Table 1.
Clinical and Pathological Characteristics of Patient Population
| Characteristics | No. of Patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 45 (75) |
| Female | 15 (25) |
| Race | |
| White | 53 (88.3) |
| Black | 2 (3.3) |
| Asian | 1 (1.7) |
| Unknown | 4 (6.7) |
| Age (years) | |
| <65 | 43 (71.7) |
| ≥65 | 17 (28.3) |
| Smoking | |
| Yes | 37 (61.7) |
| No | 11 (18.3) |
| Unknown | 12 (20) |
| Alcohol | |
| Yes | 34 (56.7) |
| No | 12 (20) |
| Unknown | 14 (23.3) |
| Tumorsite | |
| Qropharynx | 41 (68.3) |
| Larynx | 19 (31.7) |
| T stage | |
| Tis/T1/T2 | 26 (43.3) |
| T3/T4 | 33 (55) |
| Tx | 1 (17) |
| N stage | |
| NO/N1 | 27 (45) |
| N2 | 27 (45) |
| nx | 6 (10) |
| Differentiation | |
| Well | 10 (16.7) |
| Moderate | 42 (70) |
| Poor | 5 (8.3) |
| Unknown | 3 (5) |
| Perineural Invasion | |
| Yes | 25 (41.7) |
| No | 15 (25) |
| Unknown | 20 (33) |
| Lymphovascular Invasion | |
| Yes | 18 (30) |
| No | 35 (58.3) |
| Unknown | 7 (11.7) |