Table 1.
Characteristics of 148 patients with oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma receiving surgical resection
| Age (years) | 53 (range: 26–86) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| male | 135 (91%) | |
| female | 13 (9%) | |
| Pathological T status | ||
| T1 | 42 (29%) | |
| T2 | 48 (32%) | |
| T3 | 12 (8%) | |
| T4a | 41 (28%) | |
| T4b | 5 (3%) | |
| Pathological N status | ||
| N0 | 79 (54%) | |
| N1 | 24 (16%) | |
| N2 | 42 (28%) | |
| N3 | 3 (2%) | |
| Pathological 8th AJCC Stage | ||
| I | 31 (21%) | |
| II | 29 (20%) | |
| III | 23 (15%) | |
| IVA | 58 (39%) | |
| IVB | 7 (5%) | |
| Histologic grade | ||
| 1 | 84 (57%) | |
| 2 | 59 (40%) | |
| 3 | 5 (3%) | |
| UTX expression | ||
| Overexpression | 64 (43%) | |
| Low expression | 84 (57%) | |
| Vascular invasion | ||
| Absent | 124 (84%) | |
| Present | 24 (16%) | |
| Perineural invasion | ||
| Absent | 81 (55%) | |
| Present | 67 (45%) | |
| Extracapsular extension | ||
| Absent | 111 (75%) | |
| Present | 37 (25%) | |
| Surgical margin | ||
| Negative | 137 (93%) | |
| Positive | 11 (7%) | |
| Smoking | ||
| Absent | 26 (18%) | |
| Present | 122 (82%) | |
| Alcohol | ||
| Absent | 30 (20%) | |
| Present | 118 (80%) | |
| Betel-nut chewing | ||
| Absent | 36 (24%) | |
| Present | 112 (76%) | |
AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer