Table 1 Clinicopathological features, p16 and cIAP-2 expression in OPCs from Chilean patients
Anatomical site | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tonsils N (%) | Base of Tongue N (%) | Palate N (%) | Total | p value* | |
Total | 26 | 14 | 9 | 49 | |
Gender | 0.85 | ||||
Female | 9 (50) | 6 (33.33) | 3 (16.66) | 18 | |
Male | 17 (54.38) | 8 (25.8) | 6 (19.35) | 31 | |
Age | 0.3035 | ||||
< 65 years | 18 (62.07) | 7 (24.24) | 4 (13.79) | 29 | |
> 65 years | 8 (40) | 7 (35) | 5 (25) | 20 | |
Keratinization | 0.2676 | ||||
Keratinized | 15 (45.45) | 10 (30.3) | 8 (24.24) | 33 | |
Non-keratinized | 10 (66.66) | 4 (26.66) | 1 (6.66) | 15 | |
Non-informed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Differentiation | 0.0414 | ||||
Poor | 16 (69.56) | 5 (21.73) | 2 (8.26) | 23 | |
Moderate | 8 (47) | 4 (23.52) | 5 (29.41) | 17 | |
Well differentiated | 1 (12.5) | 5 (62.5) | 2 (25) | 8 | |
Non-informed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
p16 | < 0.0001 | ||||
Positive | 22 (78.57) | 5 (17.85) | 1 (3.57) | 28 | |
Negative | 3 (15) | 9 (45) | 8 (40) | 20 | |
cIAP2 | 0.09 | ||||
Positive | 18 (66.66) | 5 (18.51) | 4 (14.81) | 27 | |
Negative | 8 (36.36) | 9 (40.9) | 5 (22.72) | 22 | |