Table 2.
Patient characteristics and clinical data.
| Pt | Sex | Age | Staging | Diagnosis | Procedure | OP | LOS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excision | Reconstruction | h | d | |||||
| Standard group | ||||||||
| A | F | 79 | Tx N1 Mx | Buccal melanoma | Wide local excision (WLE) | Forearm free flap | 8 | 24 |
| B | M | 71 | T2 N2 | SCC floor of mouth | WLE, marginal mandibulectomy | Pectoralis pedicle flap | 11 | 21 |
| C | M | 22 | T2 N0 M0 | SCC tongue | Hemiglossectomy | Forearm free flap | 8 | 22 |
| D | M | 17 | - a | Ameloblastoma mandible | Segmental mandibulectomy | Fibular free flap | 5.5 | 7 |
| Immunonutrition group | ||||||||
| E | M | 63 | T2 N0 M0 | SCC tongue | Hemiglossectomy | Forearm free flap | 7 | 10 |
| F | F | 68 | T4 N2 | SCC floor of mouth | Segmental mandibulectomy | Fibular free flap | 7.5 | 43 |
| G | M | 28 | T2 N1 | SCC tongue | Hemiglossectomy | Forearm free flap | 8 | 10 |
| H | M | 46 | - a | ACC floor of mouth | WLE | Forearm free flap | 8.5 | 9 |
OP = duration of operation; LOS = length of hospital stay; Pt = patient; WLE = wide local excision; SCC = squamous cell carcinoma; ACC = adenoid cystic carcinoma; a No staging system exists for the category of cancer.