Table 2 Histological classification of oropharyngeal carcinomas

Conventional SCC

KSCC

22(33.3%)

1(4.5%)

21(95.5%)

NKSCC

21(31.8%)

15(71.4%)

6(28.6%)

<0.01

HSCC

11(16.7%)

7(63.6%)

4(36.4%)

<0.01

Variant

Basaloid SCC

3(4.5%)

3(100.0%)

0(0.0%)

Papillary SCC

3(4.5%)

2(66.7%)

1(33.3%)

Lymphoepithelial carcinoma

2(3.0%)

1(50.0%)

1(50.0%)

Unclassified

4(6.1%)

2(50.0%)

2(50.0%)

Total

66

31(47.0%)

38(57.0%)