Table 2. Clinicopathological findings including CTC status and Lung findings.

Patient	Gender	Age	HPV status	T Staging	N Staging	Description	Lung findings	CTC findings	CTC description
Micro_01	m	66	positive	T2	N0	Oral Cavity	lesion, query	Positive	1 CTC cluster ~ 12cells
Micro_02	m	54	unknown	T1	N0	Oropharyngeal		Negative
Micro_03	m	63	negative	T4	N2c	Oropharyngeal	lesion, query	Positive	1 CTC
Micro_04	m	58	positive	T3	N2b	Oropharyngeal		Negative
Micro_05	m	62	Positive	T2	N2c	Oropharyngeal		Negative
Micro_06	m	42	negative	T3	N2	Oral Cavity		Positive	1 CTC cluster ~5 cells, 27 nucleated single cells
Micro_07	f	72	unknown	T1	N0	Oral Cavity		Negative
Micro_08	m	48	unknown	T1	N0	Oral Cavity		Negative
Micro_09	m	63	positive	T3	N2c	Oral Cavity		Positive	1 CTC cluster ~ 6 cells
Micro_10	m	61	positive	T2	N0	Oral Cavity		Negative
Micro_11	m	73	unknown	T2	N0	Oral Cavity		Positive	1 CTC cluster ~ 5 cells
Micro_12	m	36	negative	T4	N2b	Oral Cavity	lesion, query	Positive	3 CTCs
Micro_13	m	56	positive	T2	N2b	Oropharyngeal		Positive	2 CTCs
Micro_14	f	55	positive	T4	N2b	Oropharyngeal		Positive	1 CTC
Micro_15	m	71	negative	T2	N0	Oral Cavity		Negative
Micro_16	m	65	negative	T3	N2b	Oral Cavity		Positive	1 cluster ~ 5 cells + 2 single cells
Micro_17	m	60	Positive	T3	N2b	Oropharyngeal		Positive	1 cluster ~7 cells + 4 single cells
Micro_18	m	67	positive	T3	N0	Oral Cavity		Negative
Micro_19	m	60	positive	T2	N2b	Oropharyngeal		Negative
Micro_20	m	68	positive	T4	N0	Oral Cavity		Negative	6 CTCs
Micro_21	m	62	negative	T2	N0	Oropharyngeal		Negative
Micro_22	m	68	negative	T3	N2b	Oral cavity		Positive	2 CTCs
Micro_23	m	89	negative	T2	N0	Oral Cavity		Negative
Micro_24	m	60	negative	T2	No	Oral Cavity		Positive	3 CTCs