From: Planned neck dissection following chemo-radiotherapy in advanced HNSCC
Author (year) | No of pts (n) | Pts in CCR | Neck failures (overall) | Neck failure (pts in CCR) | Remark(s) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | ND done | ND not done | ND done | ND not done |  |
McHam2 (2003) | N2–N3: 109 | 65 | 5/76 | 4/33 | 1/32 | 4/33 | ND needed for all N2–N3 patients |
Grabenbauer7 (2003) | N0–N3: 142 | 97 | Only patients with CCR offered ND | 9/56 | 4/41 | No clear benefit of ND after CCR | |
Clayman13 (2001) | N2–N3: 66 | 29 | 5/18 | 6/48 | 0/4 | 0/25 | ND not needed for patients in CCR |
Stenson14 (2000) | N2–N3: 69 | 30 | 1/69 | NA | 0/30 | NA | All 69 pts had ND; needed for N2–N3 |
Robbins15 (1999) | N2–N3: 52 (56 heminecks) | 33 | 1/34 | 2/20 | 0/16 | 0/17 | Good control with ND for N2–N3 |
Lavertu16 (1999) | N1–N3: 78 | 55 | 8/78 neck failures in all | NK | NK | ND done for all pts with N2–N3 | |
Lavertu17 (1997) | N0–N1: 47 | 43 | 0/6 | 4/38 | 0/5 | 4/38 | ND needed for all N2–N3 patients even in CCR |
 | N2–N3: 53 | 30 | 1/35 | 3/12 | 0/18 | 3/12 |  |