Total Negative Positive p value
    n (%) n (%)  
Gender            
Males 43 18 (42) 25 (58)  
Females 25 11 (44) 14 (56) n.s.
Age (yr)            
£ 62 ° 34 11 (32) 23 (68)  
> 62 34 18 (53) 16 (47) n.s.
Tumor Grading            
1 22 8 (36) 14 (64)  
2 27 13 (48) 14 (52)  
3 19 8 (42) 11 (58) ns
Tumor Stage            
pT1 10 6 (60) 4 (40)  
pT2 15 10 (66) 5 (34)  
pT3 6 1 (17) 5 (83)  
pT4 37 12 (32) 25 (68) 0.04
Nodal status            
Negative 30 18 (60) 12 (40)  
Positive 38 11 (29) 27 (71) 0.01
°median value
Table 1: CD133 expression in relation to clinic-pathological parameters in a series of 68 oralsquamous cell carcinoma patients.