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. 2020 Jul 27;15(2):649–656. doi: 10.1007/s12105-020-01204-5

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