Table 1.
Clinical-demographic characteristics.
| Variable | n = 124 |
|---|---|
| Median age, years (range) | 51 (17–88) |
| Gender Female Male |
28 (22.6%) 96 (77.4%) |
| Race/skin color White Brown/Black |
95 (78.5%) 26 (21.5%) |
| Origin Southeast region Midwest region Other regions |
81 (65.3%) 33 (26.6%) 10 (8.1%) |
| Smoking habits Never Active Former smoker |
64 (56.7%) 24 (21.2%) 25 (22.1%) |
| Alcoholism habits No Yes |
69 (59.5%) 47 (40.5%) |
| Biopsy site Primary tumor Cervical lymph node |
87 (70.2%) 37 (29.8%) |
| Histology Keratinizing SCC * Differentiated non-keratinizing SCC Undifferentiated non-keratinizing SCC Basaloid SCC |
01 (0.8%) 47 (37.9%) 72 (58.1%) 04 (3.2%) |
| Clinical Stage ** I II III IVa IVb |
02 (1.6%) 08 (6.5%) 31 (25.2%) 66 (53.7%) 16 (13.0%) |
| ECOG PS *** 0 1 2 3 |
15 (12.1%) 95 (76.6%) 12 (9.7%) 02 (1.6%) |
* SCC: squamous cell carcinoma; ** AJCC: American Joint Committee on Cancer (8th edition); *** ECOG PS: Eastern Cooperative Group Performance Status.