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Table 3 Pathological characteristics of final pathology and escalation of therapy (n = 15). Patient marked with asterisk (*) excluded from cost analysis

From: Specimen oriented intraoperative margin assessment in oral cavity and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Patient Number

Margin Status

Perineural Invasion (PNI)

Lymphovascular Invasion (LVI)

Extracapsular Extension (ECE)

Adjuvant Therapy

1

+

–

–

–

Radiation

2

+

+

–

–

Re-resection

3

+

–

–

–

Re-resection

4

+

–

+

–

Radiation

5

+

+

–

–

Re-Resection

6

+

+

+

–

Chemoradiotherapy

7

+

–

–

–

Radiation

8

+

–

–

–

Re-Resection

9

+

–

–

–

Radiation

10*

+

+

+

+

Chemoradiotherapy

11

+

–

–

–

Re-Resection

12

+

–

–

–

Re-Resection

13

+

–

–

–

Radiation

14

+

–

–

–

Re-Resection

15

+

–

–

–

Radiation