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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 15.
Published in final edited form as: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Nov 11;152(2):284–291. doi: 10.1177/0194599814558402

Table 2.

HNL Characteristics at Initial Presentation

MDACC Stage Evaluation cohort n=1, 202 Treatment subgroup n=733
0 - no visible edema, heaviness" 9 (1%) 2 (1%)
1a - soft visible edema, no pitting 336 (28%) 178 (24%)
1b – reversible, pitting edema 746 (62%) 487 (66%)
2 – non reversible, firm, pitting 111 (9%) 66 (9%)
HNL Site (not mutually exclusive)
    Neck 1,079 (90%) 669 (91%)
    Submental 1,067 (89%) 706 (96%)
    Facial 638 (53%) 383 (53%)
    Intra-oral 156 (18%) 100 (14%)
Associated Complaints
    Cosmetic 999 (83%) 614 (84%)
    Discomfort 764 (64%) 478 (65%)
    Functional 446 (37%) 287 (39%)
        Swallowing 303(25%) 192 (26%)
        Breathing 174 (15%) 113 (16%)
        Speaking 128 (11%) 76 (10%)
        Vision 27 (2%) 14 (2%)