Table 1.
Clinical parameters and frequencies of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients.
| Parameter | Absolute numbers and frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (mean: 65 years) | |
| 20–40 | 1 (2.3) |
| 40–60 | 15 (34.1) |
| 60–80 | 24 (54.5) |
| >80 | 4 (9.1) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 39 (88.6) |
| Female | 5 (11.4) |
| Disease stage | |
| I | 3 (6.8) |
| II | 4 (9.1) |
| III | 7 (15.9) |
| IVA | 19 (43.2) |
| IVB | 2 (4.5) |
| IVC | 6 (13.6) |
| Other | 3 (6.8) |
| Localization of tumor | |
| Oral cavity | 10 (22.7) |
| Oropharynx | 9 (20.5) |
| Hypopharynx | 12 (27.3) |
| Larynx | 7 (15.9) |
| Larynx/hypopharynx | 3 (6.8) |
| Other | 3 (6.8) |
| Therapy | |
| No therapy | 30 (68.2) |
| Post surgery | 2 (4.5) |
| Post surgery and RCTx | 2 (4.5) |
| Palliative RTx/CTx | 10 (22.7) |
| Status | |
| Primary | 30 (68.2) |
| Recurrent (relapse) | 14 (31.8) |
| TNM classification | |
| T | |
| 1 | 5 (11.4) |
| 2 | 8 (18.2) |
| 3 | 9 (20.5) |
| 3–4/4 | 17 (38.6) |
| n.d. | 5 (11.4) |
| N | |
| 0 | 16 (36.4) |
| 1 | 6 (13.6) |
| 2 | 1 (2.3) |
| 2b | 9 (20.5) |
| 2c | 7 (15.9) |
| 3 | 3 (6.8) |
| n.d. | 2 (4.5) |
| M | |
| 0 | 38 (86.4) |
| 1 | 6 (13.6) |
| Human papillomavirus status | |
| Positive | 4 (9.1) |
| Negative | 34 (77.3) |
| n.d. | 6 (13.6) |
| Noxa | |
| None | 11 (25.0) |
| Smoking | 16 (36.4) |
| Alcohol | 1 (2.3) |
| Smoking + alcohol | 16 (36.4) |