Research Article

Proteomic Study of HPV-Positive Head and Neck Cancers: Preliminary Results

Table 2

Clinical data of the 100 oral SCC patients.

VariablesNumber of cases

Age (years)
 Range36–90
 Mean58
Sex
 Male82
 Female18
Anatomic site
 Cheeks4
 Mouth floor32
 Tongue36
 Gums8
 Mandible5
 Palate2
 Retromolar trigone2
 Lips2
 Other9
Grade (differentiation)
 Well30
 Moderately51
 Poorly19
TNM stage
 T1-T272
 T3-T428
N stage
 N053
 N112
 N233
 N32
Metastasis
 M0100
 M10
Risk factors
 Tobacco (90 cases)
  Smoker67
  Nonsmoker16
  Former smoker7
 Alcohol (90 cases)
  Drinker58
  Nondrinker9
  Former drinker23
Histology
 Bone infiltration2
 Perineural invasion10
 Positive node19
 Capsular evasion11
Recurrence
 Local11
 Ganglionic6
 Distant metastases4