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Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects with tongue cancer or hyperplasia

From: Patterns of cancer cell sphere formation in primary cultures of human oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma and neck nodes

Patient

Gender

Age

Tobacco use

Alcohol use

Betel nut use

Primary tumor site

Histologic grading

T classification

Lymph node involvement

Distant metastasis

Prior radiation

Prior chemo

1

F

60

No

No

No

Tongue

Hyperplasia

pT0

pN0

M0

No

No

2

M

60

No

No

No

Tongue

ND

pTx

pN1a

M0

No

No

3

F

55

No

No

1-2 times a day. Started at the age of 18. Quit since past 5 months.

Tongue

G2

pT2

pN0

M0

No

No

4

M

49

ocassional smoking. Started at the age of 20. Quit for the past 8 months.

No

3-4 times a day. Started at the age of 16. Quit since past 8 months.

Tongue

G1

pT1

pN0

M0

Yes

Cisplatin + Gemcitabine 2x

5

F

26

No

No

1 sachet/day. Started at the age of 6. Quit since past one year.

Tongue

G2

pT2

pN0

M0

No

No

6

M

46

No

No

No

Tongue

Hyperplasia

pT0

Not resected

M0

No

No

7

M

25

No

No

No

Tongue

G2

pT1

pN0

M0

No

Cisplatin + Gemcitabine 2x

8

F

56

2-3 cigrettes/day. Started at the age of 7. Still somkes.

No

No

Tongue

Hyperplasia

pT0

Not resected

M0

No

No

  1. p: pathologic.
  2. T0: No evidence of tumor.
  3. T1: Tumor 2cm or less in greatest dimension.
  4. T2: Tumor more than 2cm but not more than 4cm in greatest dimension.
  5. ND: Not detected.
  6. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis.
  7. N1a: Metastasis in a single ipsilateral lymph node, 3 cm or less in greatest dimension.
  8. M0: No evidence of distant metastasis.
  9. G1: Well differentiated.
  10. G2: Moderately differentiated.