Table 2.
Treatment and outcomes of published HCCC cases by location
| Location | Exc (%) | Exc and LND (%) | Exc, LND, and RT (%) | Exc and RT (%) | RT only (%) | Exc and ChemoRT (%) | Othera (%) | Follow-up range (months) | NED (%) | Recurrence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOT | 58 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3–124 | 65 | 18 |
| Bronchus | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10–181 | 100 | 0 |
| Buccal/cheek | 73 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5–132 | 64 | 27 |
| FOM | 67 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5–108 | 73 | 7 |
| Gingiva | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12–31 | 100 | 0 |
| Hypopharynx | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 100 | 0 |
| Larynx | 67 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24–55 | 100 | 0 |
| Lip | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2–73 | 100 | 0 |
| Mandible | 71 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3–78 | 71 | 29 |
| Maxilla | 46 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3–36 | 38 | 23 |
| Nasal cavity | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 50 |
| Nasopharynx | 50 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.5–144 | 58 | 8 |
| Neck | – | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oral | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 |
| Orbit/lacrimal gland | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 100 | 0 |
| Oropharynx | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 12–81 | 60 | 20 |
| Palate | 67 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6–348 | 60 | 19 |
| Paranasal sinus | 34 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4–9 | 67 | 0 |
| Parotid | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1–195 | 55 | 18 |
| Sinonasal tract | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 48 | 100 | 0 |
| Sublingual | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 100 | – |
| Submandibular | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 0 |
| Thymus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tongue | 67 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8–132 | 42 | 8 |
| Tonsil | 80 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4–72 | 40 | 20 |
| Trachea | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12–52 | 67 | 0 |
BOT base of tongue, FOM floor of mouth, Exc excision, LND lymph node dissection, RT radiotherapy, ChemoRT chemoradiotherapy, NED no evidence of disease
aOther; includes no treatment or debulking for unresectable tumors