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Table 3 Relationships among DR, TB, and TILs in ENE and resection (n = 27)

From: Novel pathological predictive factors for extranodal extension in oral squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study based on tumor budding, desmoplastic reaction, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, and depth of invasion

  

In matched ENE (n = 27)

DR-M

DR-I

CR

p-value

In matched resection (n = 27)

DR-M

3

2

89%

 < 0.01

DR-I

1

21

 

TB-L

TB-H

CR

p-value

TB-L

13

2

74%

0.01

TB-H

5

7

 

TILs-H

TILs-L

CR

p-value

TILs-H

13

4

78%

 < 0.01

TILs-L

2

8

  1. DR Desmoplastic reaction, TB Tumor budding, TILs Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, ENE Extranodal extension, CR Concordance rate, DR-I Immature desmoplastic reaction, DR-M Mature desmoplastic reaction, TB-H High tumor budding, TB-L Low tumor budding, TILs-L Low-grade tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, TILs-H High-grade tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte