Research Article

Mucosal Melanomas of the Head and Neck: The Role of Postoperative Radiation Therapy

Table 1

Patient and treatment characteristics. Patients were staged retrospectively using the 2009 AJCC cancers staging system. Note that most patients were treated in the postoperative setting with conventionally fractionated radiation therapy.

PatientAgeSexSiteHistologic subtypeTNMSurgeryMarginsXRTXRT Dose (Gy)XRT fractionationImmunoChemo

157FemaleSinonasalMucosal melanoma, NOST1N0M0YesNegativeYes58.91.2 b.i.d.YesNo
265MaleOral cavityMucosal melanoma, NOST1N0M0YesNegativeYes602 dailyNoNo
364MaleOral cavityMucosal melanoma, NOST4N0M0YesNegativeNoNoNo
427MaleSinonasalMucosal melanoma, NOST4N0M0YesNegativeYes59.41.8 dailyNoNo
561FemaleSinonasalMucosal melanoma, NOST4N0M0YesNegativeYes59.41.8 dailyYesNo
677FemaleSinonasalMucosal melanoma, NOST3N0M0YesPositiveYes59.41.8 dailyYesNo
746FemaleSinonasalMucosal melanoma, NOST1N0M0YesNegativeYesunkYesNo
862FemaleSinonasalSpindle cell melanomaT3N0M0YesNegativeYesunkYesNo
976FemaleSinonasalMucosal melanoma, NOST1N0M0YesNegativeYesunkNoNo
1065MaleOral cavityMucosal melanoma, NOST1N2bM0YesNegativeYes622 dailyYesNo
1168MaleSinonasalMucosal melanoma, NOST2N0M0YesNegativeNoNoNo
1282Maleoral cavitySpindle cell melanomaTxN0M0YesNegativeNoNoNo
1374FemaleSinonasalSpindle cell melanomaT3N0M0NoN/AYes61.21.8 dailyNoYes
1483FemaleSinonasalMucosal melanoma, NOST3N0M0YesNegativeYes541.8 dailyYesNo
1551FemaleOral cavitymucosal melanoma, NOST4N2aM0YesPositiveYes602 dailyNoNo
1677MaleSinonasalMucosal melanoma, NOST4N0M0YesPositiveNoNoNo
1766FemaleOral cavitySpindle cell melanomaT1N0M0YesNegativeNoNoNo