Table 2 Frequency distribution of various parameters studied.

Sex

Male

45

60

Female

30

40

Tumour Status:

T₁

13

17.3

T₂

33

44

T₃

15

20

T₄

14

18.7

Clinical node status:

cN₀

41

54.7

cN₁

26

34.7

cN_2b

6

8

cN_2c

2

2.7

Pathological node status:

pN₀

42

56

pN₁

12

16

pN_2a

3

4

pN_2b

16

21.3

pN_2c

1

1.3

pN₃

1

1.3

Pathological node distribution in the neck (33 cases)

I

6

18.2

II

12

36.4

III

2

6.1

I, II

7

21.2

I, III

1

1.3

I, IV

1

1.3

II, III

0

0

II, IV

1

1.3

III, IV

2

6.1

I, II, III, IV

1

1.3