Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| All | Nasal Cavity | Nasal Septum | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=68 (%) | N=37 (54) | N=31 (46) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 42 (62) | 20 (54) | 22 (71) | 0.15 |
| Female | 26 (38) | 17 (46) | 9 (29) | |
| Age | ||||
| Median | 58.5 yrs | 57 yrs | 63 yrs | 0.02 |
| Range | 19–93 yrs | 19–93 yrs | 43–78 yrs | |
| Histology | ||||
| SCC* | 45 (66) | 19 (51) | 26 (84) | 0.004 |
| Others** | 23 (34) | 18 (49) | 5 (16) | |
| Parsons’ clinical stage | ||||
| 1 | 33 (48) | 13 (36) | 20 (67) | 0.031 |
| 2 | 23 (34) | 15 (42) | 8 (27) | |
| 3 | 10 (15) | 8 (22) | 2 (7) | |
| N/A | 2 (3) | |||
| AJCC T stage | ||||
| T1 | 20 (29) | 6 (16) | 14 (45) | 0.063 |
| T2 | 21 (31) | 13 (35) | 8 (26) | |
| T3 | 9 (13) | 5 (14) | 4 (13) | |
| T4 | 14 (21) | 11 (30) | 3 (10) | |
| Tx | 4 (6) | 2 (5) | 2 (6) | |
| Treatment | ||||
| RT Alone | 32 (47) | 11 (30) | 21(68) | |
| Pre-Op RT | 3 (4) | 3 (8) | -- | |
| Post-Op RT | 33 (49) | 23 (62) | 10 (32) | 0.01 |
| Smoking | ||||
| Yes | 41 (60) | 22 (60) | 19 (61) | 0.93 |
| No | 10 (15) | 6 (16) | 4 (13) | |
| Unknown | 17 (25) | 9 (24) | 8 (26) | |
| Neck nodes | ||||
| Positive | 6 (9) | 3 (8) | 3 (10) | 0.13 |
| Negative | 62 (91) | 34 (92) | 28 (90) | |
| Tumor grade | ||||
| Well diff. | 8 (12) | 5 (13) | 3 (10) | 0.47 |
| Mod diff. | 9 (13) | 3 (8) | 6 (19) | |
| Poor diff. | 18 (26) | 9 (24) | 9 (29) | |
| Not specified | 33 (49) | 20 (54) | 13 (42) | |
*
SCC: Squamous cell carcinoma
**
Others include patients with salivary gland histology, adenoid cystic carcinoma (n=12), adenocarcinoma (n=8), and undifferentiated/poorly differentiated carcinoma (n=3).