Table 4. Syndecan status in relation to age of patients with tongue and tonsillar SCC, respectively.

	Tongue SCC			Tonsil SCC
Syndecan QS	⩽40 years	41–65 years	>65 years	⩽40 years	41–65 years	>65 years
0	0	0	0	—	0	0
1–5	3	5	8	—	14	3
6–18	11	29	33	—	36	12
Total	14	34	41	—	50	15

Abbreviation: QS=quick score; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma.