Table I.
Clinicopathological factors of patients used for the microRNA array.
| Factors | Patients with recurrence after surgery (n=3) | Patients without recurrence after surgery (n=3) |
|---|---|---|
| Tumor size, cm | ||
| <3 | 0 | 0 |
| ≥3 | 3 | 3 |
| Lymph node metastasis | ||
| n (−) | 0 | 0 |
| n (+) | 3 | 3 |
| Lymphatic invasion | ||
| Ly (−) | 0 | 0 |
| Ly (+) | 3 | 3 |
| Venous invasion | ||
| V (−) | 0 | 0 |
| V (+) | 3 | 3 |
| Histological type | ||
| Adenocarcinoma | 2 | 2 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 1 | 1 |
| Tumor differentiation | ||
| Well | 0 | 0 |
| Moderate | 2 | 2 |
| Poor | 1 | 1 |
| TNM stage | ||
| I | 0 | 0 |
| II | 0 | 0 |
| III | 3 | 3 |
TNM, tumor-node-metastasis.