Table 1. Patient details
Patient 1 2 3 4 5
Age (yeas) 54 48 41 58 60
Sex Male Male Male Male Male
Primary site Larynx Tongue Larynx Larynx Nasopharynx
TNM classification T4bN2bM0 T4bN2bM0 T4bN2bM0 T4bN2cM0 T4bN2aM0
Previous treatment Surgery Surgery Surgery Surgery + RT + CT RT
Vascular intervention Right CCA stenting Right CCA/ICA stenting Right CCA stenting Right CCA stenting Right CCA/ICA stenting
Surgical Treatment Radical neck dissection + Myofascial pectoralis major flap Radical neck dissection + Myofascial pectoralis major flap Radical neck dissection + Myofascial pectoralis major flap Radical neck dissection + Myofascial pectoralis major flap Radical neck dissection + Myofascial pectoralis major flap
Resectclassification R0 R0 R0 R0 R0
Complications Transient bradycardiaand hypotension Transient bradycardiaand hypotension Transient bradycardiaand hypotension Transient bradycardiaand hypotension None
Pathological type Squamous cell carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma Squamouscell carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma
Postoperative treatment
None
CT (DDP 100mg/m2 + 5-FU 1000 mg/m2) RT (total dose of 70Gy) RT + CT (total dose of 70Gy + DDP 20mg/m2 + 5-FU 200 mg/m2)
None
Survival status Dead Alive Alive Alive Alive
Recurrence Unknown None None Recurrence at the tracheostomysite None
Follow-up (months) 6.5 9 8.5 6.5 4
Abbreviations:CCA, common carotid artery; ICA, internal carotid artery; RT, radiotherapy; CT, chemotherapy; DDP, Cisplatin; 5-FU,5-Fluorouracil. Abbreviations:CCA, common carotid artery; ICA, internal carotid artery; RT, radiotherapy; CT, chemotherapy; DDP, Cisplatin; 5-FU,5-Fluorouracil. Abbreviations:CCA, common carotid artery; ICA, internal carotid artery; RT, radiotherapy; CT, chemotherapy; DDP, Cisplatin; 5-FU,5-Fluorouracil. Abbreviations:CCA, common carotid artery; ICA, internal carotid artery; RT, radiotherapy; CT, chemotherapy; DDP, Cisplatin; 5-FU,5-Fluorouracil. Abbreviations:CCA, common carotid artery; ICA, internal carotid artery; RT, radiotherapy; CT, chemotherapy; DDP, Cisplatin; 5-FU,5-Fluorouracil. Abbreviations:CCA, common carotid artery; ICA, internal carotid artery; RT, radiotherapy; CT, chemotherapy; DDP, Cisplatin; 5-FU,5-Fluorouracil.