| Age |
mean 53.9 years [19–67] |
| Sex |
female: n = 6 (35%); male: n = 11 (65%) |
| Risk factors |
nicotine abuse (prior / ongoing) n = 12 (71%) |
| alcohol addiction n = 10 (59%) |
| poor hygiene and dental status n = 1 (6%) |
| Histopathological findings |
squamous cell carcinoma n = 15 (88%) |
| others n = 2 (12%) |
| Tumor site |
oropharynx and oral cavity n = 8 (47%) |
| hypopharynx n = 3 (17,6%) |
| naso-oro-hypopharynx n = 3 (17,6%) |
| oro-hypopharynx n = 2 (11,8%) |
| parotid gland cancer n = 1 (5,9%) |
| Tumor site of patients with FEES examination |
base of tongue n = 3 |
| oro-hypopharynx n = 1 |
| tonsillar fossa n = 1 |
|
TNM classification (according to UICC 2010) |
T1: n = 1 (6%) |
| pT1b pN2c cM1(PUL) G1 |
| T2: n = 5 (29%) |
| pT2 pN1 cM0 G3 |
| pT2 pN2a cM0 |
| cT2 cN2b cM0 G3 |
| cT2 cN3 cM0 G2 |
| cT2 pN3 cM0 G3 |
| T3: n = 6 (35%) |
| pT3 pN2a cM0 G3 |
| cT3 cN2b cM0 G2 |
| cT3 cN2c cM0 G2 |
| cT3 cN2c cM0 G3 |
| cT3 cN2c cM0 G2 |
| cT3 cN2c cM0 G3 |
| T4: n = 5 (29%) |
| cT4a cN2c cM0 G2 |
| cT4a cN2c cM0 G2 |
| cT4b pN2b cM0 G4 |
| cT4 cN2c cM0 G2 |
| cT4 cN3 cM0 G3 |
|
UICC-stage (according to UICC 2010) |
II: n = 1 |
| III: n = 0 |
| IVA: n = 8 |
| IVB: n = 7 |
| IVC: n = 1 |
