Table 1.

Patient distribution and hospitalization days, stratified by stage of disease and intraoral site

	Stage 1		Stage 2		Stage 3		Stage 4
Location	No. of patients	Mean Hosp. Days (range)	No. of Patients	Mean Hosp. Days (range)	No. of Patients	Mean Hosp. Days (range)	No. of Patients	Mean Hosp. Days (range)
Tongue	5	11 (8–18)	7	20,8 (8–68)	7	15,8 (8–31)	3	29 (14–41)
Lip	3	22 (10–30)	8	18,3 (7–35)	4	25,2 (15–43)	0	0
Floor of Mouth	1	17	11	18,2 (6–46)	2	72 (58–86)	3	33 (30–57)
Alveolar Process	1	10	5	26 (12–72)	8	44 (10–122)	5	49,5 (9–94)
Bucal Mucosa	0	0	4	21,5 (12–31)	3	38,6 (24–56)	0	0
Maxilla	0	0	3	30,6 (23–32)	0	0	0	0
Palate	0	0	2	41,5 (13–70)	2	51,5 (28–85)	1	18
Retromolar Triangle	0	0	1	13	5	32,4 (10–67)	1	28