Table 1 Clinicopathological variables for patients with laryngeal and pharyngeal cancer.
Clinicopathologic variable | No. of patients |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 55.3 (42–74) |
Men | 59.6 |
Women | 53.8 |
Sex | |
Men | 41 |
Women | 10 |
Lymph node metastasis | |
Negative | 24 |
Positive | 27 |
Positive lymph node metastasis without extracapsular spread | 11 |
Positive lymph node metastases with extracapsular spread | 16 |
Tumor size | |
T1 | 2 |
T2 | 22 |
T3 | 23 |
T4 | 4 |
Tumor grade | |
1 | 1 |
2 | 31 |
3 | 19 |
Pharyngeal cancer | 21 |
Laryngeal cancer | 23 |
Cancer of pharynx and larynx | 7 |
Type of surgery | |
Total laryngectomies | 16 |
Partial laryngectomies | 7 |
Partial pharyngectomies | 21 |
Laryngopharyngectomies | 7 |
Radiation therapy following surgery | 28 |