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Table 4 Acute toxicities

From: Long term results of postoperative Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) in the treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) located in the oropharynx or oral cavity

acute toxicities

all grades

grade 3/4a

n

%

n

%

non-hematological

    

 dysphagiab

68

91

39

52

 mucositis/stomatitis

61

81

8

11

 weight loss

32

43

5

7

 skin

64

85

3

4

 nausea/vomitting

29

39

3

4

 horseness/larynx edema

9

12

1

1

 hearing loss

9

12

1

1

 renal injury

7

9

  

 dry eye

1

1

  

 hand foot syndrome

1

1

  

 other

3

4

2

3

hematological

    

 leucoytopenia

39

52

8

10

 infection

16

21

5

7

 anemia

51

68

4

5

 thrombocytopenia

18

24

  
  1. a: only one patient had a grade 4 toxicity (leucopenia), ball patients included with PEGs regardless of its reason or use, some patients had more than one acute toxicity