Table 1.
Patient characteristics and disease characteristics.
| Characteristic | Number of patients |
|---|---|
| Median age, years (Range) | 59 (32–80) |
| Smoking history | |
| Current/former smoker | 37 |
| Never/remote smoker | 26 |
| Stage of the disease | |
| Recurrent | 19 |
| Metastatic | 3 |
| Recurrent/metastatic | 41 |
| Primary site | |
| Oropharynx | 26 |
| Oral cavity | 15 |
| Larynx | 20 |
| Unknown | 2 |
| Sites of involvement | |
| Carotid involvement | 7 |
| Regional lymph nodes | 40 |
| Lungs | 29 |
| Liver | 6 |
| Brain | 3 |
| Bones | 7 |
| HPV status among oropharynx ca | |
| HPV positive | 13 |
| HPV negative | 4 |
| HPV unknown | 9 |