Table 3.
Resource consumption units by head and neck cancer category and sex in Germany in 2008 (any inconsistencies are due to rounding)
| Cancer category (ICD-10 code) | Number of hospitalizations | Number of inpatient rehabilitations (LOS in days per rehabilitation) | Number of sick leaves (duration in days per sick leave) | |||
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| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Oral cavity (C02–C06) | 11,929 | 4965 | 937 (24) | 451 (25) | 3862 (41) | 976 (31) |
| Oropharynx (C01, C09–C10) | 14,396 | 4110 | 1118 (24) | 378 (25) | 4339 (35) | 680 (35) |
| Pharynx other (C11–C13) | 10,268 | 1908 | 691 (24) | 105 (25) | 2683 (34) | 349 (48) |
| Other sites* (C14) | 532 | 129 | 62 (24) | 10 (25) | 207 (49) | 52 (45) |
| Larynx (C32) | 13,744 | 1876 | 990 (23) | 156 (24) | 3,754 (35) | 592 (26) |
| Total | 50,869 | 12,988 | 3798 (23.7) | 1100 (24.9) | 14,846 (36.0) | 2649 (34.0) |
Note:
*
Other/ill-defined sites in the lip, oral cavity, and pharynx.
Abbreviations: ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, tenth revision6; LOS, length of stay.