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Table 1 Clinicopathologic features of the laryngeal/pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients and their primary tumours (N= 104).

From: Prognostic significance of lymphangiogenesis in pharyngolaryngeal carcinoma patients

Clinicopathologic feature

N° cases (%)

Age

Mean 60 (33-86)

Sex

 

   Male

98 (94.2)

   Female

6 (5.8)

Tumour site

 

   Hypopharynx

18 (17.5)

   Oropharynx

31 (30.1)

   Glottis

30 (29.1)

   Supraglottis

24 (23.3)

T category

 

   1

19 (18.3)

   2

20 (19.2)

   3

30 (28.9)

   4

35 (33.6)

N category

 

   0

47 (45.2)

   1

8 (7.7)

   2

41 (39.4)

   3

8 (7.7)

Degree of differentiation

 

   Well

48 (49)

   Moderate

32 (32.6)

   Poor

18 (18.4)

Tumour stage (TNM a )

 

   I

18 (18.18)

   II

10 (10.10)

   III

14 (14.14)

   IV

57 (57.58)

Status

 

   Alive without tumour

49 (47)

   Alive with tumour

3 (3)

   Death of tumour

34 (33)

   Death other causes

18 (17)

Recurrence

 

   No

66 (66)

   Yes

34 (34)

Toxic habits

 

   Cigarette smoking

103 (99)

   Alcohol consumption

91 (88)

Mean follow up (months) (range)

 

   Whole population

23 (10 - 67)

   Larynx

26 (9 - 67)

   Pharynx

20 (10 - 66)

  1. aTNM staging system of the International Union Against Cancer - 6th Edition[20].