Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 583 nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients
Variables | N0 (nā=ā89, 15.3%) | Nā+āpatients (nā=ā494, 84.7%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-rCAI (nā=ā285, 57.7%) | rCAI (nā=ā209, 42.3%) | P | ||
Gender | Ā | Ā | Ā | 0.007 |
āMale | 68 (76.4) | 192 (67.4) | 164 (78.5) | Ā |
āFemale | 21 (23.6) | 93 (32.6) | 45 (21.5) | Ā |
Age | Ā | Ā | Ā | 0.911 |
āāā¤ā47Ā years | 45 (50.6) | 146 (51.2) | 106 (50.7) | Ā |
āā>ā47Ā years | 44 (49.4) | 139 (48.8) | 103 (49.3) | Ā |
Histologic type | Ā | Ā | Ā | 0.646 |
āKSCC | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 2 (1.0) | Ā |
āNKDC | 1 (1.1) | 13 (4.6) | 11 (5.3) | Ā |
āNKUC | 88 (98.9) | 271 (95.0) | 196 (93.7) | Ā |
T stage | Ā | Ā | Ā | 0.701 |
āT1 | 7 (7.9) | 20 (7.0) | 16 (7.7) | Ā |
āT2 | 27 (30.3) | 70 (24.5) | 56 (26.7) | Ā |
āT3 | 38 (42.7) | 131 (46.0) | 99 (47.4) | Ā |
āT4 | 17 (19.1) | 64 (22.5) | 38 (18.2) | Ā |
N stage | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā<ā0.001 |
āN0 | 89 (100) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āN1 | Ā | 156 (54.7) | 44 (21.1) | Ā |
āN2 | Ā | 107 (37.5) | 76 (36.4) | Ā |
āN3 | Ā | 22 (7.8) | 89 (42.5) | Ā |
Total stage | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā<ā0.001 |
āI | 7 (7.9) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āII | 27 (30.3) | 42 (14.7) | 8 (3.8) | Ā |
āIII | 38 (42.7) | 162 (56.8) | 87 (41.6) | Ā |
āIV | 17 (19.1) | 81 (28.5) | 114 (54.5) | Ā |
Chemotherapy | Ā | Ā | Ā | 0.001 |
āRT alone | 10 (11.2) | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āCCRT alone | 32 (36.0) | 44 (15.4) | 12 (5.7) | Ā |
āCCRTā+āNAC/AC | 47 (52.8) | 241 (84.6) | 197 (94.3) | Ā |
Laterality of cervical positive LNs | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā<ā0.001 |
āRLNs only | - | 59 (20.7) | 0 (0) | Ā |
āUnilateral | - | 100 (35.1) | 74 (35.4) | Ā |
āBilateral | - | 126 (44.2) | 135 (64.6) | Ā |
Location of positive LNs | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā<ā0.001 |
āUpper neck only | - | 265 (93.0) | 143 (68.4) | Ā |
āUpperā+ālower neck | - | 20 (7.0) | 66 (31.6) | Ā |
Size of positive LNs | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā<ā0.001 |
āāā¤ā6Ā cm | - | 279 (97.9) | 156 (74.6) | Ā |
āā>ā6Ā cm | - | 6 (2.1) | 53 (25.4) | Ā |
CNN | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā<ā0.001 |
āNo | - | 236 (82.8) | 87 (41.6) | Ā |
āYes | - | 49 (17.2) | 122 (58.4) | Ā |
rENE | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā<ā0.001 |
āNo | - | 157 (55.1) | 4 (1.9) | Ā |
āYes | - | 128 (44.9) | 205 (98.1) | Ā |