Table 1.

The characteristics of head and neck tumor patients and healthy donors

Sample	Total number	Median age (range)	Gender (male/female)
Healthy donors	18	47.5 (35–63)	9/9
Pleomorphic adenoma	7	43.9 (18–60)	1/6
Thyroid papillary adenocarcinoma	9	56.3 (35–67)	2/7
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma	32	67.0 (34–83)	26/6

Age	Gender	Primary of HNSCC	TNM	Stage
34	F	Tongue	T1N0M0	I
67	M	Tongue	T1N0M0	I
39	M	Tongue	T4aN2cM0	IV
77	M	Tongue	T2N2bM0	IV
64	M	Tongue	T2N2bM0	IV
77	M	Tongue	T2N2bM0	IV
64	F	Oral floor	T4N2M0	IV
74	M	Larynx	T1aN0M0	I
81	M	Larynx	T2N0M0	II
75	M	Larynx	T2N1M0	III
78	M	Larynx	T3N0M0	III
72	M	Larynx	T3N0M0	III
51	M	Larynx	T4aN2cM0	IV
65	M	Maxillary sinus	T3N0M0	III
60	M	Maxillary sinus	T4aN0M0	IV
40	F	Maxillary sinus	T4aN0M0	IV
71	M	Maxillary sinus	T4bN0M0	IV
74	M	Maxillary sinus	T4bN2bM0	IV
75	M	Maxillary sinus	T3N1M0	III
56	M	Oropharynx	T1N2bM0	IV
63	F	Oropharynx	T2N2bM0	IV
77	M	Oropharynx	T2N2bM0	IV
67	F	Oropharynx	T4N3M0	IV
82	M	Oropharynx	T4N2M1	IV
66	M	Hypopharynx	T1N0M0	I
71	M	Hypopharynx	T2N1M0	III
57	M	Hypopharynx	T1N3M0	IV
68	M	Hypopharynx	T4aN2bM0	IV
69	M	Hypopharynx	T4aN2cM1	IV
74	F	Hypopharynx	T4aN0M0	IV
75	M	Hypopharynx	T4N2cM0	IV
83	M	Hypopharynx	T4bN2bM0	IV