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Table 2 Treatment schedule by clinical/pathological T and N classification

From: Patterns of regional lymph node failure of locally advanced hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma after first-line treatment with surgery and/or intensity-modulated radiotherapy

T

N

Cases

Treatment schedule (N, %)

T1–2

N0

7

S ± RT (3, 42.8%)

RT (2, 28.6%)

IC + RT (2, 28.6%)

T1–2

N1–3

36

IC + S + RT (2, 5.6%)

IC + RT/CRT (14, 38.9%)

S ± RT/CRT (14, 38.9%)

RT/CRT (6, 16.6%)

T3

N0–3

39

IC + S + RT (4, 10.3%)

IC + RT/CRT (16, 41.0%)

S + RT/CRT (9, 23.1%)

RT/CRT (10, 25.6%)

T4

N0–3

41

IC + S + RT (2, 4.9%)

IC + RT/CRT (14, 34.1%)

S ± RT/CRT (12, 29.3%)

RT/CRT (13, 31.7%)

  1. Note: S Surgery, RT Radiotherapy, CRT Chemoradiotherapy, IC Induction chemotherapy