Table 1.

Patient and tumor characteristics

Characteristic	No. of patients (%) (n = 56)
Age group
<60, y	35 (62%)
≥60, y	21 (38%)
Sex
Female	12 (21%)
Male	44 (79%)
Site of primary
Oropharynx	40 (71%)
Larynx	11 (20%)
Hypopharynx	5 (9%)
Clinical T classification  (before chemoradiation)
T1	6 (11%)
T2	16 (29%)
T3	19 (33%)
T4	15 (27%)
Clinical neck classification  (before chemoradiation)
N1	6 (11%)
N2a	9 (16%)
N2b	26 (46%)
N2c	9 (16%)
N3	6 (11%)
Neck response
Complete response	12 (21%)
Less than complete response	38 (68%)
Residual thickening	6 (11%)
Timing of neck dissection
<6 wk	4 (7%)
6–12 wk	30 (54%)
>12 wk	22 (39%)