Table 1.
Patient demographics and pathology of tumors
| Patient # | Sex | Age (yrs) | Tumor Location and Grade | History of ETOH or Smoking | Pathological Subtypes |
| Normal Tissues | |||||
| A9 | F | 32 | tonsillectomy | No | Follicular hyperplasia |
| B9 | F | 30 | tonsillectomy | ETOH/Smoking | Follicular hyperplasia |
| C9 | M | 40 | tonsillectomy | No | Follicular hyperplasia |
| Tumors | |||||
| A1 | / | / | Base of tongue Grade 3 | / | Primary SCCA |
| A6 | / | / | Base of tongue Grade 3 | / | Primary SCCA |
| E1 | F | 68 | Base of tongue Grade 4 | ETOH/Smoking | Recurrent SCCA |
| I1 | M | 38 | Base of tongue | ETOH/Smoking | Primary SCCA |
| F1 | F | 65 | Larynx, Grade 2 | ETOH/Smoking | Primary SCCA |
| C1 | M | 53 | Larynx, Grade 3 | ETOH/Smoking | Primary SCCA |
| D1 | F | 40 | Larynx, Grade 3 | No | Metastatic, unknown primary |
| A3 | / | / | Lymph node-neck | / | Primary SCCA |
| A5 | / | / | Lymph node-neck | / | Primary SCCA |
| H1 | F | 44 | Lymph node-neck, Grade 3 | No | Primary SCCA |
| B1 | M | 72 | Tonsil, Grade 3 | No ETOH, Smoking | Primary SCCA |
| B2 | M | 60 | Tonsil | ETOH/Smoking | Primary SCCA |
| B5 | M | 62 | Tonsil | ETOH/Smoking | Primary SCCA |
| B4 | M | 53 | Buccal mucosa | ETOH, Minimal Smoking | Recurrent SCCA |
| G1 | M | 72 | Buccal mucosa | Minimal ETOH/Smoking | Primary SCCA |
| A2 | M | 60 | Supraglottic | / | Primary SCCA |
| B3 | F | 72 | Supraglottic Grade 4 | ETOH/Smoking | Recurrent SCCA |
/: patient information not available
SCCA: Squamous cell carcinoma