Table 3 Correlation of histopathological patterns to lesion site and habits
From: Correlation of histopathological patterns of OSCC patients with tumor site and habits
Factor | Histological patterns | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spindle cell n (%) | Verrucous n (%) | Basaloid n (%) | Papillary n (%) | Mucoepidermoid n (%) | ||
Lesion site | ||||||
Buccal mucosa | 18 (42.9) | 20 (47.6) | 4 (9.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.047 |
Lower gingiva | 6 (37.5) | 8 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.3) | 1 (6.3) | |
Tongue | 16 (80.0) | 1 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (15.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Retro molar trigone | 4 (50.0) | 3 (37.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (12.5) | |
Lip | 2 (50.0) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Alveolar ridge | 2 (50.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Hard palate | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Floor of mouth | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Risk habits | ||||||
Multiple habits | 1 (7.1) | 10 (71.4) | 2 (14.3) | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.046 |
Gutka | 8 (44.4) | 8 (44.4) | 2 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Naswar | 11 (73.3) | 3 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.7) | |
Betel quid | 8 (47.1) | 7 (41.2) | 1 (5.9) | 1 (5.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
Pan | 8 (61.5) | 3 (23.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (15.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
Smoking | 2 (33.3) | 2 (33.3) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (16.7) | |
Alcohol | 1 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
No habits | 13 (81.3) | 2 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | |