Table 1.
Patients characteristics (n = 41).
| Characteristics | No. of patients | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 33 | 80.5 |
| Female | 8 | 19.5 |
| Age, years | ||
| Median | 52 | |
| Range | 29-70 | |
| Performance status (ECOG) | ||
| 0 | 26 | 63.4 |
| 1 | 15 | 36.6 |
| Subsite | ||
| Pyriform sinus | 32 | 78.0 |
| Posterior pharyngeal wall | 5 | 12.2 |
| Postcricoid area | 4 | 9.8 |
| T stage | ||
| T3 | 16 | 39.0 |
| T4 | 25 | 61.0 |
| N stage | ||
| N0 | 17 | 41.5 |
| N1 | 6 | 14.6 |
| N2 | 12 | 29.3 |
| N3 | 6 | 14.6 |
| Stage | ||
| III | 11 | 26.8 |
| IV | 30 | 73.2 |
| Histological differentiation | ||
| Good | 6 | 14.6 |
| Moderate | 17 | 41.5 |
| Poor | 16 | 39.0 |
| Unknown | 2 | 4.9 |
| Symptoms at diagnosis | ||
| A sore throat | 3 | 7.3 |
| Ear pain | 2 | 4.9 |
| Lump in the neck | 8 | 19.5 |
| Painful swallowing | 23 | 56.1 |
| Change in voice | 5 | 12.2 |
ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.