Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of the 125 oral carcinomas patients
Variable | Category | TUMOR SITE | Total N° (%) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gingival N° (%) | Hard Palate N° (%) | Alveolar ridge N° (%) | ||||
Age | 30–59 years | 17 (53.1) | 11 (35.5) | 15 (24.2) | 43 (34.4) | 0.062 |
60–69 years | 9 (28.1) | 8 (25.8) | 22 (35.5) | 39 (31.2) | ||
70–91 years | 6 (18.8) | 12 (38.7) | 25 (40.3) | 43 (34.4) | ||
Gender | Male | 27 (84.4) | 20 (64.5) | 29 (46.8) | 76 (60.8) | 0.002 |
Female | 5 (15.6) | 11 (35.5) | 33 (53.2) | 49 (39.2) | ||
Clinical stage | IÂ +Â II | 7 (21.9) | 2 (6.5) | 12 (19.4) | 21 (16.8) | 0.196 |
IIIÂ +Â IV | 25 (78.1) | 29 (93.5) | 50 (80.6) | 104 (83.2) | ||
Tumor histological grade | SCC I | 25 (78.1) | 23 (74.2) | 51 (83.6) | 99 (79.8) | 0.546 |
SCC II e III | 7 (21.9) | 8 (25.8) | 10 (16.4) | 25 (20.2) | ||