Table 1 Pre-treatment characteristics of the patients
Patient characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Males | 43 |
Females | 3 |
Age | |
Range | 39–75 |
Mean | 58.3 |
Median | 42.1 |
Performance status | |
(Karnofsky scale) | > 80 |
Tumor stage | |
II | 7 |
III | 15 |
IV | 24 |
Primary tumour site | |
Oral cavity | 9 |
Oropharynx | 28 |
Hypopharynx | 3 |
Nasopharynx | 1 |
Oral cavity + Oropharynx | 4 |
Oropharynx + Hypopharynx | 1 |