Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Characteristics	No. of patients (n = 33)
Age
Median	67.6
Range	50–80
Sex, male/female	30/3
Tumor location
Oropharynx	7
Hypopharynx	12
Larynx	11
Oral cavity	3
T stage (UICC)
T2	12
T3	12
T4	9
N stage (UICC)
N0	12
N1	3
N2	16
N3	2
Stage (UICC)
II	4
III	9
IV	20

UICC = Union Internationale Contre le Cancer.