Table 2.
Distribution of study participants according to the anatomical location of the lesion and the histopathological nature of the disease
| Nature of the lesion [n (%)] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomical location of the lesion | Benign (N=44, 100%) | Malignant (N=261, 100%) | Cyst (N=7, 100%) | Inflammatory (N=25, 100%) | Total |
| Buccal mucosa | – | 39 (14.9) | – | 1 (4.0) | 40 |
| Cheek (extraoral) | 2 (4.5) | 4 (1.5) | – | 2 (8.0) | 8 |
| Floor of the mouth | – | 10 (3.8) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (4.0) | 12 |
| Gingiva | 1 (2.3) | 32 (12.3) | – | 1 (4.0) | 34 |
| Lip | – | 26 (10.0) | – | 4 (16.0) | 30 |
| Mandible | 19 (43.2) | 31 (11.9) | – | 2 (8.0) | 52 |
| Maxilla | 9 (20.5) | 8 (3.1) | 2 (28.6) | – | 19 |
| Maxillary sinus | – | 4 (1.5) | – | – | 4 |
| Neck | – | 1 (0.4) | – | 2 (8.0) | 3 |
| Orbital | – | 1 (0.4) | – | – | 1 |
| Palate | 3 (6.8) | 30 (11.5) | 2 (28.6) | 1 (4.0) | 36 |
| Parotid | 6 (13.6) | 7 (2.7) | 2 (28.6) | 2 (8.0) | 17 |
| Retromolar | – | 2 (0.8) | – | – | 2 |
| Submandibular | 2 (4.5) | 9 (3.4) | – | 7 (28.0) | 18 |
| Tongue | 2 (4.5) | 57 (21.8) | – | 2 (8.0) | 61 |
Eleven cases of malignant lesions had missing information about the anatomical site.