Table 2 Results of scoring of stromal and intracellular TNC, and FN of stage I and II OTSCC patients

From: Tenascin-C and fibronectin expression divide early stage tongue cancer into low- and high-risk groups

N (%)

All patients ( n =98)

OUH ( n =59)

KUH ( n =14)

UOPECCAN ( n =8)

CEONC ( n =17)

Frequencies of TNC and FN scores in different hospitals, stages I–II

Stromal TNC

     

 Negative

26 (27)

20 (34)

2 (25)

4 (23)

 Moderate

65 (66)

35 (59)

11 (79)

6 (75)

13 (77)

 Abundant

7 (7)

4 (7)

3 (21)

Cellular TNC

     

 Negative

60 (61)

32 (54)

12 (86)

4 (50)

12 (71)

 Positive

38 (39)

27 (46)

2 (14)

4 (50)

5 (29)

Stromal FN

     

 Negative

35 (36)

27 (46)

3 (21)

1 (13)

4 (24)

 Moderate

55 (56)

28 (47)

10 (72)

6 (74)

11 (64)

 Abundant

8 (8)

4 (7)

1 (7)

1 (13)

2 (12)

Cellular FN

     

 Negative

63 (64)

47 (80)

7 (50)

4 (50)

5 (29)

 Positive

35 (36)

12 (20)

7 (50)

4 (50)

12 (71)

  1. Abbreviations: CEONC=Oncology Center of Cascavel; FN=fibronectin; KUH=Kuopio University Hospital; OTSCC=oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma; OUH=Oulu University Hospital; TNC=tenascin-C.
  2. Amounts of various scoring groups shown in total and for each individual hospital separately.