Bacterial Colonization of the Condyle in Patients with Advanced Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis: Analysis of Hemimandibulectomy Specimens

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients with advanced mandibular osteoradionecrosis.

Patient	Sex	Age (years)	Pathological diagnosis (primary site)	RT^c type and dose	Interval between RT and surgery	ND^e	CT^f	Location of bone exposure	Pathological fracture	Cutaneous skin fistula	Preoperative IAN^g paralysis
1	Male	76	SCC^a (right nasopharynx)	Conventional 70 Gy	201 months	No	Yes	Left molar	Yes	Yes	Yes
2	Male	70	SCC^a (right oropharynx)	IMRT^d 69.96Gy	43 months	No	Yes	Right retromolar	Yes	Yes	Yes
3	Male	82	SCC^a (right oropharynx)	Conventional 60 Gy	157 months	No	No	Right molar-retromolar	No	Yes	Yes
4	Male	57	UC^b (left nasopharynx)	Conventional 70 Gy	155 months	No	Yes	Right retromolar	No	Yes	Yes

Abbreviations: ^aSCC, squamous cell carcinoma; ^bUC, undifferentiated carcinoma; ^cRT, radiotherapy; ^dIMRT, intensity-modulated radiotherapy; ^eND, neck dissection; ^fCT, chemotherapy; ^gIAN, inferior alveolar nerve.