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Table 1 Clinico-pathological characteristics of the laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas and correlations with podoplanin expression.

From: Podoplanin expression in the development and progression of laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas

Parameter

No (%)

Low podoplanin expression (%)

High podoplanin expression (%)

P

Tumour site

    

- Supraglottis

23 (43)

19 (83)

4 (17)

0.01

- Glottis

30 (57)

14 (47)

16 (53)

 

pT classification

    

- T1

14 (26)

5 (36)

9 (64)

0.033

- T2

13 (25)

7 (54)

6 (46)

 

- T3

17 (32)

13 (76)

4 (24)

 

- T4

9 (17)

8 (89)

1 (11)

 

pN classification

    

- N0

38 (72)

23 (61)

15 (39)

0.53

- N1-3

15 (28)

10 (67)

5 (33)

 

Disease stage

    

- I

16 (30)

5 (31)

11 (69)

0.006

- II

9 (17)

5 (56)

4 (44)

 

- III

10 (19)

7 (70)

3 (30)

 

- IV

18 (34)

16 (89)

2 (11)

 

Degree of differentiation

    

- Well differentiated

32 (60)

16 (50)

16 (50)

0.04

- Moderately differentiated

16 (30)

13 (81)

3 (19)

 

- Poorly differentiated

5 (10)

4 (80)

1 (20)

 

Recurrence

    

- No recurrence

42 (79)

25 (60)

17 (40)

0.42

- Loco-regional recurrence

7 (13)

4 (57)

3 (43)

 

- Distant metastasis

4 (8)

4 (100)

0 (0)