Table 2.

Comparison between trabecular pattern and cells of epithelial component present in pleomorphic adenoma of major and minor salivary glands

Cellular components	Sites	n	Mean	SD	SE	F	Significance (P)
Plasmacytoid cells	Major salivary glands	20	0.75	0.444	0.099	9.679	0.004*
	Minor salivary glands	20	0.30	0.470	0.105
	Total	40	0.53	0.506	0.080
Spindle cells	Major salivary glands	20	0.95	0.224	0.050	1.000	0.324
	Minor salivary glands	20	1.00	0.000	0.000
	Total	40	0.98	0.158	0.025
Squamous cells	Major salivary glands	20	0.45	0.510	0.114	0.400	0.531
	Minor salivary glands	20	0.35	0.489	0.109
	Total	40	0.40	0.496	0.078
Basaloid cells	Major salivary glands	20	0.90	0.308	0.069	2.111	0.154
	Minor salivary glands	20	1.00	0.000	0.000
	Total	40	0.95	0.221	0.035
Cuboidal cells, clear cells, oncocytoid cells, mucous cells, serous cells, sebaceous cells	Major salivary glands	20	1.00	0.000	0.000	-	-
	Minor salivary glands	20	1.00	0.000	0.000
	Total	40	1.00	0.000	0.000
Trabecular pattern	Major salivary glands	20	0.00	0.000	0.000	1.000	0.324
	Minor salivary glands	20	0.05	0.224	0.050
	Total	40	0.03	0.158	0.025

ANOVA test *P<0.05=Significance. SD: Standard deviation, SE: Standard error