Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
Characteristics | Number of patients (%) Total = 61 (100%) |
---|---|
Mean age at surgery, years (SD) | 67.6 (8.90) |
Gender | |
Male | 51 (83.6) |
Female | 10 (16.4) |
Tumor stage | |
T1a | 29 (47.5) |
T1b | 19 (31.1) |
T2 | 13 (21.3) |
Resection (ELS classification) | |
Type III | 38 (62.3) |
Type II bilateral | 23 (37.7) |
AC involvement | |
No | 12 (19.7) |
Unilateral | 26 (42.6) |
Bilateral | 23 (37.7) |
AC anterior commissure, ELS European Laryngological Society, SD standard deviation