| Cause of death |  | Fisher's exact p-values | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alive (%) | Cardio-respiratory failure (%) | Pneumonia (%) | Regional met (%) | Distant met (%) | Total |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 50 (60.2) | 4 (80.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (50.0) | 6 (54.5) | 65 | Â |
Female | 33 (39.8) | 1 (20.0) | 6 (100.0) | 5 (50.0) | 5 (45.5) | 50 | 0.039 |
Race | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Caucasian | 56 (67.5) | 4 (80.0) | 5 (83.3) | 6 (60.0) | 7 (63.6) | 78 | Â |
Indian | 8 (9.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 | Â |
Middle-Eastern | 2 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 | Â |
Oriental | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 | Â |
Other Asians | 4 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (18.2) | 6 | Â |
African | 8 (9.6) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (10.0) | 2 (18.2) | 13 | Â |
Caribbean | 4 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 | 0.914 |
Primary site | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Floor of mouth | 16 (19.3) | 3 (60.0) | 3 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (18.2) | 24 | Â |
Tongue (lateral) | 24 (28.9) | 2 (40.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (70.0) | 3 (27.3) | 36 | Â |
Tongue (dorsal) | 10 (12.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (18.2) | 13 | Â |
Tongue (ventral) | 5 (6.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 | Â |
Buccal mucosa | 7 (8.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (33.3) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (9.1) | 11 | Â |
Hard palate | 3 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 | Â |
Upper alveolus | 4 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (9.1) | 6 | Â |
Lower alveolus | 4 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (9.1) | 6 | Â |
Retromolar area | 2 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (9.1) | 3 | Â |
Tuberosity | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 | Â |
Upper lip | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 | Â |
Lower lip | 5 (6.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 | Â |
Neck Lump | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 0.819 |
cTNM | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
T1N0M0 | 54 (65.1) | 2 (40.0) | 2 (33.3) | 1 (10.0) | 3 (27.3) | 62 | Â |
T2N0M0 | 20 (24.1) | 1 (20.0) | 2 (33.3) | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 24 | Â |
T1N1M0 | 3 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 | Â |
T2N1M0 | 2 (2.4) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 | Â |
T1N2aM0 | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (30.0) | 1 (9.1) | 5 | Â |
T2N2aM0 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (16.7) | 2 (20.0) | 5 (45.5) | 9 | Â |
T1N2bM0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 | Â |
T2N2bM0 | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (9.1) | 3 | Â |
T1N2cM0 | 2 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (9.1) | 3 | <0.001 |
Total | 83 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | Â | Â |