Table 1 Clinical and pathological characteristics of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
Sex | N (%) |
Male | 46 (74) |
Female | 16 (26) |
Tumour location | |
Oral cavity | 20 (32) |
Base of tongue | 7 (11) |
Tonsil | 20 (32) |
Larynx | 11 (18) |
Nasopharynx | 1 (2) |
Unknown | 3 (5) |
Positive for HPV by saliva test | 29 (47) |
Low-risk HPV | 6 (21) |
High-risk HPV | 23 (79) |
T-stage | |
X | 4 (6) |
is | 1 (2) |
T1 | 17 (27) |
T2 | 24 (38) |
T3 | 12 (19) |
T4 | 4 (7) |
Lymph node positive | 27 (44) |
Metastatic disease | 4 (7) |
p16 positive by immunohistochemistrya | 22 (36) |