Elective regional lymphadenectomy for advanced auricular squamous cell carcinoma

Table 1 Characteristics and treatment experience of the 17 advanced auricular cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma patients

Pt.	Age (yr)	Sex	Tumor size (cm)	Sub-site	Prior Rx	Auriculx type	Parotidx type	Neck diss.extent	Parotid, neck diss. path	Post-op XRT	F/u (mo)
1	71	M	3.0	AH	S, XRT	Total	Elective	-	Neg,	-	28
							Superficial		-
2	86	M	2.5	AH	-	Partial	-	Elective	-,	-	61
								(II/III/Va)	Neg		(D)
3	69	M	4.1	P	S, XRT	Total	Elective	Elective	Neg,	-	80
							Superficial	(complete)	Neg		(D)
4	69	M	1.6	C	S	Total	Elective	Elective	Neg,	-	43
							Superficial	(I/II/III)	Neg		(L)
5	56	M	1.3	C	S	Total	Elective	Elective	Neg,	Yes	48
							Superficial	(complete)	Neg		(L)
6	68	M	7.0	P	-	Total	Elective	Elective	Neg,	Yes	70
							Total	(complete)	Neg		(D)
7	78	M	6.0	T	S, XRT	Total	Elective	Elective	Neg,	-	10
							Total	(complete)	Neg		(D)
8	33	F	1.9	C	-	Total	Elective	Therapeutic	Neg,	-	61
							Total	(complete)	Pos		(D)
9	70	M	1.7	H	S	Partial	Therapeutic	Elective	Pos,	Yes	96
							Total	(complete)	Neg		(L)
10	71	M	1.7	C	-	Partial	Elective	Therapeutic	Neg,	Yes	123
							Superficial	(complete)	Pos		(L)
11	86	M	2.0	P	S, XRT	Total	Elective	-	Neg,	-	53
							Superficial		-		(D)
12	69	F	2.5	T	-	Partial	Elective	Elective	Neg,	Yes	5
							Superficial	(I/II/III)	Neg		(D)
13	61	M	3.0	H	S	Partial	Elective	Elective	Neg,	Yes	LTF
							Superficial	(complete)	Neg
14	65	F	2.4	C	XRT	Total	-	Elective	-,	-	10
								(complete)	Neg		(D)
15	78	M	4.2	C	S	Total	Elective	Elective	Neg,	Yes	5
							Superficial	(II/III/Va)	Neg		(L)
16	84	M	2.0	H	-	Total	-	Elective	-,	-	11
								(II/Va)	Neg		(D)
17	65	M	3.0	C	-	Total	Elective	-	Neg,	Yes	4
							Superficial		-		(L)

M: Male; F: Female; AH: Antihelix; P: Posterior sulcus; C: Concha bowl; T: Tragus; H: Helix; Rx: Treatment; S: Surgery; XRT: Radiation treatment; D: Deceased; L: Live; LTF: Lost to follow-up.