Table 1 Patients’ characteristics and tumor characteristics.
Parameter | Frequency (N) | % |
|---|---|---|
All | 617 | 100 |
Gender | ||
Male | 578 | 93.7 |
Female | 39 | 6.3 |
Cigarette smoking | ||
Yes | 478 | 77.5 |
No | 73 | 11.8 |
Unknown | 66 | 10.7 |
Alcohol drinking | ||
Yes | 507 | 82.2 |
No | 46 | 7.5 |
Unknown | 64 | 10.4 |
Tumor localization | ||
Larynx | 424 | 68.7 |
Supraglottic | 115 | 18.6 |
Glottic | 167 | 27.1 |
Subglottic | 21 | 3.4 |
Transglottic | 121 | 19.6 |
Hypopharynx | 193 | 31.3 |
pT classification | ||
T2 | 80 | 13.0 |
T3 | 248 | 40.2 |
T4 | 278 | 45.1 |
TX | 11 | 1.8 |
pN classification | ||
N0 | 310 | 50.2 |
N1 | 60 | 9.7 |
N2 | 219 | 35.5 |
N3 | 17 | 2.8 |
NX | 11 | 1.8 |
M classification | ||
M0 | 591 | 95.8 |
M1 | 15 | 2.4 |
MX | 11 | 1.8 |
UICC staging | ||
Stage II | 42 | 6.8 |
Stage III | 157 | 25.4 |
Stage IV | 407 | 66.0 |
Stage unknown | 11 | 1.8 |
Grading | ||
G1 | 22 | 3.6 |
G2 | 433 | 70.2 |
G3 | 148 | 24.0 |
GX | 14 | 2.3 |
Mean ± SD | Median, range | |
|---|---|---|
Age in years | 62.19 ± 9.65 | 62, 38–89 |