Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Variable | No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Voice Prostheses (n = 3648) | Unique Patients (n = 390) | |
| Age at TEP, median (range) [mean] | 61 (34-92) [61] | 62 (34-92) [62] |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 2929 (80.3) | 317 (81.3) |
| Female | 719 (19.7) | 73 (18.7) |
| Tumor site | ||
| Glottic | 1929 (52.9) | 214 (54.9) |
| Hypopharynx | 310 (8.5) | 33 (8.5) |
| Oropharynx | 77 (2.1) | 7 (1.8) |
| Subglottic | 201 (5.5) | 24 (6.1) |
| Supraglottic | 1004 (27.5) | 96 (24.6) |
| Thyroid | 87 (2.4) | 10 (2.6) |
| Other | 40 (1.1) | 6 (1.5) |
| T stage | ||
| T0-T2 | 158 (4.3) | 17 (4.4) |
| T3 | 559 (15.3) | 45 (11.5) |
| T4 | 1024 (28.1) | 124 (31.8) |
| Recurrent | 1713 (47.0) | 179 (45.9) |
| Unknown | 194 (5.3) | 25 (6.4) |
| N stage | ||
| N0 | 923 (25.3) | 91 (23.3) |
| N+ | 815 (22.3) | 94 (24.1) |
| Recurrent | 1713 (47.0) | 179 (45.9) |
| Unknown | 197 (5.4) | 26 (6.7) |
| Surgery | ||
| TL | 2833 (77.7) | 296 (75.9) |
| TL + PP | 580 (15.9) | 62 (15.9) |
| TLP | 235 (6.4) | 32 (8.2) |
| Reconstruction | ||
| Circumferential | 235 (6.4) | 32 (8.2) |
| Patch | 704 (19.3) | 81 (20.8) |
| Tongue | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) |
| None | 2706 (74.2) | 276 (70.8) |
| Timing of TEP | ||
| Primary | 2422 (66.4) | 248 (63.6) |
| Secondary | 1226 (33.6) | 142 (36.4) |
| Radiation therapy | ||
| Preoperative | 1723 (47.2) | 182 (46.7) |
| Postoperative | 1347 (37.0) | 148 (38.0) |
| Both | 41 (1.1) | 8 (2.0) |
| None | 537 (14.7) | 52 (13.3) |
Abbreviations: TEP, tracheoesophageal puncture; TL, total laryngectomy; TLP, total laryngopharyngectomy; PP, partial pharyngectomy.