Characteristics | Number of patients | Pim-1 expression | P | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | |||
All cases | 77 | 51 | 26 | Â |
Age (y) | Â | Â | Â | 0.807 |
<=60 | 37 | 24 | 13 | Â |
>60 | 40 | 27 | 13 | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 53 | 37 | 16 | 0.324 |
Female | 24 | 14 | 10 | Â |
Histology | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 28 | 24 | 4 | Â |
Adenocarcinoma | 44 | 27 | 17 | Â |
Other types | 5 | 0 | 5 | Â |
Tumor size | Â | Â | Â | 0.002 |
<=3Â cm | 43 | 22 | 21 | Â |
>3Â cm | 34 | 29 | 5 | Â |
Lymphnodemetastasis | Â | Â | Â | 0.026 |
Negative | 31 | 16 | 15 | Â |
Positive | 46 | 35 | 11 | Â |
Metastasis | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 51 | 28 | 23 | 0.003 |
Yes | 26 | 23 | 3 | Â |
Stage | Â | Â | Â | Â |
I | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0.019 |
II | 18 | 11 | 7 | Â |
III | 10 | 4 | 6 | Â |
IV | 26 | 23 | 3 | Â |