Table 1.
Demographic characteristics
| Age | 66.3 (SD 8.6) years range 43–81 years |
| Time since surgery | 89.9 (SD 63.3) months range 4–225 months |
| Gender | |
| Female | 6 (20%) |
| Male | 24 (80%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Black/black british | 1 (3%) |
| White | 26 (87%) |
| Asian/asian british | 3 (10) % |
| Tumour type | |
| T1 | 1 (3%) |
| T2 | 4 (13%) |
| T3 | 7 (23%) |
| T4 | 11 (37%) |
| Unknown | 7 (23%) |
| Surgery | |
| Total laryngectomy | 22 (73%) |
| Pectoralis major flap | 3 (10%) |
| Radial forearm flap | 1 (3%) |
| Jejunum flap | 3 (10%) |
| Jejunum and pectoralis major flap | 1 (3%) |
| Myotomy | |
| Yes | 24 (80%) |
| Not applicable | 3 (10%) |
| Unknown | 3 (10%) |
| Radiotherapy Hx | |
| None | 3 (10%) |
| Pre-operative XRT | 13 (43%) |
| Postoperative XRT | 12 (40%) |
| Pre & postoperative XRT | 2 (7%) |
| Chemotherapy Hx | |
| Pre op chemo | 5 (17%) |
| No chemo | 25 (83%) |
| Salvage surgery | |
| Yes | 17 (57%) |
| No | 13 (43%) |