Table 1 Patient characteristics
Age (years) | 24–84 | (median 67) | 67) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||
Male | 75 | ||||
Female | 26 | ||||
Tumor site | |||||
Tongue | 5 | ||||
Gingiva | 7 | ||||
Nasopharynx | 14 | ||||
Oropharynx | 34 | ||||
Hypopharynx | 24 | ||||
Larynx | 6 | ||||
Nasal cavity | 1 | ||||
Paranasal sinuses | 9 | ||||
Unknown | 1 | ||||
Histology | |||||
Squamous cell carcinoma | 99 | ||||
Other | 2 | ||||
TNM stage | N0 | N1 | N2 | N3 | |
T0–1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | |
T2 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 3 | |
T3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
T4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 0 | |
Treatment | |||||
Neoadjuvant (+) | 41 | ||||
Neoadjuvant (−) | 60 | ||||
Concurrent (+) | 78 | ||||
Concurrent (−) | 23 | ||||
Radiation treatment | |||||
IMRT-4X | 46 | ||||
VMAT-6X | 55 | ||||