Table 5.
Distribution of head and neck cancer cases by subsite and sex
| Men | Women | All | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subsite | ICD-O-3 code | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Oral cavity | C00.0-C06.9 | 639 | 31.1 | 158 | 43.8 | 797 | 33.0 |
| Salivary glands | C07.0-C08.9 | 36 | 1.8 | 16 | 4.4 | 52 | 2.2 |
| Oropharynx | C09.0-C10.9 | 405 | 19.7 | 82 | 22.7 | 487 | 20.2 |
| Nasopharynx | C11.0-C11.9 | 28 | 1.4 | 13 | 3.6 | 41 | 1.7 |
| Hypopharynx | C12.0-C13.9 | 401 | 19.5 | 31 | 8.6 | 432 | 17.9 |
| Oral cavity or pharynx unspecified | C14.0-C14.9 | 63 | 3.1 | 6 | 1.7 | 69 | 2.9 |
| Nasal cavity/ear/paranasal sinuses | C30.0-C31.9 | 66 | 3.2 | 17 | 4.7 | 83 | 3.4 |
| Larynx | C32.0-C32.9 | 479 | 23.3 | 50 | 13.9 | 529 | 21.9 |