Table 2:

Target lesion space

Head and Neck SpaceNo.%
Masticator3620%
Parotid2413%
Cervical lymph nodesa2313%
Retropharyngeal2313%
Sublingual1910%
Perivertebral148%
Pharyngeal mucosal137%
Visceralb95%
Parapharyngeal63%
Carotid63%
Submandibular42%
Otherc42%
Transpatial32%
Total184100%
  • a Cervical lymph node levels II–VI and supraclavicular.

  • b Biopsies involving the supraglottic larynx, glottis, subglottic larynx, tracheoesophageal groove, and thyroid gland.

  • c Biopsies of the periorbital region, anterior maxilla, preauricular, postauricular, and intramuscular regions.