Table 2.
Characteristics of patients.
| Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| Median | 56 | |
| Range | 25–77 | |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 19 | 38 |
| Male | 31 | 62 |
| Performance status (Karnofsky) | ||
| <80 | 35 | 70 |
| ≥80 | 15 | 30 |
| Histological subtype | ||
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 24 | 48 |
| Adenoid cystic carcinoma | 5 | 10 |
| Adenocarcinoma | 6 | 12 |
| Nondifferentiated | 2 | 4 |
| Small cell carcinoma | 4 | 8 |
| Ca solidum | 3 | 6 |
| Others, unknown | 6 | 12 |
| Stage | ||
| I | 5 | 10 |
| II | 21 | 42 |
| IIIA | 18 | 36 |
| IIIB | 5 | 10 |
| IV | 1 | 2 |
| Type of treatment | ||
| Surgery followed by radiotherapy | 3 | 6 |
| Radiotherapy alone | 39 | 78 |
| Chemoradiotherapy | 4 | 8 |
| Symptomatic treatment | 4 | 8 |
| Radiotherapy | ||
| Without radiotherapy | 4 | 8 |
| Pallative | 20 | 40 |
| Radical | 26 | 52 |
| Year of start of treatment | ||
| 1962–1988 | 22 | 44 |
| 1989–2006 | 28 | 56 |