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The inclusion criteria were\u2014245 patients of carcinoma buccal mucosa, anterior two-thirds of tongue, hard palate, oral surface of soft palate, floor of mouth, vestibule, and alveolus. The exclusion criteria were\u2014patients who had received preoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy and patients with recurrent disease.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Statistical Methods\u2003All data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 and Graphpad prism 7 software for statistical analysis. Count data have been expressed as percentages (%). The \u03c7 2 test was used for univariate analysis of the risk factors of cervical lymph node metastasis. The odds ratio value (with 95% confidence interval) was used to express the risk of cervical lymph node metastasis. p-Value of &lt;0.05 was considered as the difference with statistical significance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Results\u2003The most common site involved was buccal mucosa. Patterned lymph node metastasis was seen in 93.5% cases. Skip metastasis was seen in 4.31% cases. Level I b was the most common site of nodal involvement for all primary subsites of oral cavity cancer. The incidence of positive nodes on histopathological analysis was highest in cases of lower alveolus (63.15%), followed by tongue.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Conclusion\u2003In our study, patterns of lymph node metastasis for oral cavity cancer were comparable to other studies with large number of subjects. The incidence of skip metastasis or aberrant status was low. 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