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Table 1 Characteristics of patients and tumors

From: Metabolic tumour volume as a prognostic factor for oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma treated with primary surgery

Variable

Patients

n

80

Age

 

Mean, yrs

62.1

Range, yrs

30-87

Gender, no. (%)

 

Male

47 (58.8)

Female

33 (41.2)

Site of tumour, no. (%)

 

Tongue

34 (43.0)

Floor of mouth

15 (18.2)

Other

31 (38.8)

cT-stage, no. (%)

 

1

4 (5.0)

2

26 (37.5)

3

18 (22.5)

4

32 (40.0)

cN-stage, no. (%)

 

0

50 (62.5)

1

10 (12.5)

10

1 (1.0)

2b

9 (12.5)

2c

10 (12.5)

3

0 (0.0)

Overall Stage (%)

 

I

4 (5.0)

II

21 (26.2)

III

12 (15.0)

IV

43 (53.8)

Treatment, no. (%)

 

S

23 (28.8)

S-RT

37 (46.2)

S-CRT

20 (25)

  1. Abbreviations: no number, yrs years, cT-stage clinical T-stage, cN-stage clinical N-stage, S surgery, S-RT surgery followed by adjuvant radiotherapy, S-CRT surgery followed by adjuvant chemoradiotherapy.