Table 1.
Selected clinico-pathological characteristics of patients presenting with primary OSCC
| Feature | Number of patients (%) n = 801 |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| <30–40 | 28 (03.5) |
| 41–50 | 132 (16.5) |
| 51–60 | 257 (32.1) |
| 61–70 | 219 (27.3) |
| >70 | 155 (19.3) |
| unknown | 10 (01.3) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 573 (71.5) |
| Female | 212 (26.5) |
| unknown | 16 (02.0) |
| Site | |
| Buccal mucosa | 349 (43.6) |
| Tongue | 190 (23.7) |
| Floor of the mouth | 66 (08.2) |
| Alveolar mucosa | 103 (12.9) |
| Palate | 73 (09.1) |
| Lip | 20 (02.5) |
| Number of sites involved | |
| Single | 581 (72.5) |
| Two | 71 (08.9) |
| Three or more than three | 149 (18.6) |
| Clinical presentation | |
| Ulcer | 408 (50.9) |
| White lesion | 57 (07.1) |
| Red/white mixed lesion | 33 (04.1) |
| Exophytic growth | 303 (37.9) |
| Type of Biopsy | |
| Incision | 488 (60.9) |
| Excision | 313 (39.1) |
| Pathology | |
| Early invasive SCC | 111 (13.9) |
| WDSCC | 360 (44.9) |
| MDSCC | 218 (27.2) |
| PDSCC | 37 (04.6) |
| Verrucous Carcinoma | 15 (01.9) |
| Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma | 27 (03.4) |
| Other | 33 (04.1) |