Table 1 Clinicopathological features of patients
Characteristics | Case no. (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 58 (59.1) |
Female | 40 (40.9) |
Total | 98 (100.0) |
Age in years (mean ± standard deviation) | 61 ± 13.7 |
Smoking | |
Yes | 38 (38.7) |
No | 43 (43.8) |
Ex-smoker | 17 (17.5) |
Presence of removable dentures | |
Yes | 53 (54.0) |
No | 45 (46.0) |
Anamnesis of radiotherapy | |
Yes | 5 (5.1) |
No | 93 (94.9) |
Anamnesis of OSCC | |
Yes | 26 (24.5) |
No | 80 (75.5) |
Type of epithelium | |
Tongue epithelium | 30 (28.3) |
Specialized epithelium | 0(0) |
Masticatory epithelium | 25 (23.6) |
Lining epithelium | 51 (48.1) |
Topographic location of lesions | |
Tongue | 30 (28.4) |
Buccal Mucosa | 47 (44.3) |
Hard Palate | 11 (10.4) |
Soft Palate | 3 (2.8) |
Gum | 10 (9.4) |
Floor of mouth | 5 (4.7) |
Total | 106 (100.0) |
IPCL pattern by NBI | |
Pattern I | 18 (16.9) |
Pattern II | 40 (37.7) |
Pattern III | 24 (22.7) |
Pattern IV | 24 (22.7) |
Diagnoses | |
OSCC/Cis | 19 (17.9) |
HGD | 4 (3.8) |
PVL | 3 (2.8) |
LGD | 20 (18.9) |
OLP | 30 (28.3) |
FK | 30 (28.3) |