Clinicopathological correlation of Cathepsin K expression in salivary gland carcinomas; relation to patients` outcome

Table 1 Clinicopathologic characteristics of the worked cases of SGCs

Clinicopathologic variables		frequency	%
Patient gender	male	18	40.0
Patient gender	female	27	60.0
Tumor type	Low-grade MEC	7	15.6
	High-grade MEC	13	28.9
	Adenoid cystic carcinoma	12	26.7
	Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma	8	17.8
	Acinic cell carcinoma	5	11.1
Histologic grade	Low-grade carcinomas	12	26.7
Histologic grade	High-grade carcinomas	33	73.3
Tumor site	parotid salivary gland	23	51.1
	Submandibular salivary gland	12	26.7
	Soft and hard palate minor salivary glands	5	11.1
	Sublingual major salivary gland	4	8.9
	Retromolar mucosa	1	2.2
Tumor size	T1	7	15.6
	T2	12	26.7
	T3	17	37.8
	T4	9	20.0
Status of nodal involvement	positive nodal involvement	26	57.8
Status of nodal involvement	negative nodal involvement	19	42.2
Distant metastasis	present	17	37.8
Distant metastasis	absent	28	62.2
TNM stage	stage I	7	15.6
	stage II	6	13.3
	stage III	13	28.9
	stage IV	19	42.2
Incidence of recurrence	Present	17	37.8
Incidence of recurrence	Absent	28	62.2
Incidence of death	Died	5	11.1
Incidence of death	Alive	40	88.9
CTSK expression	Negative expression	8	17.8
	Weak expression	8	17.8
	Moderate expression	6	13.3
	Strong expression	23	51.1
	Total	45	100

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