TABLE I.
Clinical characteristics of the nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients
| Characteristic | Value [n (%)] |
|---|---|
| Patients | 31 |
| Sex | |
| Men | 21 (67.8) |
| Women | 10 (32.2) |
| Age (years) | |
| ≤40 | 16 (51.6) |
| >40 | 15 (48.4) |
| T stage | |
| T1 | 7 (22.6) |
| T2 | 6 (19.4) |
| T3 | 13 (41.9) |
| T4 | 5 (16.1) |
| N stage | |
| N0 | 7 (22.6) |
| N1 | 8 (25.8) |
| N2 | 12 (38.7) |
| N3 | 4 (12.9) |
| Clinic stagea | |
| i | 2 (6.5) |
| ii | 6 (19.4) |
| iii | 14 (45.1) |
| ivb | 9 (29.0) |
| Histology | |
| who type i | 0 (0) |
| who type ii | 0 (0) |
| who type iii | 31 (100) |
a
Union for International Cancer Control 2002 TNM staging system.
b
Nonmetastatic patients only (stages iva and ivb). who = World Health Organization.