Table 1.
Characteristic | No. of patients (%) |
---|---|
Sex |
|
Male |
15/20 (75) |
Female |
5/20 (25) |
Age |
|
30—39 |
3/20 (15) |
40—49 |
2/20 (10) |
50—59 |
4/20 (20) |
60—69 |
6/20 (30) |
70- |
4/20 (20) |
Location |
|
Oral cavity |
20/20 (100) |
T classification |
|
T1 |
0(0) |
T2 |
13/20 (65) |
T3 |
7/20 (35) |
T4 |
0(0) |
N classification |
|
N0 |
10/20 (50) |
N1 |
7/20 (35) |
N2 |
3/20 (15) |
Differentiation |
|
Well differentiated |
2/20 (60) |
Moderately differentiated |
7/20 (35) |
Poorly differentiated |
1/20 (5) |
Radiation therapy |
|
Yes |
9/20 (45) |
No |
11/20 (55) |
Chemotherapy |
|
Yes |
3/20 (15) |
No | 17/20 (85) |
Clinical specimens were selected from patients undergoing surgical resection for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The tumor site was the oral cavity (tongue) in all patients.