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