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Table 2 Tumor characteristics

From: Prioritization of head and neck cancer patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study

 

Pre-pandemic group (n = 132)

Pandemic group (n = 133)

p-value

Incident cancers (%)

105 (82)

102 (79)

0.529

Tumor site

 Thyroid (%)

8 (6.1)

6 (4.5)

0.573

 Tonsil (%)

16 (12.1)

11 (8.3)

0.300

 Base of tongue (%)

7 (5.3)

14 (10.5)

0.116

 Parotid (%)

9 (6.8)

7 (5.3)

0.595

 Cheek (%)

4 (3.0)

9 (6.8)

0.159

 Other (%)

88 (66.7)

86 (64.7)

0.731

Tumor type

 SCC

  SCC NOS (%)

40 (30.5)

52 (33.1)

0.639

  SCC p16 + (%)

27 (20.6)

29 (18.5)

0.648

  cSCC (%)

15 (11.5)

11 (8.2)

0.375

  EBV-associated (%)

4 (3.1)

3 (2.2)

0.679

 Melanoma (%)

6 (4.6)

7 (5.2)

0.808

 Other (%)

39 (29.8)

32 (23.9)

0.279

  1. *Significant difference (p < .05)
  2. SCC Squamous cell carcinoma, cSCC cutaneous SCC, NOS not otherwise specified, EBV Epstein Barr Virus