Table 1.

Demographics and Treatment Modalities Reported by the Reviewed Studies.

Author Year n Gender F:M Mean Age (y) Site of LNR Mean TTR (mo) Surgical Treatment Post-op Treatment
Central Lateral CCND LCND I131 RT
Lango et al.19 2013 29 22:7 42 25 22 n/a n/a n/a 29 3
Lang et al.20 2013 50 35:15 54.2 50 0 36.4 50 24 50 3
Tufano et al.21 2012 120 78:42 40.5 120 71 36 120 n/a n/a n/a
Hughes et al.22 2012 61 42:19 40.7 61 0 24.7 31 50 13 n/a
Shah et al.23 2012 82 57:25 42.6 82 41 n/a 82 46 50 n/a
Roh et al.24 2011 45 34:11 49.2 25 24 72 45 24 n/a n/a
Clayman et al.25 2011 210 125:85 42 210 0 21 210 159 70 33
Yim et al.26 2011 83 59:24 42 n/a n/a 27 n/a 79 18 n/a
Al-Saif et al.12 2010 60 48:12 41 n/a n/a 36 60 57 n/a n/a
Schuff et al.27 2008 74 54:20 47 74 n/a n/a 74 64 n/a n/a
Lee et al.28 2008 15 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 8 7 n/a n/a
Kim et al.29 2004 13 n/a 49.4 13 0 n/a 13 9 n/a n/a

CCND, central compartment neck dissection; F:M, female:male; LCND, lateral compartment neck dissection; LNR, lymph node recurrence; n, number of patients; n/a, not available; Post-op, postoperative; RT, radiotherapy; TTR (mo), time to recurrence (months); y, years.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2016 January; 7(1): e0006. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2016 January 28. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10233