Item | Mean value | Minimum value | Maximum value | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 56.97 | 21.1 | 84.0 | Years |
Karnofsky performance status | 78% | 50% | 100% | Â |
Follow-up | 3.5 | 0 | 12.25 | Years |
Item | Value (%) | Â | Â | Â |
T-stage | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 T1 | 14 (16%) |  |  |  |
 T2 | 33 (37%) |  |  |  |
 T3 | 8 (9%) |  |  |  |
 T4 | 35 (38%) |  |  |  |
N-stage | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 N0 | 20 (22%) |  |  |  |
 N1 | 24 (27%) |  |  |  |
 N2 | 46 (51%) |  |  |  |
 N3 | 0 |  |  |  |
UICC stage | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 I | 7 (8%) |  |  |  |
 II | 6 (7%) |  |  |  |
 III | 11 (12%) |  |  |  |
 IV | 66 (73%) |  |  |  |
Pre-treatment | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 None | 27 (30%) |  |  |  |
 Surgery | 61 (70%) |  |  |  |
Surgery to the lower jaw | ||||
 Partial resection | 16 (23%) |  |  |  |
 Continuity resection | 10 (14%) |  |  |  |
Chemotherapy | 17 (19%) | Â | Â | Â |
Radiotherapy – fractionation | ||||
 Conventional | 74 (82%) |  |  |  |
 Hyperfractionation | 16 (18%) |  |  |  |
Fraction size | Â | Â | Â | Gy/day |
 1 Ă— 2.0 | 72 (80%) |  |  |  |
 1 Ă— 3.0 | 2 (2%) |  |  |  |
 2 Ă— 1.2 | 15 (17%) |  |  |  |
 2 Ă— 1.4 | 1 (1%) |  |  |  |
total dose – conventionally fractionated (n = 75) | Gy | |||
 30 | 1 (1%) |  |  |  |
 36 | 1 (1%) |  |  |  |
 50 | 7 (9%) |  |  |  |
 58 | 2 (2%) |  |  |  |
 60 | 31 (44%) |  |  |  |
 64 | 9 (13%) |  |  |  |
 70 | 23 (31%) |  |  |  |
Total dose – hyperfractionated (n = 15) | ||||
 58.8 | 1 (6%) |  |  |  |
 70.8 | 1 (6%) |  |  |  |
 72.0 | 12 (76%) |  |  |  |
 72.8 | 1 (6%) |  |  |  |
 76.8 | 1 (6%) |  |  |  |