Table 1.

Comparison of microvessel- and lymphatic vessel-density in oral cavity and lower lip SCC.

	Sex/age	No (%)	MVDa	p value	Tumoral LVDb	p value	Invasive margin LVD	p value
Oral cavity SCC	Male	31 (68.9)	34.23 ± 16.13	0.254	10.56 ± 5.73	0.527	12.72 ± 8.27	0.734
	Female	14 (31.1)	27.61 ± 17.53		9.30 ± 5.74		13.69 ± 8.18
	<60 years	17 (37.8)	30.95 ± 15.33	0.685	9.68 ± 5.85	0.935	12.33 ± 9.05	0.958
	≥60 years	28 (62.2)	33.28 ± 17.95		10.34 ± 5.87		12.47 ± 7.74
Lower lip SCC	Male	34 (86.5)	26.91 ± 20.82	0.422	12.15 ± 8.86	0.392	16.46 ± 11.17	0.391
	Female	5 (13.5)	37.53 ± 29.25		16.33 ± 11.11		21.66 ± 12.36
	<60 years	13 (33.3)	21.34 ± 12.86	0.284	18.18 ± 13.61	0.012c	19.15 ± 11.26	0.464
	≥60 years	26 (66.7)	30.47 ± 23.63		10.17 ± 4.66		16.12 ± 11.34

^aMicrovessel density.

^bLymphatic vessel density.

^cSignificant (p < 0.05).