Table I.
Clinicopathological characteristics of 98 patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma.
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| <50 | 47 (48.0) |
| ≥50 | 51 (52.0) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 92 (93.9) |
| Female | 6 (6.1) |
| Cigarette smoking | |
| No | 11 (11.1) |
| Yes | 87 (88.9) |
| Betel quid chewing | |
| No | 30 (30.6) |
| Yes | 68 (69.4) |
| Alcohol consumption | |
| No | 35 (35.7) |
| Yes | 63 (34.3) |
| Tumor location | |
| Buccal mucosa | 76 (77.6) |
| Tongue | 22 (22.4) |
| Grade | |
| Grade 0 | 86 (87.8) |
| Grade I+II+III | 12 (12.2) |
| Tumor size | |
| T1 | 22 (22.4) |
| T2 | 30 (30.6) |
| T3 | 6 (6.1) |
| T4 | 40 (40.8) |
| Lymph node metastases | |
| N0 | 50 (51.0) |
| N1 | 30 (30.6) |
| N2 | 18 (18.4) |
| Tumor stage | |
| I | 18 (18.4) |
| II | 17 (17.3) |
| III | 18 (18.4) |
| IV | 45 (45.9) |
| RT | |
| No | 53 (54.1) |
| Yes | 45 (45.9) |
| CT | |
| No | 36 (36.7) |
| Yes | 62 (63.3) |
| Recurrence | |
| No | 29 (29.6) |
| Yes | |
| Pre-CT/RT recurrence | 22 (22.4) |
| Post-CT/RT recurrence | 47 (48.0) |
RT, radiotherapy; CT, chemotherapy.