Table 1.
Patients' age distribution, site of reconstruction and histology.
| Age | No. of cases/Frequency% | |
|---|---|---|
| All patients | Mean age 57.8 years | 80 |
| Range 27–81 years | ||
| Younger: <65 years | 58/72.5 | |
| Young old: 65–74 years | 16/20 | |
| Older and oldest old: ≥75 years | 6/7.5 | |
| Male | Mean age 56.7 years | 59/73.8 |
| Range 27–79 years | ||
| Female | Mean age 61.3 years | 21/26.2 |
| Range 42–81 years | ||
| Naive patients | Mean age 57.9 years | 71 |
| Range 27–81 years | ||
| Younger: <65 years | 52/73.3 | |
| Young old: 65–74 years | 14/19.7 | |
| Older and oldest old: ≥75 years | 5/7 | |
| Male | Mean age 57.1 years | 52/73.2 |
| Range 27–79 years | ||
| Female | Mean age 61.1 years | 19/26.8 |
| Range 42–81 years | ||
| Oral cavity procedures | No. of procedures/Frequency% | |
| All patients | Type IIIb glossectomy | 65/80.3 |
| + Marginal mandibulotomy | 4/4.9 | |
| + Segmental mandibulectomy | 1/1.2 | |
| Type IVa glossectomy | 7/8.6 | |
| + Segmental mandibulectomy | 3/2.5 | |
| Type IVb glossectomy | 5/6.2 | |
| Type V glossectomy | 4/4.9 | |
| All procedures | 81* | |
| Naive | Type IIIb glossectomy | 61/84.7 |
| + Marginal mandibulotomy | 4/5.6 | |
| + Segmental mandibulectomy | 1/1.4 | |
| Type IVa glossectomy | 6/8.3 | |
| + Segmental mandibulectomy | 3/4.2 | |
| Type IVb glossectomy | 3/4.2 | |
| Type V glossectomy | 2/2.8 | |
| All procedures | 72* | |
| Microvascular procedures | No. of cases/Frequency% | |
| All patients | Forearm flee flap | 64/79 |
| ALT free flap | 9/11.1 | |
| VRAM free flap | 5/6.2 | |
| DCIA free flap | 3/3.7 | |
| All procedures | 81* | |
| Naïve | Forearm free flap | 61/84.7 |
| ALT free flap | 7/9.7 | |
| VRAM free flap | 3/4.2 | |
| DCIA free flap | 1/1.4 | |
| All procedures | 72* | |
| Histology features | No. of cases/Frequency% | |
| All patient | G1 | 28/34.6 |
| G2 | 41/50.6 | |
| G3 | 12/14.8 | |
| p16 | 2/2.5 | |
| Perineural invasion | 9/11.1 | |
| Lymphovascular invasion | 11/13.6 | |
| Perineural and lymphovascular invasion | 15/18.5 | |
| Absence of perineural/lymphovascular invasion | 46/56.8 | |
| Naive | G1 | 26/36.1 |
| G2 | 35/48.6 | |
| G3 | 11/15.3 | |
| p16 | 2/2.8 | |
| Perineural invasion | 20/27.8 | |
| Lymphovascular invasion | 21/29.2 | |
| Perineural and lymphovascular invasion | 11/15.3 | |
| Absence of perineural/lymphovascular invasion | 42/58.3 | |
*
One patient underwent two CTS procedures for two different metachronous lesions.