Table 4.
Patients’ characteristics.
| Clinicopathological Features | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis | 35–90 years (Ø 65.7) |
| Site | |
| Tongue | 16 (27%) |
| Floor of mouth | 15 (25%) |
| Alveolar ridge upper and lower jaw | 14 (23%) |
| Multifocal (2 or more localizations) | 10 (17%) |
| Cheek mucosa | 3 (5%) |
| Palate | 2 (3%) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 38 (63.3%) |
| Female | 22 (36.7%) |
| Nicotine | |
| yes | 34 (56.7%) |
| no | 7 (11.7%) |
| not specified | 19 (31.7%) |
| Alcohol | |
| yes | 26 (43.3%) |
| no | 2 (3.3%) |
| not specified | 32 (53.3%) |
| UICC stage | |
| 0 | 1 |
| I | 8 |
| II | 12 |
| III | 11 |
| IV a, b, c | 20 |
| not specified | 8 |
| T stage | |
| Tis | 1 (1.7%) |
| T1 | 16 (26.7%) |
| T2 | 21 (35%) |
| T3 | 6 (10%) |
| T4 | 15 (25%) |
| not specified | 1 (1.7%) |
| Lymph node status | |
| N0 | 27 (45%) |
| N1 | 10 (16.7%) |
| N2 a, b, c | 17 (28.3%) |
| not specified | 6 (10%) |
| Histological differentiation | |
| G1 | 4 (7%) |
| G2 | 38 (63%) |
| G3 | 10 (17%) |
| not specified | 8 (13%) |
| Lymphovascular invasion | |
| yes | 6 (10%) |
| no | 41 (68.3%) |
| not specified | 13 (21.7%) |
| Recurrence | |
| yes | 14 (23.3%) |
| no | 35 (58.3%) |
| lost follow-up | 7 (11.7%) |
| died | 1 (1.7%) |
| progression in palliative setting | 3 (5%) |