Table 1. Patient clinicopathological information and demographic data (n = 138).
| Variable | No.(%) |
|---|---|
| Age at presentation | |
| Median | 59.5 |
| Range | 38–79 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 12 (8.7) |
| Male | 126 (91.3) |
| Primary location | |
| Sinus piriformis | 99 (71.7) |
| Posterior pharyngeal wall | 27 (19.6) |
| Postcricoid area | 12 (8.7) |
| T category | |
| T1-T2 | 64 (46.4) |
| T3-T4 | 74 (53.6) |
| Node metastasis | |
| N0 | 30 (21.7) |
| N1 | 51 (37.0) |
| N2 | 49 (35.5) |
| N3 | 8 (5.8) |
| M category | |
| M0 | 138 (100.0) |
| M1 | 0 (0.0) |
| Clinical stage | |
| I-II | 23 (16.7) |
| III-IV | 115 (83.3) |
| Histologic differentitation | |
| Well | 26 (18.9) |
| Moderate | 62 (44.9) |
| Poor | 50 (36.2) |
| Treatment | |
| surgery plus radiotherapy | 138 (100.0) |
| Death | |
| Yes | 78 (56.5) |
| No | 60 (43.5) |