Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of oral squamous cell carcinoma
Parameters | Frequency |
|---|---|
1. Gender distribution | |
 Male | 21 (87.5%) |
 Female | 3 (12.5%) |
2. Age distribution | |
 Mean | 53.12 years |
3. Precancerous lesion | |
 No precancerous lesion | 22 (92%) |
 Leucoplakia | 2 (8%) |
4. Habit of tobacco chewing and alcohol addiction | |
 Single habit present | 21 (88%) |
 Absent | 2 (8%) |
 Tobacco + alcohol | 1 (4%) |
5. Site of distribution | |
 Buccal mucosa | 7 (29%) |
 Lower alveolus | 6 (25%) |
 Tongue | 6 (25%) |
 Retromolar trigone | 3 (13%) |
 Lower lip | 1 (4%) |
 GB sulcus | 1 (4%) |
6. TNM stage | |
 T2 | 3 (13%) |
 T3 | 2 (8%) |
 T4a | 19 (79%) |
 N0 | 3 (13%) |
 N1 | 8 (33%) |
 N2b | 11 (46%) |
 N2c | 2 (8%) |
 M0 | 0 |
7. Stage grouping | |
 III | 3 (13%) |
 IVA | 21 (87%) |