Table IV.
USP22 and survivin, and USP22 and Aurora-B expression and their associations with clinicopathological features in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
| USP22/survivin/Aurora-B expression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinicopathological features | All high (n=26) | Other (n=38) | All low (n=26) | P-value |
| Age, years | ||||
| ≥50 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 0.995 |
| <50 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 22 | 30 | 14 | 0.025 |
| Female | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| Tumor size, mm | ||||
| ≥15 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 0.232 |
| <15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |
| Histological differentiation | ||||
| Poor | 13 | 7 | 0 | <0.001 |
| Well/Moderate | 13 | 31 | 26 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | ||||
| Negative | 16 | 29 | 26 | 0.003 |
| Positive | 10 | 9 | 0 | |