Table 1. Patient characteristics.
| Parameter | No. of patients (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 73 (86) |
| Female | 12 (14) | |
| Age | Range | 14-86 |
| Median | 57 | |
| Site | Nasopharynx | 22 (26) |
| Oral Cavity | 4 (5) | |
| Oropharynx | 45 (53) | |
| Hypopharynx | 8 (9) | |
| Larynx | 4 (5) | |
| Unknown Primary | 2 (2) | |
| Histology | Well-differentiated | 2 (2) |
| Moderately-differentiated | 29 (34) | |
| Poorly-differentiated | 44 (52) | |
| Unknown | 10 (12) | |
| AJCC Stage | II | 2 (2) |
| III | 21 (25) | |
| IVA | 48 (56) | |
| IVB | 14 (16) | |
| KPS | ≤ 60 | 2 (2) |
| 70 | 9 (11) | |
| 80 | 14 (16) | |
| 90 | 59 (69) | |
| 100 | 1 (1) | |
Abbreviations: AJCC = American Joint Committee on Cancer; KPS = Karnofsky performance status; PET-CT = positron emission tomography-computed tomography.