Table 1 Patient demographics and TNM Staging
Variable | Number of Patients (%) or mean (range) |
|---|---|
Male Gender | 102 (87.2) |
Age | 58.1 (33–83) |
Age > 70 | 6 (5.1) |
Positive Smoking History | 73 (62.4) |
Pack-Year History | 28.8 (2–150) |
Continued Smoking | 27 (23.1) |
Cessation ≥10 y | 26 (22.2) |
Primary Tumor Subsite | |
Base of Tongue | 36 (30.8) |
Tonsil | 79 (67.5) |
Vallecula | 1 (0.9) |
Soft Palate | 1 (0.9) |
Tumor Stage (T) | |
T1 | 31 (26.5) |
T2 | 52 (44.4) |
T3 | 21 (17.9) |
T4 | 12 (11.2) |
Nodal Stage (N) | |
N0 | 11 (9.4) |
N1 | 13 (11.1) |
N2a | 22(18.8) |
N2b | 49 (41.9) |
N2c | 19 (16.2) |
N3 | 3 (2.6) |
Metastasis Stage (M) | |
M0 | 117 (100) |
M1 | 0 (0) |