Table 2. Summary of H. pylori detection (in numbers) in different regions.
Normal tissue | Ulcerative/Inflammatory lesion | SCC | Lymphoma | |||||
H. pylori status | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - |
Buccal mucosa | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Floor of mouth | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Tongue | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Tonsil | 1 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Retromolar area | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Gingiva | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Vestibule | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Palate | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Soft palate | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Oropharynx | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Total | 12 | 20 | 85 | 32 | 69 | 14 | 17 | 11 |