Table 1.
Patient characteristics at diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (n = 69)
| Characteristic | No. of patients | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Men | 46 | 66.67 |
| Women | 23 | 33.33 |
| Age (year) | ||
| ≤30 | 15 | 21.74 |
| >30 | 54 | 78.26 |
| TNM stagea | ||
| I/II | 24 | 34.78 |
| III/IV | 32 | 46.38 |
| Histological typeb | ||
| WHO type I | 0 | |
| WHO type II and III | 57 | 82.61 |
| Radiation techniqueb | ||
| Conventional radiotherapy | 57 | 82.61 |
| IMRT | 0 | |
| Radiation dose (Gy)b | ||
| ≥55 | 56 | 81.16 |
| <55 | 1 | 1.45 |
WHO World Health Organization, IMRT intensity-modulated radiotherapy
a13 cases and b12 cases without records, respectively