Table 1. Patient characteristics.

Patients		32
Average age (yr)		59.03
Gender	male	31
	female	1
Race	white	29
	black	1
	other	2
<10pkyr	20
	>10pkyr	9
Site	oropharynx	32
Subsite	tonsil	16
	base of tongue	15
	other	1
T stage	1	2
	2	12
	3	9
	4	9
N stage	0	2
	1	4
	2a	3
	2b	12
	2c	12
	3	0
M stage	0	32
	1	0