Table 4 Salvage surgery performed
From: Definitive radiotherapy for early stage glottic cancer by 6 MV photons
Stage | No of pts | 1st Failures pts | Types of 1st salvage surgery | 2nd Relapse Pts | 2nd salvage surgery | Ultimate failure Pts (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(No. salvaged/No. attempted) | (No salvage/attempted) | |||||||||||
local | LN | Local + LN | Total (%) | TL | RND | TL + RND | Not fit/refused surgery | |||||
T1 | 433 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 39 (9) | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0/7 | 10 (2.3) |
T2 | 262 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 50 (19%) | 43 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2/3 (PLO) | 7 (2.6) |