Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Clin Oncol. Nov 24, 2020; 11(11): 918-934
Published online Nov 24, 2020. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v11.i11.918
Table 1 Number of oral cancer cases from various anatomical sites
ICD-O-3 codesSitesNumber of cases
C000External upper lip413
C001External lower lip2444
C002External lip, NOS92
C003Mucosa of upper lip104
C004Mucosa of lower lip567
C005Mucosa of lip, NOS29
C006Commissure of lip85
C008Overlapping lesion of lip46
C009Lip, NOS (excludes skin of lip C44.0)153
C019Base of tongue, NOS10840
C020Dorsal surface of tongue, NOS652
C021Border of tongue2632
C022Ventral surface of tongue, NOS1688
C023Anterior 2/3 of tongue, NOS2807
C024Lingual tonsil170
C028Overlapping lesion of tongue581
C029Tongue, NOS3050
C030Upper gum821
C031Lower gum1680
C039Gum, NOS210
C040Anterior floor of mouth1362
C041Lateral floor of mouth352
C048Overlapping lesion of floor of mouth136
C049Floor of mouth, NOS2284
C050Hard palate1155
C051Soft palate, NOS (excludes nasopharyngeal surface of soft palate C11.3)1301
C052Uvula180
C058Overlapping lesion of palate206
C059Palate, NOS154
C060Cheek mucosa1787
C061Vestibule of mouth134
C062Retromolar area1413
C068Overlapping lesion of other and unspecified parts of mouth142
C069Mouth, NOS487
C079Parotid gland7111
C080Submandibular gland1149
C081Sublingual gland94
C088Overlapping lesion of major salivary glands6
C089Major salivary gland, NOS (excludes minor salivary gland, NOS C06.9)287
C090Tonsillar fossa1735
C091Tonsillar pillar888
C098Overlapping lesion of tonsil109
C099Tonsil, NOS (excludes lingual tonsil C02.4 and pharyngeal tonsil C11.1)9521
C100Vallecula282
C101Anterior surface of epiglottis88
C102Lateral wall of oropharynx184
C103Posterior wall of oropharynx246
C104Branchial cleft (site of neoplasm)37
C108Overlapping lesion of oropharynx277
C109Oropharynx, NOS940
C129Pyriform sinus1707
C130Postcricoid region78
C131Hypopharyngeal aspect of aryepiglottic fold, NOS (excludes laryngeal aspect of aryepiglottic fold C32.1)214
C132Posterior wall of hypopharynx250
C138Overlapping lesion of hypopharynx113
C139Hypopharynx, NOS816
C739Thyroid gland111425