Table 3.
The Incidence of Early (< 30 Days) and Late (> 30 Days) Adverse Events After Salvage Neck Dissection and Interstitial Brachytherapy
| Acute toxicity | Late toxicity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade | No. of patients | % | Grade | No. of patients | % |
| Grade 4 | 1.9 | Grade 4 | 5.7 | ||
| Edema, larynx | 1 | Soft tissue necrosis: Neck | 3 | ||
| Grade 3 | 13.2 | Grade 3 | 5.7 | ||
| Dyspnea | 1 | Osteonecrosis | 1 | ||
| Flap thrombosis | 1 | Soft tissue necrosis: Neck | 2 | ||
| Hematoma | 1 | ||||
| Infection: Respiratory | 2 | ||||
| Infection: Skin, cellulitis | 2 | ||||
| Grade 2 | 13.2 | Grade 2 | 24.5 | ||
| Dysphagia | 4 | Horner syndrome | 1 | ||
| Hematoma | 1 | Hypothyroidism | 2 | ||
| Mucositis: Oral | 1 | TVC paralysis | 10 | ||
| Postoperative delirium | 1 | ||||
| Grade 1 | 11.3 | Grade 1 | 1.9 | ||
| Chylothorax | 1 | Neuropathy: Motor | 1 | ||
| Hypoglossal nerve dysfunction | 1 | ||||
| Muscle weakness: Facial | 1 | ||||
| Wound complication: Noninfectious | 1 | ||||
| Xerostomia | 2 | ||||
No. indicates number; %, percent of sample; TVC, true vocal card