Table 1.

Clinical data and histological grades of the studied cases.

Clinical features	Positive LN OSCC	Negative LN OSCC
Gender
Male	24 (66.7%)	20 (55.6%)
Female	12 (33.3%)	16 (44.4%)
Age	56–68 (Mean = 59.42)	50–75 (Mean = 59.69)
Site
Tongue	15 (41.7%)	4 (11.1%)
Lip	4 (11.1%)	—
Buccal mucosa	4 (11.1%)	—
Gingiva	4 (11.1%)	12 (33.4%)
Alveolar mucosa	8 (22.2%)	8 (22.2%)
Palate	1 (2.8%)	4 (11.1%)
Retromolar area	—	8 (22.2%)
LN palpation	34/36 (94.4%)	6/36 (16.7%)
Histological grades
Well	14 (38.9%)	20 (55.6%)
Moderate	18 (50%)	13 (36.1%)
Poor	4 (11.1%)	3 (8.3%)