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Table 3 Relationship between PTEN expression and clinicopathologic characteristics of 20 patients with ESCC

From: Exosomal miR-301a-3p from esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells promotes angiogenesis by inducing M2 polarization of macrophages via the PTEN/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

Variables

Total

PTEN expression

 

Low

High

P value

Gender

 Male

13

8

5

0.491

 Female

7

2

5

 

Age (years)

 < 60

4

3

1

0.173

 > 60

16

7

9

 

Tumor diameter (cm)

 < 3

3

1

2

0.020*

 > 3

17

9

8

 

T stage

 T1 + T2

8

3

5

0.004**

 T3 + T4

12

7

5

 

Lymph node metastasis

 N−

10

4

6

0.017*

 N+

10

6

4

 

TNM stage

 I + II

11

4

7

0.032*

 III + IV

9

6

3

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