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Table 2 Clinical conditions of the patients

From: Investigation of swallowing function and swallowing-related quality of life after partial laryngectomy in Chinese patients with laryngeal carcinoma

Variable

Patients (n = 68)

Tumor stage, n (%)

 I

13 (19.1)

 II

45 (66.2)

 III

8 (11.8)

 IV

2 (2.9)

T-stage, n (%)

 T1

44 (64.7)

 T2

14 (20.6)

 T3/T4

10 (14.7)

M-stage, n (%)

 M0

65 (95.6)

 M1

3 (4.4)

N-stage, n (%)

 N0

54 (79.4)

 N1/N2

14 (20.6)

Surgery type, n (%)

 Vertical partial laryngectomy

45 (66.2)

 Horizontal partial laryngectomy

18 (26.5)

 Horizontal and vertical partial laryngectomy

5 (7.4)

Lymph node dissection, n (%)

 Unilateral

25 (36.8)

 Bilateral

12 (17.6)

 No

31 (45.6)

Pathological type, n (%)

 Squamous cell carcinoma

68 (100)

Preoperatively induced chemotherapy, n (%)

 Yes

6 (8.8)

 No

62 (91.2)

Postoperative radiotherapy, n (%)

 Yes

61 (89.7)

 No

7 (10.3)