From: Prognostic factors of cervical node status in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Patient characteristics | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 128 | 77.58 |
Female | 37 | 22.42 |
Age | ||
< 45 years | 36 | 21.82 |
45–60 years | 83 | 50.30 |
> 60 years | 46 | 27.88 |
Site of SCC of the oral cavity | ||
Oral tongue | 84 | 50.91 |
Base of the tongue | 15 | 9.09 |
Lip | 31 | 18.79 |
Floor of the mouth | 19 | 11.51 |
Buccal mucosa | 11 | 6.67 |
Retromolar trigone | 5 | 3.03 |
Clinical staging | ||
Stage I | 99 | 60.00 |
Stage II | 23 | 13.94 |
Stage III | 23 | 13.94 |
Stage IV | 20 | 12.12 |
Tumor size | ||
≤ 1.0 cm | 37 | 22.42 |
1.1–2.0 cm | 65 | 39.39 |
2.1–3.0 cm | 23 | 13.94 |
3.1–4.0 cm | 27 | 16.36 |
> 4.0 cm | 13 | 7.88 |
Pathologic differentiation | ||
Well differentiated | 86 | 52.12 |
Moderately differentiated | 49 | 29.70 |
Poorly differentiated | 25 | 15.15 |
Undifferentiated | 5 | 3.03 |