Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the 40 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)
| Characteristic | No. of patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| Median | 46 |
| Range | 21–63 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 32 (80.0) |
| Female | 8 (20.0) |
| Histology | |
| WHO I | 0 (0) |
| WHO II/III | 40 (100.0) |
| T categorya | |
| T1 | 7 (17.5) |
| T2 | 9 (22.5) |
| T3 | 15 (37.5) |
| T4 | 9 (22.5) |
| N categorya | |
| N0 | 10 (25.0) |
| N1 | 23 (57.5) |
| N2 | 6 (15.0) |
| N3 | 1 (2.5) |
| Clinical stagea | |
| I | 5 (12.5) |
| II | 10 (25.0) |
| III | 15 (37.5) |
| IV | 10 (25.0) |
| Chemotherapy | |
| No | 8 (20.0) |
| Yes | 32 (80.0) |