Table 2 Pathological characteristics of the included OSCC patients
From: Cathepsin K associates with lymph node metastasis and poor prognosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma
No. | (%) | |
|---|---|---|
All cases | 83 | (100) |
Pathological T-Stage | ||
pT1 | 17 | (20) |
pT2 | 27 | (33) |
pT3 | 10 | (12) |
pT4 | 29 | (35) |
Pathological N-Stage | ||
pN0 | 38 | (46) |
pN1–3 | 45 | (54) |
Stage grouping | ||
I | 14 | (17) |
II | 9 | (11) |
III | 22 | (26) |
IVA-IVB | 38 | (46) |
Infiltration depth | ||
≥ 4.0 mm | 72 | (87) |
< 4.0 mm | 11 | (13) |
Differentiation grade | ||
Good / Moderate | 67 | (81) |
Poor / Undifferentiated | 16 | (19) |
Keratinization | ||
Present | 60 | (72) |
Absent | 20 | (24) |
Missing | 3 | (4) |
Vaso-invasion | ||
Present | 18 | (22) |
Absent | 62 | (75) |
Missing | 3 | (3) |
Bone-invasion | ||
Present | 25 | (30) |
Absent | 58 | (70) |
Perineural growth | ||
Present | 34 | (41) |
Absent | 39 | (47) |
Missing | 10 | (12) |
Spidery growth | ||
Present | 65 | (78) |
Absent | 18 | (22) |
High risk HPV status | ||
positive | 0 | (0) |
negative | 83 | (100) |