Table 1.

Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the study Population (N.43)

Sex
Male	38
Female	5
Age, years
Median	60
Range	29-74
Tumor Site
Hypopharynx	7
Oral cavity	10
Oropharynx	12
Larynx	14
Tumor Grading
G1	8
G2	19
G3	16
Tumor Stage
T1	1
T2	7
T3	14
T4	21
Nodal stage
N0	3
N1	12
N2a-c	20
N3	8
TNM Stage
T1 N3	1
T2 N2b	2
T2 N2c	3
T2 N3	2
T3 N1	1
T3 N2a	3
T3 N2b	2
T3 N2c	4
T3 N3	4
T4 N0	3
T4 N1	11
T4 N2a	1
T4 N2b	1
T4 N2c	4
T4 N3	1
Stage III	1
Stage IVA	34
Stage IVB	8