Table 1.
Clinical and pathological features of oropharyngeal patients (n = 51).
| Characteristic | Number of cases | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 50 | 98.0 |
| Female | 1 | 2.0 |
| Age | ||
| <=55 years | 26 | 51.0 |
| >55 years | 25 | 49.0 |
| Smoking status | ||
| Never | 7 | 13.7 |
| Current or Former | 44 | 86.3 |
| Alcohol consumption status | ||
| Never | 2 | 4.0 |
| Current or Former | 48 | 96.0 |
| HPV status | ||
| Negative | 33 | 64.7 |
| Positive | 18 | 35.3 |
| T stage | ||
| T1/T2 | 14 | 27.5 |
| T3/T4 | 37 | 72.5 |
| N stage | ||
| N0 | 6 | 11.8 |
| N+ | 45 | 88.2 |
| Stage* | ||
| I/II - early | 8 | 15.7 |
| III/IV – advanced | 43 | 84.3 |
| Response to treatment | ||
| Non-responder | 19 | 38.8 |
| Responder | 30 | 61.2 |
| Recurrence | ||
| No | 37 | 72.5 |
| Yes | 14 | 27.5 |
| Live Status | ||
| Alive without disease | 25 | 49.0 |
| Alive with disease | 3 | 5.9 |
| Death by cancer | 23 | 45.1 |
*According to the8th edition of the AJCC TNM staging system of oropharyngeal tumorn 40.