Alimentation Impact of Treatments of 254 Oropharyngeal Cancers (1998–2003)

Table 3

Doses of radiation by type of treatment.

	0 Gy	[20 Gy; 50 Gy]*	[50 Gy; 60 Gy]	[60 Gy; 70 Gy]	≥70 Gy	Total
Submandibular approach
Hyosubglossoepiglottectomy	6	2	8	9	7	32
Lateral oropharyngectomy	2	2	6	17	0	28
Transoral approach	13	2	8	20	8	51
Transmandibular approach
Pharyngectomy with mandibulectomy	5	0	0	0	0	5
Mandibular swing	3	0	4	18	1	26
Exclusive radiotherapy	0	0	4**	23	19	46

∗[20 Gy; 50 Gy] means the patient received 20 Gy or more but less than 50 Gy. Every patient who received less than 50 Gy had previously undergone radiotherapy, and this dose was a complementary dose.
**indicates patients who stopped radiotherapy prematurely because of intolerance.