Baseline characteristics of included patientsa
Variable | N = 52 |
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Age (mean) (yr) | 60 (SD, 14) |
Sex | |
Male | 37 (71.2) |
Female | 15 (28.8) |
Diagnosis | |
Head and neck malignancies | 50 (94.3) |
Buccal | 1 (1.9) |
Floor of mouth | 1 (1.9) |
Vocal cord | 10 (19.2) |
Supraglottis | 1 (1.9) |
Hypopharynx | 7 (13.5) |
Salivary gland | 6 (11.5) |
Tongue | 13 (25.0) |
Tonsil | 10 (19.2) |
Other malignancies | 3 (5.7) |
Primary lesion visible | |
Yes | 10 (19.2) |
No | 42 (80.8) |
Postoperative state | |
Yes | 45 (86.5) |
No | 7 (13.5) |
↵a All values are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise specified.