Table 3.
Clinicopathological findings in six basaloid squamous cell carcinomas of the oral cavity
| Case | A/S | Origin | Basal C | VL inv | Lymph node | Level | Staging | Follow-up (months) | Loc Rec | Dist Met | SPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65/M | Palate | +++ | No | − | − | 1 | 13-AwD | − | − | − |
| 2 | 72/M | Palate | +++ | No | pN2 B | II | 4 | 5-AWD | − | − | − |
| 3 | 70/F | Palate | +++ | No | − | − | 2 | 11-AWD | +++ | − | − |
| 4 | 54/M | Tongue | +++ | No | pN2b E-E B | II | 4 | 18-DOD | +++ | − | − |
| 5 | 54/M | Mouth floor | + | No | − | − | 2 | 45-DOD | +++ | − | − |
| 6 | 70/M | Oral mucosa | +++ | No | − | − | 1 | 1-DOD | − | − | − |
A/S: age and sex, Basal C: basal component (+++ abundant, + scarce), VL inv: vascular-lymphatic invasion, Lymph node: nodal status, Level: level of metastatic seed in neck dissection, Loc Rec: Local recurrences, Dist Met: distant metastases, SPT: second primary tumour, B: biphasic (basaloid and squamous) tumour, E-E: extracapsular extension, DOD: died of disease, AWD: alive with disease