Table 1 Clinical and histological characteristics of samples (QRT-PCR analysis - 50 patients)
Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
Median (range) | 67 (43-87) |
Gender | |
Male | 36 (72) |
Female | 14 (28) |
Tobacco use | |
Yes | 38 (76) |
No | 12 (24) |
Alcohol use | |
Yes | 34 (68) |
No | 16 (32) |
Tumor Site | |
Tongue | 33 (66) |
Floor of mouth | 10 (20) |
Alveolar | 4 (8) |
Buccal mucosa | 2 (4) |
Retromolar | 1 (2) |
T category | |
T1-T2 | 16 (32) |
T3-T4 | 34 (68) |
Nodal status (pathological) | |
Negative (N0) | 28 (56) |
Positive (N1, N2b, N2c) | 22 (44) |
Tumor Stage | |
I-II | 14 (28) |
III-IV | 36 (72) |
Tumor Grade | |
Well differentiated | 4 (8) |
Moderately differentiated | 41 (82) |
Poorly differentiated | 5 (10) |
Tumor thickness (mm) | |
Median (range) | 12 (2-31) |
Perineural invasion | |
Yes | 20 (40) |
No | 30 (60) |
Angiolymphatic invasion | |
Yes | 16 (32) |
No | 34 (68) |
Recurrence | |
Yes | 23 (46) |
No | 27 (54) |
Outcome* | |
Alive, no evidence of disease | 25 (50) |
Alive with disease | 6 (12) |
Dead of disease | 15 (30) |
Dead of other causes | 4 (8) |