Table 1 Patient characteristics (N = 53)
Characteristics | No.of patients (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
Median | 59 |
Range | 42-73 |
Gender | |
Male | 46 (87.8) |
Female | 7 (13.2) |
Histology | |
Squamous | 50 (94.3) |
Adenocarcinoma | 3 (5.7) |
Tumor location of newly diagnosed | 33 (62.2) |
Cervical | 2 (3.8) |
Upper thoracic | 7 (13.2) |
Middle thoracic | 9 (17.0) |
Lower thoracic | 9 (17.0) |
Synchronous multiple primary | 6 (11.3) |
ECOG a score | |
0-1 | 48 (90.6) |
2 | 5 (9.4) |
Stage (UICC b 6 th edition) | |
Newly diagnosed | 33 (62.2) |
T4NxM0 | 9 (17.0) |
T2-3NxM0-1 | 17 (32.0) |
T4NxM1 | 7 (13.2) |
Postoperative LNMc | 20 (37.7) |
Planned dose of radiation | |
61.2 Gy | 41 (77.4) |
50.4 Gy | 12 (22.6) |