Mucosa

Invasive front

(−)

(+)

p-value

(−)

(+)

p-value

Histological type

Well/moderately differentiated

5

10

0.034

8

7

0.062

Poorly-differentiated

15

5

17

3

Lymphatic invasion

Negative

9

7

0.807

9

7

0.132

Positive

11

8

16

3

Venous invasion

Negative

3

6

0.129

4

5

0.099

Positive

17

9

21

5

Lymph node metastasis

N0

9

7

0.807

9

7

0.132

N1, N2, N3

11

8

16

3

Depth of tumor invasion

T1

3

8

0.027

5

6

0.057

T2 ,T3, T4

17

7

20

4

Stage

5

10

0.034

8

7

0.062

II, III, IV

15

5

17

3