Table 1.
Patient and tumor characteristics
| |
All cases |
Surgical cases |
|---|---|---|
| Variable | (n = 94) | (n = 30) |
| Age (y), mean (range) |
61.6 (31.1, 90.1) |
65.2 (36.3, 89.7) |
| Gender (M:F) |
70:24 |
17:13 |
| Primary |
|
|
| Oral Cavity |
24 (25.5%) |
19 (63.3%) |
| Oropharynx |
22 (23.4%) |
2 (6.7%) |
| Hypopharynx |
2 (2.1%) |
0 (0.0%) |
| Larynx |
15 (16.0%) |
3 (10.0%) |
| Salivary Gland |
6 (6.4%) |
3 (10.0%) |
| NC & PNS |
5 (5.3%) |
2 (6.7%) |
| Nasopharynx |
7 (7.4%) |
0 (0.0%) |
| Thyroid |
1 (1.1%) |
0 (0.0%) |
| Unknown |
5 (5.3%) |
0 (0.0%) |
| Skin |
4 (4.3%) |
1 (3.3%) |
| Lymphoma |
3 (3.2%) |
0 (0.0%) |
| Stage |
|
|
| Benign |
2 (2.1%) |
1 (3.3%) |
| Stage 0 |
3 (3.2%) |
2 (6.7%) |
| Stage I |
9 (9.6%) |
4 (13.3%) |
| Stage II |
3 (3.2%) |
2 (6.7%) |
| Stage III |
9 (9.6%) |
3 (10.0%) |
| Stage IV | 68 (72.3%) | 18 (60.0%) |
NC & PNS, Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses.