Table 3.
Patterns of failure and cause of death.
| Number of patients | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Site of failure | ||
| Local | ||
| Local only | 6 | 27 |
| Local and nodal | 4 | 18 |
| Local and distant | 3 | 13.5 |
| Local, nodal and distant | 1 | 4.5 |
| Local, distant, metachronous lung | 1 | 4.5 |
| Local, nodal, distant, metachronous lung | 1 | 4.5 |
| Nodal | ||
| Nodal only | 1 | 4.5 |
| Nodal and distant | 2 | 9 |
| Distant | ||
| Distant only | 2 | 9 |
| Metachronous lung | 1 | 4.5 |
| Cause of death | ||
| Lung cancer | 12 | 70 |
| Local progression | 1 | 6 |
| Regional progression | 2 | 12 |
| Local and regional | 1 | 6 |
| Distant progression | 4 | 23 |
| Regional and distant | 4 | 23 |
| Not related to lung cancer/Unknown | 5 | 30 |