Table 3.
Characteristic | No. of Patients | |
---|---|---|
Total | 64 | |
Median age (Years) | 71 (31-91) | |
Gender | Male | 37 |
Female | 27 | |
Site | Tongue | 29 |
Gingiva | 20 | |
Buccal mucosa | 4 | |
Floor of mouth | 5 | |
Palate | 2 | |
Sinus | 1 | |
lip | 2 | |
Pharynx | 1 | |
T-grades | T1 | 11 |
T2 | 23 | |
T3 | 18 | |
T4 | 12 | |
Metastasis | ||
Negative | 43 | |
Positive (lymp. N., Post ope) | 17 | |
(Neck ) | 4 | |
Mode of invasion# | YK-1 | 6 |
YK-2 | 12 | |
YK-3 | 27 | |
YK-4C | 14 | |
YK-4D | 5 |
Yamamoto-Kohama´s mode of invasion; see referrence [27]