Table 1.
Patient profile.
| n | % | Positive Margin Status (n) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Median(range) | 33–83 (67.5) | 9 | ||
| Sex | Man | 15 | (37.5) | 4 | |
| Female | 25 | (62.5) | 5 | ||
| Side | Right | 20 | (50.0) | 8 | |
| Left | 20 | (50.0) | 1 | ||
| T | 1 | 1 | (2.5) | 0 | |
| 2 | 16 | (40.0) | 1 | ||
| 3 | 11 | (27.5) | 3 | ||
| 4 | Primary | 10 | (25.0) | 3 | |
| Recurrence | 2 | (5.0) | 2 | ||
| N | − | 29 | (72.5) | 7 | |
| + | 11 | (27.5) | 2 | ||
| Histology | w | 26 | (65.0) | 8 | |
| w-m | 10 | (25.0) | 0 | ||
| other | 4 | (10.0) | 1 | ||
| Surgery | LTBR | 34 | (85.0) | 5 | |
| STBR | 6 | (15.0) | 4 | ||
| Preoperative therapy | None | 28 | (70.0) | 7 | |
| IC | 8 | (20.0) | 1 | ||
| CRT | 1 | (2.5) | 0 | ||
| IC→CRT | 3 | (7.5) | 1 | ||
CRT, chemoradiotherapy; IC, induction chemotherapy; LTBR, lateral temporal bone resection; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; STBR, subtotal temporal bone resection; w, well differentiated; w-m, well to moderately differentiated.