Table 2.
Surgical and treatment details
| Gender | Male 35 (85%) Female 6 (15%) |
| Ethnicity | Black/Black British (n − 5) 12.2% White (n − 31) 75.6% Asian or Asian British (n − 1) 2.4% Other ethnic groups (n − 4) 9.8% |
| Surgery | Total Laryngectomy (n − 30) 73.2% Laryngopharyngectomy with pectoralis major Flap (n − 6) 14.6% Laryngopharyngectomy with partial oesophagectomy and jejunum flap (n − 3) 7.3% Laryngopharyngectomy with partial oesophagectomy and jejunum and pectoralis major flaps 2 (4.9%) |
| Myotomy/neurectomy | Yes (n − 25) 61% No (n − 12) 29% Unknown (n − 4) 10% |
| Closure | Horizontal (n − 26) 63.4% Circumferential (n − 10) 24.4% Unknown (n − 5) 12.2% |
| Neck dissection | Bilateral (n − 10) 24.4% Unilateral (n − 8) 19.5% None (n − 18) 43.9% Unknown (n − 5) 12.2% |
| Timing of tracheoesophageal puncture | Primary TEP (n − 30) 73.2% Secondary TEP (n − 11) 26.8% |
| Radiotherapy history | Pre-operative XRT (n − 18) 43.7% Postoperative XRT (n − 17) 41.5% Pre and postoperative XRT (n − 2) 4.9% None (n − 4) 9.8% |
| Chemotherapy history | Pre op chemo (n − 6) 14.6% Post op chemo (n − 2) 4.9% No chemo (n − 33) 80.5% |
| Salvage | Yes (n − 21) 51.2% No (n − 20) 48.8% |