Table I.

Association between Msi2 expression and patient clinicopathological characteristics.

		Msi2 expression
Parameters	n	Low	High	P-value
Age, years				0.452
≤50	109	50	59
>50	53	21	32
SCC level, ng/ml				0.981
≤1.5	40	15	25
>1.5	122	46	76
FIGO stage				0.049a
≤I	125	60	65
>I	37	11	26
Tumor size, cm				0.474
≤4	112	47	65
>4	50	24	26
Differentiation				0.337
1/2	64	25	39
3	98	46	53
Histological type				0.344
SCC	133	56	77
AC	29	15	14
LN Metastasis				0.004a
No	132	62	70
Yes	30	9	21

^aP<0.05; Msi2, Musashi-2; SCC, squamous cell cancer; FIGO, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; AC, adenocarcinoma; LN, lymph node; y, years.