TABLE 1

Patient Characteristics and Staging

Patient no.Tumor locationTumor crossing midlineTumor status*Pretherapeutic N-stage*Ipsilateral neck dissection*Contralateral neck dissection*
1Floor of mouthx20I–IIII–III
2Tonsil10I–III
3Floor of mouthx20I–IIII–III
4Tongue20I–III
5Ear20I–IV
6Floor of mouth10I–III
7Lip20I–III
8Tonsil10I–IV
9Tongue10I–III
10Tongue10I–IVI–III
11Pharyngeal arch40I–V
12Tonsil20I–IV
13Tonsil30I–VI–V
14Tonsil30I–IV
15Floor of mouth20I–IV
16Lipx20I–VI–V

  • ↵* Classified according to guidelines of Union Internationale Contre le Cancer.