Table 1.

Patients’ characteristics (1)

Characteristics	No. of patients (n = 50)
Age: range (median)	38–88 (68) years
Sex
Male	47
Female	3
Stage
III	15
IV	35
Primary site
Larynx	9
Oropharynx	13
Hypopharynx	25
Oral cavity	3
Differentiation
Well	8
Moderately	25
Poorly	17
Resectability
Resectable	35
Unresectable	15