Table 1. Patient characteristics.

	Patients (n=41)
Characteristic	No.	%
Sex
Male	39	95
Female	2	5
Age (years)
Median	54
Range	33–73
Karnofsky performance status
90	11	27
80	24	58
70	6	15
Initial staging at diagnosis
II	4	10
III	5	12
IV	32	78
Primary tumour site
Oral cavity	13	32
Oropharynx	12	29
Hypopharinx	5	12
Larynx	11	27
Extent of disease
Recurrent disease
Locoregional recurrence	14	34
Locoregional and distant recurrence	4	10
Primary disease
First primary	19	46
Second primary	4	10
Prior therapy
Surgery alone	7	17
Surgery+radiotherapy	6	15
Surgery+radiotherapy+chemotherapy	5	12
Chemotherapy+radiotherapy	4	10
None	19	46