouth
|
17 (32)
|
|
Alveolus and Gingiva
|
11 (21)
|
|
Others*
|
3 (6)
|
|
Tumor classification
| |
|
pT1
|
8 (15)
|
|
pT2
|
25 (47)
|
|
pT3
|
5 (10)
|
|
pT4
|
15 (28)
|
|
Nodal classification
| |
|
cN0**
|
2 (4)
|
|
pN0
|
18 (34)
|
|
pN1
|
10 (19)
|
|
pN2
|
22 (41)
|
|
pN3
|
1 (2)
|
|
Grading
| |
|
Moderate (G2)
|
37 (70)
|
|
Poor (G3)
|
16 (30)
|
|
Resection margins
| |
|
R0
|
15 (28)
|
|
Close (< 3mm)
|
25 (47)
|
|
R1
|
13 (25)
|
|
Surgery to primary tumor
| |
|
Wide local excision
|
9 (17)
|
|
Partial glossectomy
|
18 (34)
|
|
Hemiglossectomy
|
4 (7)
|
|
Mandibular resection
|
4 (7)
|
|
Partial maxillectomy
|
3 (6)
|
|
Composite oral cavity resection
|
15 (29)
|
|
Neck dissection##
| |
|
None
|
2 (4)
|
|
Ipsilateral
|
28 (53)
|
|
Bilateral
|
23 (43)
|
|
Gastrostomy tube
| |
|
None
|
28 (53)
|
|
Used
|
25 (47)
|
- Abbreviations: PS performance status; # median 60 years (range, 40–88 years); * buccal mucosa n=2 and hard palate n=1; **Two patients (4%) did not undergo a neck dissection; ## Of the 51 patients who underwent a neck dissection a median of 44 nodes (range, 14–101 nodes) were removed.
