Table 1.
Clinicopathological variables for patients with laryngeal and pharyngeal cancer.
| Clinicopathologic variable | No. of patients |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 55.3 (42–74) |
| Men | 59.6 |
| Women | 53.8 |
| Sex | |
| Men | 41 |
| Women | 10 |
| Lymph node metastasis | |
| Negative | 24 |
| Positive | 27 |
| Positive lymph node metastasis without extracapsular spread | 11 |
| Positive lymph node metastases with extracapsular spread | 16 |
| Tumor size | |
| T1 | 2 |
| T2 | 22 |
| T3 | 23 |
| T4 | 4 |
| Tumor grade | |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 31 |
| 3 | 19 |
| Pharyngeal cancer | 21 |
| Laryngeal cancer | 23 |
| Cancer of pharynx and larynx | 7 |
| Type of surgery | |
| Total laryngectomies | 16 |
| Partial laryngectomies | 7 |
| Partial pharyngectomies | 21 |
| Laryngopharyngectomies | 7 |
| Radiation therapy following surgery | 28 |