Nanog mRNA positive

Clinicopathological

n

Case

Number rate%

Parameter χ2-value

PP-value

Age (ys)

≤60

57

13

(22.81)

35.7277

0.0001

>60

30

27

(90.00)

Gender

Male

45

25

(55.56)

1.4014

0.2365

Female

42

18

(42.86)

Tumor size (cm)

≤5

35

12

(34.29)

0.8605

0.3536

>5

52

23

(44.23)

TNM Staging

I + II

41

15

(36.59)

3.4579

0.0630

III + IV

46

26

(56.52)

Differentiation Grade

medium and well differentiated

53

16

(30.19)

15.6144

0.0001

Low undifferentiated

34

25

(75.53)

Infiltration depth

T1, T2

41

12

(29.27)

6.5452

0.0105

T3, T4

46

26

(56.62)

Lymph node metastasis

Yes

42

23

(54.76)

7.1314

0.0076

No

45

12

(26.67)