Table 5. The relationship between p-Akt1 nuclear expression and clinicopathological characteristics of 34 patients with oral melanomas.
| Clinicopathological characteristics | p-Akt1 low | p-Akt1 high | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (<47/≥47) | 8/9 | 10/7 | .492 |
| Gender (Female/Male) | 8/9 | 8/9 | 1.000 |
| Site (Palate/alveolus/others) | 6/2/9 | 9/3/5 | .379 |
| Treatment (only surgery/surgery plus chemo-radiotherapy) | 13/4 | 9/7 | .151 |
| Vascular invasion (Absent/Present) | 15/2 | 6/11 | .001 |
| Neural invasion (Absent/Present) | 14/3 | 12/5 | .419 |
| Mitotic rate (<1/≥1) | 12/5 | 2/15 | <.0001 |
| Necrosis (Absent/Present) | 14/3 | 10/7 | .132 |
| Cellular morphology (Non-epithelioid/Epithelioid) | 12/5 | 0/17 | <.0001 |
| Recurrence (No/Yes) | 14/3 | 13/4 | .671 |