Table 1 Patient demographics (n = 60).

From: A Collective Route to Head and Neck Cancer Metastasis

Variables

N

Total

60 (100%)

Gender

Male

53 (88.3%)

Female

7 (11.7%)

Age (years)

≤60

25

>60

35

Anatomic site of primary

Oral Cavity

24

Oropharyngeal

27

Larynx

5

Hypophaynx

3

Salivary Glands

1

Tumour Staging

I

6

II

6

III

9

IV

39

Distant metastases

M0

60

M1

0

HPV status

HPV-positive

26

HPV-negative

29

HPV status unknown

5

CTC status

CTC-positive (single cells)

20/60 (33.3%) (Range from 1–10CTCs/5 ml blood)

CTC-positive (clusters)

15/60 (25%) (Range from 1–3/5 ml blood)

CTC clusters including WBCs

3/15 (20%)

  1. *WBCs: White blood cells.
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