Table 1.

Galectin 3 (Gal3) cell count (cells/mm2) and Gal3/CD68 expression ratio in oscc biopsy specimens

Gal3 expression in biopsy specimens
Marker		Gal3 epithelial		Gal3 epithelial + stroma		Ratio Gal3/CD68 epithelial		Ratio Gal3/CD68 epithelial + stroma
		Median	SD	Median	SD	Median	SD	Median	SD
T-Status	n
T1	8	103	72	101	80	0.43	0.23	0.19	0.17
T2	17	256	170	293	162	0.73	0.60	0.71	0.61
p-value		0.032		0.024		0.045		0.018
N-Status	n
N0	13	111	174	93	175	0.53	0.61	0.30	0.66
N+	12	290	133	276	125	0.73	0.49	0.68	0.47
p-value		0.143		0.197		0.472		0.511
L-Status	n
L0	18	115	132	110	126	0.55	0.41	0.31	0.40
L1	7	323	192	369	169	0.88	0.69	0.95	0.71
p-value		0.054		0.013		0.020		0.008
Pn-Status	n
Pn0	13	170	138	124	134	0.58	0.43	0.35	0.43
Pn1	9	256	185	344	178	0.73	0.68	0.66	0.71
p-value		0.295		0.184		0.185		0.129
Grading	n
G2	16	170	136	179	130	0.59	0.41	0.57	0.44
G3	6	337	188	369	177	1.00	0.75	1.09	0.79
p-value		0.120		0.083		0.067		0.088

Table shows the Galectin 3 (Gal3) cell count (positive cells/mm²) and the ratio of Gal3 positive cells and CD68 positive cells in oscc biopsy specimens in view of histomorphologic parameters (T-, N-, L-, Pn-status, grading). Results for the epithelial tumor compartment and the whole analyzed area (epithelial + stroma) are given. Values represent the median, standard deviation (SD) and p-value (ANOVA)