| TSP-1 expression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Positive | Negative | P value | |
| Stage | ||||
| I | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.639 |
| II | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| III | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| IV | 10 | 7 | 3 | |
| Lymph-node metastasis | ||||
| Positive | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.240 |
| Negative | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
| Distal metastasis | ||||
| Positive | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0.793 |
| Negative | 12 | 9 | 3 | |
| MVD* mean =71.21 | ||||
| High | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.012 |
| Low | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
↵* Mean of MVD was 71.21, which facilitated to separate the high and the low MVD groups.