Evaluation of metastasis and 5.year survival in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients in Isfahan (2001-2015)

[10] Finally, metastases of OSCC are divided into regional and distant metastases,[11] which can be diagnosed by such methods as positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, ultrasound, and fine-needle aspiration. Furthermore, 46.2 (24%) men had regional metastasis and 45.5 (20%) women had regional metastasis. [...]34.6 (18%) men and 40.9 (18%) women had distant metastasis. The results of Chi-square test also indicated no significant relationship between gender and regional metastasis (P = 0.94) and distant metastasis (P = 0.52). [...]the findings of Chi-square test showed no significant association between the 5-year survival rate and grade (P = 0.242) of disease. The metastatic sites occurring during OSCC in the study samples included lymph nodes, digestive system, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, lung, throat, jaw bone, larynx, neck vessels and skin, forehead skin, skull, brain, and temporal arteries [Table 3].