Research Article
Diagnostic Value of Cytokeratin 17 during Oral Carcinogenesis: An Immunohistochemical Study
Table 2
Demographic data of OSCC.
| Characteristic | Category | Cases (%) |
| Sex | Male | 50 (60.2) | Female | 33 (39.8) |
| Age | Average (range) | 55.7 (19–92) |
| Histopathologic differentiation | Well | 44 (53.0) | Moderate | 37 (44.6) | Poor | 2 (2.4) |
| Localization of the lesion | Tongue | 42 (50.6) | Buccal mucosa | 11 (13.3) | Palate | 11 (13.3) | Gingiva | 7 (8.4) | Floor of the mouth | 4 (4.8) | Lip | 3 (3.6) | Retromolar | 2 (2.4) | Socket | 2 (2.4) | Alveolar mucosa | 1 (1.2) |
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