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Table 4 Pre and Post Treatment Quality of Life

From: Definitive radiotherapy for early (T1-T2) Glottic Squamous cell carcinoma: a 20 year Cleveland clinic experience

   

Number

(%)

Pre-Treatment

   
 

Voice Quality

  
  

Impaired

129

91.5

  

Normal

4

2.8

  

missing

8

5.7

 

Trismus (pretx)

  
  

N

123

87.2

  

Y

2

1.4

  

missing

16

11.3

Post Treatment

   
 

Chronic Hoarseness

  
  

Improved

103

73.0

  

Unchanged

11

7.8

  

Worsened

12

8.5

  

missing

15

10.6

 

Trismus (posttx)

  
  

Improved

1

0.7

  

None

126

89.4

  

missing

14

9.9

 

Chronic Laryngeal Edema

  
  

None

101

71.6

  

Mild/Mod

24

17.0

  

Severe

1

0.7

  

Very Severe

1

0.7

  

missing

14

9.9

 

Chronic Dysphagia

  
  

None

118

83.7

  

Mild

7

5.0

  

Moderate

1

0.7

  

Severe

1

0.7

  

missing

14

9.9