Table 1 Characteristic of 456 nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients
Characteristics | No. of patients (N = 456) | % |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
 Median | 46 |  |
 Range | 11–75 |  |
Sex | ||
 Male | 344 | 75.4 |
 Female | 112 | 24.6 |
Karnofsky scale | ||
 ≥ 80% | 456 | 100 |
 < 80% | 0 | 0 |
Histology (WHO) | ||
 II | 18 | 3.9 |
 III | 438 | 96.1 |
UICC/AJCC 8th | ||
 T-classification | ||
  T1 | 7 | 1.5 |
  T2 | 29 | 6.4 |
  T3 | 284 | 62.3 |
  T4 | 136 | 29.8 |
 N-classification | ||
  N0 | 83 | 18.2 |
  N1 | 213 | 46.7 |
  N2 | 140 | 30.7 |
  N3 | 20 | 4.4 |
Clinical stage | ||
 III | 302 | 66.2 |
 IVa | 154 | 33.8 |