Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Variables	Number of patients	%
Gender
Male	9	82
Female	2	18
Median age, y (range)	64 (51-77)
Median follow-up, mo (range)	52 (25-99)
Primary subsite
Pyriform sinus	9	82
Posterior pharyngeal wall	2	18
Clinical T stage
2	3	27
3	5	45
4a	3	27
Clinical N stage
0	2	18
1	2	18
2b	3	27
2c	2	18
3	2	18
Clinical stage
III	4	36
IVA	7	64

N = neck; T = tumor.