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Table 1 Patient characteristics regarding CCUP patients treated by radiotherapy in our institution between 2008 and 2019 (n = 58). If both a clinical nodal status (cN) and a pathological nodal (pN) status were available, only pN was stated

From: Radiotherapeutic management of cervical lymph node metastases from an unknown primary site – experiences from a large cohort treated with modern radiation techniques

Variable

 Age (median, range)

62 (37–92)

Sex

n

%

 female

14

24.1

 male

44

75.9

ECOG

 0

7

12.1

 1

29

50.0

 unknown

22

37.9

Smoking

 no

17

29.3

 yes

29

50.0

 unknown

12

20.7

Localization

 I

2

3.4

 II

38

65.5

 III

10

17.2

 IV

2

3.4

 VIII

4

6.9

 unknown

2

3.4

cN,n = 13

 cN1

1

7.7

 cN2

8

61.5

 cN3

3

23.1

 unknown

1

7.7

pN, n = 45

 pN1

9

20.0

 pN2

26

57.8

 pN3

10

22.2

cM

 0

36

62.1

 1

1

1.7

 x

19

32.8

 unknown

2

3.4

Histology

 squamous cell carcinoma

45

77.6

 adenocarcinoma

2

3.4

 undifferentiated

5

8.6

 others1

4

6.9

 unknown

2

3.4

Grading

 1

0

0.0

 2

14

24.1

 3

37

63.8

 unknown

7

12.1

HPV/EBV

 HPV-positive

7

12.1

 EBV-positive

2

3.4

ECS

 no

27

46.6

 yes

21

36.2

 unknown

10

17.2

  1. 1sarcomatoid carcinoma, lymphoepithelial carcinoma