Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Patient characteristics | Observations |
|---|---|
| Mean age | 59.8 years (SD = 12.9) |
| Sex | 14 Male/3 Female |
| Laterality | 10 Left/7 Right |
| Recurrence | 6/17 patients* (5 deaths/6 recurrences)# |
| Nerve involvement | V1 (9); V2 (12); V3 (6); VII (5); Vidian (1); III (1) |
| Zone classification | Peripheral (5), Skull Base (11), Unknown (1) |
| Histology | SCC (14), BCC (1), Adenoid cystic carcinoma (2) |
| Margin | Negative (10); Positive (6); Unknown (1) |
SCC squamous cell carcinoma, BCC basal cell carcinoma
* Median time until recurrence = 74 months
# Median time until death = 89 months