Research Article

Detection of EBV Infection and Gene Expression in Oral Cancer from Patients in Taiwan by Microarray Analysis

Table 2

Summary of the clinical characteristics of the studied patients.

Overall: 57 patientsEBV-negative: 10 patientsEBV-positive: 47 patients

GenderGenderGender
Famale: 2Famale: 0Famale: 2
Male: 55Male: 10Male: 45
Ave. ageAve. ageAve. age
49.4 years old53.1 years old48.6 years old
MultiplicityMultiplicityMultiplicity
Single primary tumor: 37Single primary tumor: 7Single primary tumor: 30
Multiple primary tumor: 20Multiple primary tumor: 3Multiple primary tumor: 17
Site of the primary cancerSite of the primary cancerSite of the primary cancer
Buccal mucosa: 29Buccal mucosa: 7Buccal mucosa: 22
Gingiva: 9Gingiva: 1Gingiva: 8
Lip: 1Lip: 0Lip: 1
Mouth floor: 2Mouth floor: 1Mouth floor: 1
Palate: 4Palate: 0Palate: 4
Retromolar trigone: 2Retromolar trigone: 1Retromolar trigone: 1
Tongue: 10Tongue: 0Tongue: 10
TypeTypeType
Deep invasive lesion: 9Deep invasive lesion: 2Deep invasive lesion: 7
Exophytic lesion: 26Exophytic lesion: 2Exophytic lesion: 24
Ulcerative lesion: 22Ulcerative lesion: 6Ulcerative lesion: 16