Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of 54 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Characteristics | No of patients [cases (%)] |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Female | 14 (25.9) |
 Male | 40 (74.1) |
Treatment | |
 Induction and concurrent chemoradiotherapy | 24 (44.4) |
 Concurrent chemoradiotherapy | 29 (53.7) |
 Radiotherapy alone | 1 (1.9) |
Staging (AJCC/UICC 2010) | |
 T stage | |
  T4 | 14 (25.9) |
  T3 | 24 (44.4) |
  T2 | 9 (16.7) |
  T1 | 7 (13.0) |
 N stage | |
  N3b | 2 (3.7) |
  N3a | 6 (11.1) |
  N2 | 34 (62.9) |
  N1 | 11 (20.4) |
  N0 | 1 (1.9) |
 M stage | |
  M0 | 54 (100) |
  M1 | 0 (0) |
 TNM stage | |
  IVb | 6 (11.1) |
  IVa | 17 (31.5) |
  III | 29 (53.7) |
  II | 2 (3.7) |