Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the 28 patients with newly diagnosed oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
Mean | 66.5 |
Range | 52-87 |
Sex (n) | |
Male | 25 |
Female | 3 |
Primary site (n) | |
Tonsil | 21 |
Soft palate | 4 |
Base of tongue | 2 |
Posterior pharyngeal wall | 1 |
T stage (n) | |
T1 | 1 |
T2 | 13 |
T3 | 3 |
T4 | 11 |
Smoking history (n) | |
Yes | 24 |
No | 4 |
Alcohol history (n) | |
Yes | 22 |
No | 6 |
p16 status (n) | |
Positive | 13 |
Negative | 15 |