Table 1

 Patient and tumour characteristics

Characteristic
Number25
Mean age (range) in years76.7 (59–100)
Sex (M/F)10/15
Mean tumour size (range) in cm2.5 (0.8–6.5)
Tumour size
    <2 cm11
    ⩾2 cm14
Location
    Head and neck11
    Trunk3
    Extremities11
Local recurrence8
Metastasis11
Dead10