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Table 2 Recurrence patterns and management

From: Definitive hypofractionated radiotherapy for early glottic carcinoma: experience of 55Gy in 20 fractions

Outcomes

N (% of total)

Complete response to radiotherapy

131 (99)

Persistent disease

1 (1)

Local Recurrence only

14 (11)

 At primary subsite

13 (10)

 Near primary subsite

1 (1)

Regional recurrence only

3 (2)

Combined locoregional recurrence

3 (2)

Salvage surgery

18 (14)

 Laser cordotomy

2 (2)

 Total laryngectomy ± neck diss.

13 (10)

 Radical neck dissection

1 (1)

 Radical neck dissection + brachytherapy

2 (2)