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. 2017 May 1;9(5):e1206. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1206

Table 1. Patient Characteristics.

EBRT = external beam radiation therapy, SRS = stereotactic radiosurgery, KPS = Karnofsky performance status.

Characteristics   Value (%)
Patients N=18
   Median age (yrs) 47.8
   Median KPS 90
Sex  
   Male 8 (44)
   Female 10 (56)
Primary head and neck tumor site  
   Nasopharynx 6 (33)
   Sinonasal 3 (17)
   Parotid 3 (17)
   Hard palate 2 (11)
   Unknown primary 2 (11)
   Buccal mucosa 1 (6)
   Infratemporal fossa 1 (6)
Histology  
   Squamous cell carcinoma 5 (28)
   Adenocarcinoma 2 (11)
   Adenoid cystic carcinoma 7 (39)
   Undifferentiated 4 (22)
Primary treatment  
   Surgery + concurrent chemotherapy and EBRT 2 (11)
   Concurrent chemotherapy and EBRT 5 (28)
   Surgery + EBRT 11 (61)
Recurrent treatment site  
   Dura 2 (11)
   Nasopharynx 3 (17)
   Skull base 7 (39)
   Sinonasal 2 (11)
   Cavernous sinus 4 (22)
SRS dose (median) 13.3 Gy
Time from EBRT to SRS (median months) 23.7