From: Correlation of histopathological patterns of OSCC patients with tumor site and habits
Lesion site | Tobacco habit | P value | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Multiple habits n (%) | Gutka n (%) | Naswar n (%) | Betel quid n (%) | Pan n (%) | Smoking n (%) | Alcoholn (%) | No habits n (%) | ||
Buccal mucosa | 8 (19.0) | 15 (35.7) | 7 (16.7) | 6 (14.3) | 4 (9.5) | 0 | 0 | 2 (4.8) | 0.01 |
Lower gingiva | 3 (18.8) | 2 (12.5) | 1 (6.3) | 3 (18.8) | 3 (18.8) | 2 (12.5) | 0 | 2 (12.5) | |
Tongue | 1(5.0) | 0 | 2 (10.0) | 5 (25.0) | 2 (10.0) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (5.0) | 8 (40.0) | |
R.* trigone | 0 | 0 | 4 (50.0) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (25.0) | 0 | 0 | 1 (12.5) | |
Lip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 0 | 1 (25.0) | |
Alveolar ridge | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Hard palate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (33.3) | 0 | 1 (33.3) | 0 | 1 (33.3) | |
Floor of mouth | 1 (33.3) | 0 | 1 (33.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (33.3) | |
Total | 14 (14.0) | 18 (18.0) | 15(15.0) | 17(17.0) | 13(13.0) | 6(6.0) | 1 (1.0) | 16(16.0) |