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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 7.
Published in final edited form as: Mod Pathol. 2020 Jul 6;34(2):280–290. doi: 10.1038/s41379-020-0617-x

Table 1.

Collective presentation of the clinicopathologic, epidemiologic and A3B immunohistochemical characteristics of the studied cases.

Lesions Gender Age (years) Location A3B H-Score
OEH
(n=13)
5M: 8F Mean=57.3
Range=30–96
Tongue (n=7)
Buccal mucosa (n=3)
Mandibular Vestibule (n=2)
Palate (n=1)
Median=18.4
Range=1.4–45.4
Low-grade OED
(n=43)
25M:18F Mean=64.1
Range=28–92
Tongue (n=32)
Buccal mucosa (n=3)
Mandibular vestibule (n=3)
Alveolar mucosa/gingiva (n=2)
Palate (n=2)
Floor of mouth (n=1)
Median=32.4
Range=4.5–94.5
High-grade OED
(n=45)
22M:23F Mean=63.1
Range=35–88
Tongue (n=36)
Floor of mouth (n=4)
Buccal mucosa (n=2)
Mandibular vestibule (n=2)
Palate (n=1)
Median=63.1
Range=11.4–108
OSCC
(n=46)
22M:24F Mean=66.2
Range=34–93
Tongue (n=23)
Alveolar mucosa/gingiva (n=8)
Floor of mouth (n=5)
Mandibular vestibule (n=5)
Palate (n=4)
Lower lip (n=1)
Median=49
Range=10.1–117
HPV+ (p16+) OED
(n=13)
12M:1F Mean=62.8
Range=51–87
Floor of mouth (n=4)
Tongue (n=4)
Buccal mucosa (n=2)
Alveolar mucosa/gingiva (n=1)
Base of tongue (n=1)
Palate (n=1)
Median=57.9
Range=33.5–144
HPV+ (p16+) OPSCC
(n=46)
44M:2F Mean=59
Range=43–82
Base of tongue (n=21)
Tonsils (n=17)
Glossotonsillar sulcus (n=8)
Median=60
Range=20.5–171

A3B, APOBEC3B; OEH, oral epithelial hyperplasia; OED, oral epithelial dysplasia; OSCC, oral squamous cell carcinoma; OPSCC, oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma