Survival and associated factors among patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in Mulago hospital, Kampala, Uganda

Table 2 Sub-site distribution, TNM classification and clinical stage at presentation of 384 patients with OSCC

Variable	Number	Percentage
Site
Alveolus	18	4.7
Buccal Mucosa	51	13.3
Floor of mouth	47	12.2
Gingiva	43	11.2
Lip	16	4.2
Palate	52	13.5
Tongue	131	34.1
Other^α	26	6.8
T (Tumour)
1	41	10.7
2	142	37.0
3	91	23.7
4	62	16.1
X	48	12.5
N (Nodal involvement)
0	151	39.3
1	63	16.5
2	106	27.6
3	22	5.7
X	42	10.9
M (Metastasis)
0	228	59.4
1	86	22.4
X	70	18.2
Clinical Stage (Based on TNM staging system)
I	23	6.0
II	57	14.8
III	148	38.5
IV	86	22.5
X	70	18.2

^αOther includes Commissure, Buccal sulcus, Retromolar trigone, Sublingual salivary glands
X Missing data

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