Table 2 Tumor characteristics of 113 patients treated with TPFa induction chemotherapy for locally advanced head and neck cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma – no. (%) | 102 (90) |
Primary disease site – no. (%) | |
Oral cavity | 7 (6) |
Oropharynx | 26 (23) |
Nasosinus | 11 (10) |
Nasopharynx | 10 (9) |
Hypopharynx | 27 (24) |
Larynx | 31 (27) |
Adenopathy without primitif | 1 (1) |
Laryngeal preservation – no. (%) | 44 (39) |
Stage – no. (%) | |
II | 2 (2) |
III | 32 (28) |
IVA | 51 (45) |
IVB | 28 (25) |
Tumor size – no. (%) | |
T1 | 3 (3) |
T2 | 15 (13) |
T3 | 52 (46) |
T4 | 42 (37) |
Tx | 1 (1) |
Nodal status – no. (%) | |
N0 | 26 (23) |
N1 | 13 (11) |
N2 | 53 (47) |
N3 | 21 (19) |