Pharyngoesophageal reconstruction after resection of hypopharyngeal carcinoma: a new algorithm after analysis of 142 cases

Table 1 Patient demographic data

Mean age in years (range)	55 (35–67)
Gender	Total 145
Male	117
Female	28
Associated comorbidity
Diabetes	43
Hypertension	84
Cardiac	25
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	64
Chronic liver disease	35
Tumor pathology
Squamous cell carcinoma	132
Undifferentiated carcinoma	13
Primary tumor site
Larynx	12
Hypopharynx	133
T stage
T3	94
T4a	51
N stage
N0	22
N1	35
N2	85
Neoadjuvant therapy	80

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