Table 1.

Study cohort.

n = 59 41 males (m) 18 females (f)	Group 1 (n = 13) 11 m 2 f	Patients with symptoms that are not due to carcinoma
	Group 2 (n = 8) 6 m 2 f	Patients with high tobacco/alcohol consumption and/or symptoms of carcinoma
	Group 3 (n = 38) 24 m 14 f	a: Acute tumor—oropharyngeal carcinoma (n = 7)
		b: Post diagnosis treatment (n = 31)

Overview of the study cohort and patient grouping. Shown are the numbers of included patients, sex and grouping depending on the symptoms and status.