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Table 2 Pathological characteristics at surgical resection

From: Pathological responses to low-dose irradiation and Pepleomycin in Oral squamous cell carcinoma are predictive of Locoregional control

Number of pathological lymph node metastases

 0–1

36

  ≥ 2

15

Site of pathological lymph node metastases

 Level IV or V

3

 Other level or no metastasis

48

Pathological response based on the Oboshi and Shimosato classification

 Grade 0–1

0

 Grade 2a

8

 Grade 2b

22

 Grade 3

16

 Grade 4

5