Table 1.
Clinicopathological features of 83 tongue squamous cell carcinoma patients
| No. of patients | (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 50 | |
| Female | 33 | |
| Age (y) | ||
| Median | 65.36 | |
| SD | 15.41 | |
| T stage | ||
| Carcinoma in situ (cis) | 5 | 6.0 |
| T1 | 43 | 51.8 |
| T2 | 25 | 30.1 |
| T3 | 9 | 10.8 |
| T4a | 1 | 1.2 |
| T4b | 0 | 0.0 |
| TNM stage | ||
| I | 43 | 51.8 |
| II | 18 | 21.7 |
| III | 5 | 6.0 |
| IVa | 3 | 3.6 |
| IVb | 9 | 10.8 |
| IVc | 0 | 0.0 |
| YK classification | ||
| YK ‐1 | 2 | 2.4 |
| YK‐2 | 10 | 12.0 |
| YK‐3 | 35 | 42.2 |
| YK‐4c | 25 | 30.1 |
| YK‐4d | 6 | 7.2 |
| Differentiation | ||
| Well | 42 | 50.6 |
| Moderate | 29 | 34.9 |
| Poor | 7 | 8.4 |
| Local recurrence | 7 | 8.4 |
| Cervical lymph node metastasis | 27 | 32.5 |
| Distant organ metastasis | 3 | 3.6 |