Variable | Value |
Age in years (median, range) | 55 (39–72) |
Histology (n, %) | |
Squamous | 24 (96%) |
Carcinosarcoma | 1 (4%) |
Disease status | |
Primary | 23 (92%) |
Recurrent | 2 (8%) |
Stage (n, %) | |
I | 2 (8%) |
II | 11 (44%) |
III | 3 (12%) |
IVA | 9 (36%) |
Reason ineligible for brachytherapy (n,%) | |
Medical | 9 (36%) |
Technical* | 7 (28%) |
Refusal | 9 (36%) |
Fractionation schema (n, %) | |
30 Gy in five fractions | 10 (40%) |
25 Gy in five fractions | 3 (12%) |
28 Gy in four fractions | 6 (24%) |
24 Gy in four fractions | 5 (20%) |
12 Gy in three fractions | 1 (4%) |
*Technical infeasibility represented cases where the residual disease was larger than 22 cm in the craniocaudal extent or not anatomically accessible using either the intra-cavitary or interstitial approach.