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Table 1 Subjects’ demographics

From: Diffusion-Weighted Imaging (DWI) derived from PET/MRI for lymph node assessment in patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)

Characteristics Value
Number of lymph nodes 90
 Metastatic lymph nodes 65 (72.2%)
 Benign lymph nodes 25 (27.7%)
Mean age (year)
 Baseline (healthy subjects) 53.4 ± 4.1 (37–64)
 Metastatic disease patients 62.3 ± 8.3 (41–82)
Sex (overall)
 Male 59 (65.6%)
 Female 31 (34.4%)
Primary HNSCC characteristics
Baseline 25 (27.7%)
Pharyngeal SCC 22 (24.4%)
 Oropharyngeal SCC 12 (13.3%)
Hypopharyngeal SCC 10 (11.1%)
Laryngeal SCC 18 (20.0%)
Oral carcinoma 23 (25.6%)
Sinus carcinoma 2 (2.2%)
Pharyngeal SCC 27 (29.3%)
Tumor grade
Baseline 25 (27.7%)
 Well differentiated 9 (10.0%)
 Moderately differentiated 34 (37.8%)
 Poorly differentiated 22 (24.4%)
T category
Baseline 25 (27.7%)
 T1 8 (8.7%)
 T2 27 (30.0%)
 T3 30 (33.3%)
 T4 25 (27.8%)
N category
Baseline 25 (27.7%)
 N1 14 (15.6%)
 N2 43 (46.7%)
 N3 8 (8.9%)
M category
Baseline 25 (27.7%)
 M0 56 (62.3%)
 M1 9 (10.0%)