Table 3.
Clinical and pathological features of HNSCC patients in the study
| Variables | Number of cases (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Cavity Cancer (44) | Oropharyngeal Cancer (11) | Other types (6) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| Median | 65 | 68 | 58 |
| Range | 44–73 | 48–76 | 43–78 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 33 (75.0) | 7 (63.64) | 5 (83.33) |
| Female | 11 (25.0) | 4 (36.36) | 1 (16.67) |
| TNM stage | |||
| I–II | 17 (38.64) | 3 (27.27) | 1 (16.67) |
| III–IV | 27 (61.36) | 8 (72.73) | 5 (83.33) |
| Pathology | |||
| Well | 5 (11.36) | 3 (27.27) | 2 (33.33) |
| Moderate and poor | 39 (88.64) | 8 (72.73) | 4 (66.67) |
| Metastasis location | |||
| Liver | 7 (15.9) | 7 (63.64) | 2 (33.33) |
| Lung | 11 (25.0) | 3 (27.27) | 2 (33.33) |
| Lymph node | 24 (54.55) | 8 (72.73) | 4 (66.67) |