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Table 3 The Incidence of Early (< 30 Days) and Late (> 30 Days) Adverse Events After Salvage Neck Dissection and Interstitial Brachytherapy

From: The role of salvage surgery with interstitial brachytherapy for the Management of Regionally Recurrent Head and Neck Cancers

  Acute toxicity   Late toxicity
Grade No. of patients % Grade No. of patients %
Grade 4   1.9 Grade 4   5.7
 Edema, larynx 1   Soft tissue necrosis: Neck 3  
Grade 3   13.2 Grade 3   5.7
 Dyspnea 1   Osteonecrosis 1  
 Flap thrombosis 1   Soft tissue necrosis: Neck 2  
 Hematoma 1     
 Infection: Respiratory 2     
 Infection: Skin, cellulitis 2     
Grade 2   13.2 Grade 2   24.5
 Dysphagia 4   Horner syndrome 1  
 Hematoma 1   Hypothyroidism 2  
 Mucositis: Oral 1   TVC paralysis 10  
 Postoperative delirium 1     
Grade 1   11.3 Grade 1   1.9
 Chylothorax 1   Neuropathy: Motor 1  
 Hypoglossal nerve dysfunction 1     
 Muscle weakness: Facial 1     
 Wound complication: Noninfectious 1     
 Xerostomia 2     
  1. No. indicates number; %, percent of sample; TVC, true vocal card
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Cancers of the Head & Neck

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