Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of the patients

From: Nuclear survivin expression is associated with HPV-independent carcinogenesis and is an indicator of poor prognosis in oropharyngeal cancer

Characteristics

No. of patients

%

N (total)

Sex

  

106

 Male

77

73

 

 Female

29

27

 

Age

   

 Median

57

  

 Range

35–83

  

T-stage

  

106

 1

25

24

 

 2

31

29

 

 3

17

16

 

 4

31

29

 

N-stage

  

105

 0

18

17

 

 1

21

20

 

 2a

3

3

 

 2b

30

28

 

 2c

16

15

 

 3

14

13

 

M-stage

  

103

 0

95

92

 

 1

8

8

 

Treatment

  

100

 Surgery

76

76

 

 Surgery+RT/RCT

55

55

 

 RT/RCT alone

24

24

 

Survivin score

  

94

 0

16

17

 

 1

9

10

 

 2

16

17

 

 3

23

25

 

 4

30

32

 

Survivin nuclear expression

  

94

 +

18

19

 

 −

76

81

 

p16 overexpression

  

101

 +

40

40

 

 −

61

60

 

HPV detection

  

102

 +

30

29

 

 −

72

71

 
  1. RCT=radiochemotherapy; RT=radiotherapy.