Table 5.

Photodynamic treatment type and associated interventions for 26 patients receiving therapy for cancer of the oral cavity or oropharynx with oral cavity extension.

PDT treatment characteristics
n°	PDT type	Concomittant R/	Airway R/	Swallowing R/
1	Surface illumination	None	None	None
2	Surface illumination	None	None	Planned NGT
3	Surface illumination	Selective ND	None	None
4	Surface illumination	lymph node excision	Planned tracheotomy	Planned NGT
5	Surface illumination	None	None	None
6	Surface illumination	None	None	None
7	Surface illumination	None	None	None
8	Surface illumination	None	None	None
9	Surface illumination	None	NONE	None
10	Surface illumination	None	Urgent tracheotomy	Unplanned NGT
11	Surface illumination	None	Pre-existing tracheostoma	None
12	Surface illumination	None	Planned tracheotomy	Planned PEG
13	Surface illumination	None	Pre-existing tracheostoma	None
14	Surface + interstitial ill.	None	None	None
15	Surface illumination	None	None	NGT on readmission
16	Interstitial PDT	None	None	None
17	Surface + interstitial ill.	MRND	Planned tracheotomy	Planned PEG
18	Surface illumination	None	Planned tracheotomy	Planned NGT
19	Surface illumination	None	None	None
20	Surface + interstitial ill.	None	Pre-existing tracheostoma	None
21	Surface illumination	None	Planned tracheotomy	Pre-existing PEJ
22	Interstitial PDT	None	Planned tracheotomy	Planned NGT
23	Surface illumination	None	Normal airway	None
24	Surface illumination	None	Normal airway	None
25	Surface + interstitial ill.	None	Normal airway	Planned NGT
26	Surface illumination	None	Planned tracheotomy	NGT on readmission

NGT, nasogastric tube; PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; ill., illumination; MRND, modified radical neck dissection.