Table 1:

Location, stage of tumor, and the decrease in tumor volume as assessed by endoscopy

Sex	Age	Tumor Location	TMN	Stage	Endoscopic Response (%)
M	40	Buccal mucosa	T3 N0	III	20
M	66	Epiglottis	T3 N0	III	65
F	80	Oral tongue	T3 N0	III	70
F	49	Epiglottis	T3 N0	III	100
M	53	Base of tongue	T3 N1	III	90
M	53	Base of tongue	T3 N1	III	40
M	63	Base of tongue	T1 N2c	IV	95
F	57	Tonsil	T2 N2a	IV	70
M	55	Base of tongue	T2 N2a	IV	100
M	48	Tonsil	T2 N2b	IV	90
M	48	Tonsil	T2 N3	IV	70
F	46	Epiglottis	T3 N2b	IV	60
M	46	Tonsil	T3 N2b	IV	100
F	72	Base of tongue	T4 N0	IV	50
M	55	Tonsil	T4 N2b	IV	50
F	53	Base of tongue	T4 N2c	IV	20
M	58	Base of tongue	T4 N2c	IV	70