Table II. Recurrences: distribution of cases according to neck treatment in early stages (stratified according to clinical stage and total population).
Clinical stages I-II | ||||
Local | Dissected neck | Untreated neck | Distant metastasis | |
n. (%) | ||||
Group 1 (n. = 39) | 5 (12.8) | 2 (5.1) | 2 (5.1) | 2 (5.1) |
Group 2 (n. = 15) | (0) | (0) | (0) | 1 (6.7) |
Group 3 (n. = 24) | 3 (12.5) | (0) | (0) | (0) |