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Table 1 Patients characteristics
| Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 26 (60%) |
| Female | 17 (40%) |
| Age (years) | |
| Median | 53 |
| Range | 25–82 |
| Tumor site | |
| Major salivary gland | 23 (53%) |
| Minor salivary gland | 20 (47%) |
| T classification | |
| T4 | 43 (100%) |
| N classification | |
| N0 | 34 (79%) |
| N1 | 2 (5%) |
| N2 | 7 (16%) |
| M classification | |
| M0 | 27 (63%) |
| M1 | 16 (37%) |
| Histologic grade | |
| High grade | 5 (12%) |
| Low grade | 38 (88%) |
| Primary or recurrent tumor | |
| Primary tumor | 22 (51%) |
| Recurrent tumor | 21 (49%) |
