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Table 1 The main patient characteristics together with AOC stages, localizations of tumours, type of neck dissection, reconstruction type and blood sampling times

From: Effect of surgery and radiotherapy on complete blood count, lymphocyte subsets and inflammatory response in patients with advanced oral cancer

Number of patients

56

Gender

♂ 44

♀ 12

Age (mean (range))

62 (42-84)

Cancer Stage AJCC2010

III (12)

IVA (44)

Tumour location

Tongue

22

Floor of mouth

17

Retromolar trigonum

6

Gum Maxilla

5

Gum Mandible

6

Neck dissection

Unilateral

25

Bilateral

31

Reconstruction

None

 

5

Local flap

Tongue

2

Distal flap

Temporalis

2

PMMF

6

Free flap

RFF

22

ALT

8

Iliac crest

3

Fibula

6

LMF

2

Blood samples

T1- 5 days before surgery

T2- 10 days after surgery

T3- 30 days after radiotherapy

T4- 1 year after radiotherapy

  1. PMMF Pectoralis Major Muscular Flap, RFF Radial Forearm Flap, LMF Latissimus Myocutaneous Flap, ALT Anterior Lateral Thigh, T1 blood sample before surgery, T2 blood sample after surgery, T3 blood sample before radiotherapy, T4 blood sample 1 year after radiotherapy
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BMC Cancer

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