Table 1 Clinico-pathologic features of squamous cell carcinoma head and neck (n = 115)
Characteristic | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Age(years)a | 51.95 ± 12.62 |
Age groups | |
≤ 30 years | 4 (3.5) |
31–50 years | 57 (49.6) |
> 50 years | 54 (47) |
Gender | |
Male | 85 (73.9) |
Female | 30 (26.1) |
History of pan (n = 44) | |
Yes | 27 (61.4) |
No | 17 (38.6) |
History of smoking(n = 44) | |
Yes | 4 (9.1) |
No | 40 (90.9) |
History of alcohol (n = 44) | |
Yes | 1 (2.3) |
No | 43 (97.7) |
Location of tumor | |
Oral cavity | 79 (68.7) |
Lip | 3 (2.6) |
Tongue | 29 (25.2) |
Soft palate | 4 (3.5) |
Tumor size (cm)a | 3.21 ± 1.74 |
Tumor stage | |
T1 | 31 (27) |
T2 | 54 (47) |
T3/T4 | 30 (26.1) |
Depth of invasion (cm)a | 1.11 ± 0.74 |
Depth of invasion | |
< 2 cm | 98 (85.2) |
≥ 2 cm | 17 (14.8) |
Nodal stage | |
No | 63 (54.8) |
N1 | 17 (14.8) |
N2a | 0 (0) |
N2b | 31 (27) |
N2c | 3 (2.6) |
N3 | 1 (0.9) |
Extranodal extention | |
Not present | 85 (73.9) |
Present | 30 (26.1) |
Histological subtypes | |
Non-keratinizing | 17 (14.8) |
Keratinizing | 65 (56.5) |
Non-keratinizing with maturation | 33 (28.7) |
Histologic grade | |
Grade-I | 31 (27) |
Grade-II | 71 (61.7) |
Grade-III | 13 (11.3) |
Lymphovascular invasion | |
Not present | 114 (99.1) |
Present | 1 (0.9) |
Perineural invasion | |
Not present | 99 (86.1) |
Present | 16 (13.9) |
Radiation (n = 45) | |
Yes | 25 (55.6) |
No | 20 (44.4) |
Chemotherapy (n = 45) | |
Yes | 24 (53.3) |
No | 21 (46.7) |
Recurrence (n = 45) | |
Yes | 23 (51.1) |
No | 22 (48.9) |