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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) |
