Table 1 Selected clinico-pathological characteristics of patients presenting with primary OSCC
Feature | Number of patients (%) n = 801 |
|---|---|
Age | |
<30–40 | 28 (03.5) |
41–50 | 132 (16.5) |
51–60 | 257 (32.1) |
61–70 | 219 (27.3) |
>70 | 155 (19.3) |
unknown | 10 (01.3) |
Sex | |
Male | 573 (71.5) |
Female | 212 (26.5) |
unknown | 16 (02.0) |
Site | |
Buccal mucosa | 349 (43.6) |
Tongue | 190 (23.7) |
Floor of the mouth | 66 (08.2) |
Alveolar mucosa | 103 (12.9) |
Palate | 73 (09.1) |
Lip | 20 (02.5) |
Number of sites involved | |
Single | 581 (72.5) |
Two | 71 (08.9) |
Three or more than three | 149 (18.6) |
Clinical presentation | |
Ulcer | 408 (50.9) |
White lesion | 57 (07.1) |
Red/white mixed lesion | 33 (04.1) |
Exophytic growth | 303 (37.9) |
Type of Biopsy | |
Incision | 488 (60.9) |
Excision | 313 (39.1) |
Pathology | |
Early invasive SCC | 111 (13.9) |
WDSCC | 360 (44.9) |
MDSCC | 218 (27.2) |
PDSCC | 37 (04.6) |
Verrucous Carcinoma | 15 (01.9) |
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma | 27 (03.4) |
Other | 33 (04.1) |