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Table 3 The number of organ-specific metastasis sites in nude mice after cell plantation

From: Long non-coding RNA MALAT-1 modulates metastatic potential of tongue squamous cell carcinomas partially through the regulation of small proline rich proteins

Metastasis site

CAL-27-Mock (30mice/group)

CAL27-MALAT1KD (30 mice/group)

SCC-25-Mock (15mice/group)

SCC-25-MALAT1KD (15 mice/group)

Brain

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

Kidney

5 (16.7 %)

2 (6.7 %)

1 (6.7 %)

0 (0 %)

Liver

9 (30 %)

4 (13.3 %)

2 (13.3 %)

2 (13.3 %)

Mediastinum

4 (13.3 %)

1 (3.3 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

Bone

3 (10 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

Colon

14 (46.7 %)

6 (20 %)*

4 (0 %)

2 (0 %)

Local invasion

22 (73.3 %)

18 (60 %)

12 (0 %)

13 (0 %)

Mesentery

7 (23.3 %)

3 (10 %)

3 (13.3 %)

1 (6.7 %)

Mice with metastases

18 (60 %)

9 (30 %)*

5 (33.3 %)

2 (13.3)

  1. *P < 0.05 V.S. CAL27-Mock group