Table 3.
Oral cancer diagnosis according to tumour-node-metastasis staging
| Diagnosis | Stage of OSCC | Total, n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| I, n (%) | II, n (%) | III, n (%) | IV, n (%) | ||
| OSMF with SCC | 0 | 4 (5.5) | 1 (1.4) | 0 | 5 (6.9) |
| PIOC | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (2.7) | 0 | 4 (5.5) |
| PVL | 2 (2.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.7) |
| SCC | 12 (16.4) | 26 (35.6) | 13 (17.8) | 10 (13.7) | 61 (83.6) |
| Verrucous carcinoma | 0 | 1 (1.4) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.4) |
| Total | 15 (20.5) | 32 (43.8) | 16 (21.9) | 10 (13.7) | 73 (100.0) |
OSMF: Oral submucous fibrosis, SCC: Squamous cell carcinoma, PVL: Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia, OSCC: Oral SCC, PIOC: Primary intraosseous carcinoma