Variable | NO. of cases | PHB-positive N (%) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â | Â |
 <60 | 18 | 12 (66.7) |  |
 ≥60 | 56 | 45 (80.4) | 0.379 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 21 | 14 (66.7) |  |
 Female | 53 | 43 (81.1) | 0.304 |
Histological grade | Â | Â | Â |
 Well | 17 | 9 (52.9) |  |
 Moderately | 33 | 26 (78.8) |  |
 Poorly | 24 | 22 (91.7) | 0.014 |
Pathologic T stage | Â | Â | Â |
 Tis-T1 | 15 | 7 (46.7) |  |
 T2-T4 | 59 | 50 (84.7) | 0.005 |
Nodal metastasis | Â | Â | Â |
 Absent | 31 | 21 (67.7) |  |
 Present | 43 | 36 (83.7) | 0.107 |
Perineural invasion | Â | Â | Â |
 Absent | 35 | 23 (65.7) |  |
 Present | 39 | 34 (87.2) | 0.028 |