Table 2 Patient and tumour characteristics
Characteristic | No. of patients (%) (n = 46) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 35 (76.1%) |
Female | 11 (23.9%) |
Mean age at diagnosis, years (range) | 60.4 (44–71) |
Oropharyngeal subsite | |
Base of tongue | 22 (47.8%) |
Tonsil | 19 (41.3%) |
Oropharynx nos | 5 (10.9%) |
HPV-status | |
Positive | 20 (43.5%) |
Negative | 26 (56.5%) |
T-stage | |
1–2 | 20 (43.5%) |
3 | 12 (26.1%) |
4a | 14 (30.4) |
N-stage | |
0 | 5 (10.9%) |
1 | 10 (21.7%) |
2a | 2 (4.3%) |
2b | 20 (43.5%) |
2c | 9 (19.6%) |
M-stage | |
0 | 46 (100%) |
1 | 0 (0%) |
Smoking | |
Never (0–5 pack years) | 9 (19.6%) |
Moderate (6–24 pack years) | 8 (17.4%) |
Heavy (>24 pack years) | 29 (63.0%) |
Alcohol consumption | |
Never (0) | 3 (6.5%) |
Moderate (1–149 unit years) | 25 (54.3%) |
Heavy (>149 unit years) | 18 (39.1%) |