Table. 1 Clinical and pathological characteristics of 36 OSCC patients.

From: BRD4 promotes metastatic potential in oral squamous cell carcinoma through the epigenetic regulation of the MMP2 gene

Criteria

Number of patients (n = 36)

Age (years)

  <65

14

  ≥65

22

Sex

  Male

18

  Female

18

Primary site

  Tongue

24

  Gingiva

9

  Others

3

T stage

  T1

5

  T2

16

  T3

7

  T4

8

N stage

  N = 0

17

  d.m. (delayed metastasis)

6

  N > 1

13

Clinical stage

  I

5

  II

11

  III

7

  IV

13