Skip to main content

Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients

From: A novel surgical approach for hypopharyngeal carcinoma resection via the paraglottic space

Variable

No. of patients (%)

Sex

 Male

384

 Female

42

Age, years

  < 55

90

 55–65

222

  > 65

114

Smoking history

 

 Ever

352

 Never

74

Alcohol consumption

  > 50 g/d

363

  < 50 g/d

63

Neck dissection

 Unilateral

238

 Bilateral

188

Pathologic differentiation

 Well-differentiated

90

 Moderately differentiated

192

 Poorly differentiated

144

Cervical metastasis

 Yes

342

 No

84