Table 2.
Clinical-pathologic parameters | TET1 expression | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Low (N = 32) | High (N = 31) | |||
Age (years) | ≥60 | 24 | 18 | P = 0.154 |
<60 | 8 | 13 | ||
Gender | male | 18 | 18 | P = 0.884 |
female | 14 | 13 | ||
Tumor size (cm) | ≥5 cm | 10 | 8 | P = 0.663 |
<5 cm | 22 | 23 | ||
pathological grading | I,II | 17 | 17 | P = 0.891 |
III,IV | 15 | 14 | ||
Nerve metastasis | Yes | 14 | 13 | P = 0.884 |
No | 18 | 18 | ||
Lymph node metastasis | Yes | 12 | 13 | P = 0.719 |
No | 20 | 18 | ||
Distant metastasis | Yes | 2 | 2 | P = 0.974 |
No | 30 | 31 | ||
TNM stage* | IA,IB,IIA | 20 | 17 | P = 0.537 |
IIB,III,IV | 12 | 14 |
*TNM stage was classified according to the AJCC Staging Manual (7th Edition)