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Table 6 Late 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

late toxicities

all grades

grade 3

n

%

n

%

dysphagia

28

37

11

15

hearing loss

9

12

3

4

xerostomia

38

51

2

3

hoarseness/laryngeal edema

7

9

2

3

abcess/fistula

2

3

2

3

trismus

8

11

1

1

osteonecrosis

1

1

1

1

taste alterationa

16

21

  

lymph edema

8

11

  

mucosal damage

4

5

  

hypothyreosis

3

4

  

dental damage

2

3

  

skin damage

1

1

  

esophageal stenosis

1

1

  
  1. aonly grade 1 and 2 possible according to CTCAE3.0, some patients had more than one late toxicity