Table 1.
Characteristics of the study group.
| n | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 15 | 21.1 |
| Male | 56 | 78.9 | |
| Age (years) | <50 | 10 | 14 |
| ≥50 | 61 | 86 | |
| Place of residence | Urban | 39 | 54.9 |
| Rural | 32 | 45.1 | |
| Smoking | Yes | 65 | 91.5 |
| No | 6 | 8.5 | |
| Excessive use of alcohol | Yes | 37 | 52.1 |
| No | 34 | 47.9 | |
| Histological tumor type | Squamous cell carcinoma | 66 | 92.9 |
| Other | 5 | 7.1 | |
| Histological grade | G1 | 24 | 33.8 |
| G2 | 29 | 40.8 | |
| G3 | 13 | 18.3 | |
| Not determined | 5 | 7.1 | |
| Lesion location | Oral cavity | 5 | 7.0 |
| Oropharynx | 4 | 5.6 | |
| Palatine tonsil | 18 | 25.3 | |
| Palate | 7 | 9.8 | |
| Tongue | 21 | 29.5 | |
| Other | 16 | 22.8 | |
| Clinical staging | I | 1 | 1.4 |
| II | 13 | 18.3 | |
| III | 10 | 14.1 | |
| IV | 47 | 66.2 | |