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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the included tongue squamous cell carcinoma patients

From: Can pattern and depth of invasion predict lymph node relapse and prognosis in tongue squamous cell carcinoma

Items

Cases (n = 141)

Metastases (+)

Metastases (−)

P value*

Gender

 Male

75

24

51

0.061

 Female

66

12

54

 

Age (years old)

  <  55

59

14

45

0.678

  ≥ 55

82

22

60

 

Growth mode of invasive front

 Crumb

79

8

71

<  0.001

 Trabes

62

28

34

 

Depth of invasion

  <  4 mm

43

1

42

<  0.001

  ≥ 4 mm

98

35

63

 

Pathological differentiation

 Well

48

7

41

0.032

 Moderate/poor

93

29

64

 

Neurovascular invasion

 Yes

18

11

7

<  0.001

 No

123

25

98

 

Location

 Anterior

14

1

13

0.053

 Middle

103

25

78

 

 Back

24

10

14

 

T stage

 T1

60

8

52

0.004

 T2

81

28

53

 

Smoking

 Yes

59

21

38

0.02

 No

82

15

67

 

Drinking

 Yes

52

21

31

0.002

 No

89

15

74

 

Treatment

 Neck dissection

69

21

48

0.191

Observation

72

15

57

 
  1. P*: chi-square test