Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics in the series of 42 patients
| No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 33 (78%) |
| Female | 9 (21%) | |
| Age | Median | 66 |
| Range | 37–86 | |
| Tumor site | Glottic/subglottic | 17 (40%) |
| Supraglottic | 16 (38%) | |
| Hypopharyngeal | 5 (12%) | |
| Unknown primary (function) | 2 (5%) | |
| Thyroid | 2 (5%) | |
| T classification | 0–2 | 5 (12%) |
| 3–4 | 20 (48%) | |
| Recurrent | 15 (36%) | |
| Unknown or N/A | 2 (5%) | |
| N classification | N0 | 10 (24%) |
| N+ | 15 (36%) | |
| Recurrent | 15 (36%) | |
| Unknown or N/A | 2 (5%) | |
| Surgical procedure | TL | 35 (81%) |
| TL + PP | 4 (10%) | |
| TLP | 4 (10%) | |
| Reconstruction | None | 32 (76%) |
| Pectoralis | 2 (5%) | |
| ALT (patch) | 3 (7%) | |
| ALT (tubed) | 2 (5%) | |
| Jejunal | 2 (5%) | |
| Radiation | None | 5 (12%) |
| Pre-operative RT | 11 (26%) | |
| Pre-operative chemoRT | 6 (14%) | |
| Post-operative RT | 12 (29%) | |
| Post-operative chemoRT | 6 (14%) | |
| Timing of TEP | Primary | 22 (53%) |
| Secondary | 17 (40%) | |
| Both | 3 (7%) | |
| TOTAL | 42 |