Table 1.

Comparison of gene expression levels between TSCC and corresponding noncancerous tissues

		TSCC tissue (n = 20)	Noncancerous tissue (n = 20)	p value a
Cox-2	median	5.865	3.707	0.018*
	(range)	(0.427 - 52.766)	(0.394 - 24.626)
CDH-1	median	11.249	17.639	0.024*
	(range)	(0.048 - 24.494)	(2.321 - 36.348)

^aWilcoxon signed rank sum test.

*Statistically significant.

TSCC = tongue squamous cell carcinoma.