Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population.
Age (mean +/- SD) | 64 ± 10.05 |
Gender [n (%)] | |
Male | 84 (96.6) |
Female | 3 (3.4) |
Primary tumor site [n (%)] | |
Glottis | 27 (31.03) |
Oropharynx | 23 (26.44) |
Hypopharynx | 17 (19.54) |
Supraglottic | 10 (11.49) |
Oral cavity | 10 (11.49) |
Smoking [n (%)] | 24 (27.6) |
Drinking [n (%)] | 3 (3.4) |
Smoking + drinking [n (%)] | 49 (56.3) |
Neck dissection [n (%)] | |
II-IV | 69 (79.3) |
II-V | 10 (11.5) |
I-III | 8 (9.2) |
Number of nodes removed [n (%)] | |
15 | 77 (88.5%) |
<15 | 10 (11.5) |