Table 1:

Clinical profiles of 28 patients with LEC of the salivary gland

CharacteristicsNo. of Patients/Values
Sex
    Female11 (39.3%)
    Male17 (60.7%)
Age (mean) (yr)12∼60 (39.3)
    <204 (14.3%)
    ≥20 ∼ <304 (14.3%)
    ≥30 ∼ <406 (21.4%)
    ≥40 ∼ <504 (14.3%)
    ≥50 ∼ <608 (28.6%)
    ≥602 (7.1%)
Symptom duration (mean) (mo)0.∼120 (25)
    <2416 (57.1%)
    ≥2412 (42.9%)
Epstein-Barr virus
    Positive27 (96.4%)
    Negative1 (3.6%)
Clinical staging
    I1 (3.6%)
    II7 (25.0%)
    III8 (28.5%)
    IV12 (42.9%)
Treatment
    Surgery7 (25%)
    Surgery and radiotherapy18 (64.2%)
    Surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy2 (7.2%)
    Radiotherapy and chemotherapy1 (3.6%)
Local recurrence3 (10.7%)
Distant metastasis4 (14.3%)