Table 3.
Characteristics of 136 Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cases by T Stage
| Characteristic | T Stage, n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Low stage (n = 21)1 | High stage (n = 45)2 | |
| Immunosuppression type | ||
| Organ transplantation | 4 (19) | 14 (31) |
| Hematologic malignancy | 14 (67) | 17 (38) |
| Multiple | 0 (0) | 3 (7) |
| Other | 3 (14) | 11 (24) |
| Low stage (n = 11)1 | High stage (n = 11)2 | |
| Solid organ transplant type | ||
| Thoracic | 9 | 7 |
| Abdominal | 2 | 4 |
| Low stage (n = 25)1 | High stage (n = 62)2 | |
| Location | ||
| Head and neck | 21 (84) | 52 (84) |
| Other | 4 (16) | 10 (16) |
Abbreviations: AJCC8, Eighth edition American Joint Committee on Cancer; BWH, Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
1
Low stage = BWH T1/T2a and AJCC8 T1/T2.
2
High stage = BWH T2b/T3 and AJCC8 T3/T4a/T4b.