Table 2 Relationship between FASN expression of OSCC stroma and clinicopathological features of OSCC

Gender

Male

38

22

0.1380

Female

12

14

Age, yr

< 56

23

20

0.3819

≥ 56

27

16

Tumor size, cm

≤ 2 cm

32

15

0.0401

>2 cm

18

21

Location

Tongue

29

15

0.1073

Buccal mucosa

6

11

Gingiva

7

2

Hard palate

4

2

Floor of the mouth

4

6

Histologic type

Well-differentiated

38

22

0.2900

Moderately

11

13

Poorly

1

1

T

T1 + T2

29

22

0.7720

T3 + T4

21

14

N

N0

40

30

0.6951

N1-N3

10

6

TNM

I + II

26

21

0.5606

III + IV

24

15