Table 1 Characteristics of imaged lesions demographic location
From: Structural validation of oral mucosal tissue using optical coherence tomography
No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Clinical features | ||
Male | 44 (60.2) | Papule | 26 (33.3%) |
Female | 29 (39.8) | Plague | 22 (28.2) |
Ulcer | 18 (23%) | ||
Location | Others | 12 (15.3) | |
Tongue | 30 (38.4) | ||
Buccal mucosa | 21 (26.9) | Symptoms | |
Floor of mouth | 13 (16.6) | Oral discomfort | 29 (39.7) |
Hard palate | 8 (10.2) | Symptomless | 20 (27.3) |
Soft palate | 6 (7.6) | Pain | 13 (17.8) |
Bleeding | 11 (15) | ||
Colour | |||
Leukoplakia | 26 (33.3) | Histologic diagnosis | |
Speckled leukoplakia | 24 (30) | Dysplasia | 30 (38.4) |
Erythroplakia | 10 (12.8) | Carcinoma in situ | 4 (5.1) |
Bluish | 10 (12.8) | Invasive carcinoma | 25 (32) |
Normal | 8 (10.2) | Frictional keratosis | 5 (6.5) |
Other Benign lesion | 14 (18) |