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Table 2 Characteristics of patients from included studies

From: The role of transoral robotic surgery, transoral laser microsurgery, and lingual tonsillectomy in the identification of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary origin: a systematic review

Characteristic

No. Pts (%) (N = 139)

Age, mean (SD)

57.3 (2.1)

Sex

 Female

16 (12 %)

 Male

119 (88 %)

 na

4

HPV

 +

53 (82 %)

 -

12 (18 %)

na

74

Nodal status

 N1

19 (20 %)

 N2

62 (66 %)

 N3

13 (14 %)

 na

45

Size, mean cm (SD)

1.15 (79 %)

Negative Margins

44 (62 %)