Table 2.
Characteristics of treatment
| Primary therapy | n | % |
| Radiotherapy | 8 | 24.2 |
| Radiochemotherapya | 8 | 75.8 |
| Inductionb | 8 | 24.2 |
| Irradiation dose (Gray) | Mean | SD |
| Tumor region | 68.9 | 3.6 |
| Lymphatic drainage basin | 58.2 | 6.2 |
| Time span (irradiation–surgery) | Mean | SD |
| Months | 18.6 | 16.9 |
| Indication for salvage laryngectomy | n | % |
| Residuum | 12 | 36.4 |
| Recurrence | 20 | 60.6 |
| Second malignancy | 1 | 3.0 |
| Resection status | n | % |
| R0 | 30 | 90.9 |
| R1 | 3 | 9.1 |
| Pharyngeal reconstruction | n | % |
| Primary suture | 19 | 57.6 |
| Pedunculated flapc,d | 5 | 15.2 |
| Free flape | 10 | 30.3 |
| Neck Dissection | n | % |
| Unilateral | 3 | 9.1 |
| Bilateral | 14 | 42.4 |
R resection, SD standard deviation
aSimultaneous radiochemotherapy
bInduction chemotherapy (cisplatin, 5‑fluorouracil, docetaxel)
cPatient #15 underwent pharyngeal reconstruction with one free and one pedicled flap
dThree deltopectoral flaps and two pectoralis major flaps
eFour anterolateral femoral flaps and six radial flaps