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. 2011 Jun 15;6:72. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-6-72

Table 2.

Tumor Characteristics

Characteristic N (%)
Tumor margins
 Close Margin 8 (3.4%)
 Negative Margin 129 (55.6%)
 Positive Margin 41 (17.7%)
 Margins Unknown 54 (23%)
Histology
 Squamous Cell Carcinoma 210 (90.9%)
 Other 21 (9.1%)
Side of Neck for IORT
 Anterior 5 (2.2%)
 Right 114 (49.4%)
 Left 91 (39.4%)
 Bilateral 21 (9.1%)
Perineural spread 30 (16.9%)
Lymphovascular involvement 29 (16.3%)
Extracapsular extension 22 (12.3%)
Vascular Invasion 27 (15.1%)
Dermal Invasion 37 (20.7%)
Carotid Involvement 60 (32.6%)