Table 2.
Description and membership function for clinicopathologic and genomic variables
|
(a) Clinicopathologic variables | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Description | Name & parameters of membership function |
| Age |
Age at diagnosis |
1 - 40–50, 2 - >50-60, 3 - >60-70, 4 - >70 |
| Eth |
Ethnicity |
1 - Malay, 2 - Chinese, 3 - Indian |
| Gen |
Gender |
1 - Male, 2 - Female |
| Smoke |
Smoking habit |
1 - Yes, 2 - No |
| Drink |
Alcohol drinking habit |
1 - Yes, 2 - No |
| Chew |
Quid chewing habit |
1 - Yes, 2 - No |
| Site |
Primary site of tumor |
1 - Buccal mucosa, 2 - tongue |
| 3 - floor, 4 - others | ||
| Subtype |
Subtype and differentiation for SCC |
1 - Well differentiated |
| 2 - moderate differentiated | ||
| 3 - poorly differentiated | ||
| Inv |
Depth of Invasion front |
1 - Non-cohesive, 2 - cohesive |
| Node |
Neck nodes |
1 - Negative, 2 - positive |
| PT |
Pathological tumor staging |
1 - T1, 2 - T2, 3 - T3, 4 - T4 |
| PN |
Pathological lymph nodes |
1 - N0, 2- N1, 3- N2A, 4- N2B |
| Stage |
Overall stage |
1 - I, 2 - II, 3 - III, 4 - IV |
| Size |
Size of tumor |
1 - 0-2 cm, 2 - >2-4 cm, 3 - >4-6 cm, 4 - >6 cm |
| Treat |
Type of treatment |
1 - Surgery only |
| 2 - Surgery + Radiotherapy | ||
| 3 - Surgery + Chemotherapy | ||
|
(b) Genomic variables | ||
|
Name |
Description |
Name and parameters of membership function |
|
p53 |
Tumor suppressor gene |
1 - negative, 2 - positive |
| p63 | Tumor suppressor gene | 1 - negative, 2 - positive |