Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 115 patients with CN palsy
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 91 (79.1) |
Female | 24 (20.9) |
Age | Median: 49 years (range 18–83 years) |
N stage | |
N0 | 26 (22.6) |
N1 | 49 (42.6) |
N2 | 35 (30.4) |
N3 | 5 (4.4) |
Histological type | |
Nonkeratinising differentiated | 37 (32.2) |
Nonkeratinising undifferentiated | 78 (67.8) |
Treatment regimen | |
IC + CCRT | 63 (54.8) |
CCRT | 52 (45.2) |
Radiation dose of primary tumor | Median: 72.62 Gy (range 67.2–78.8 Gy) |
≤ 72.62 Gy | 57 (49.6) |
> 72.62 Gy | 58 (50.4) |
Tumor volume of primary tumor | Median: 55.5 ml (range 4.11–232 ml) |
≤ 55.5 ml | 58 (50.4) |
> 55.5 ml | 57 (49.6) |
CN palsy symptom | |
Trigeminal nerve disorder | 104 (90.4) |
Abducens nerve disorder | 42 (36.5) |
Oculomotor nerve disorder | 26 (22.6) |
Hypoglossal never disorder | 7 (6.1) |
Facial nerve disorder | 4 (3.5) |