FSCN1 and neoplasm: The fascin expression levels in the tumor tissues were not associated with pT (P=0.56) or pM stage (P=0.63), smoking status (P=1.00), tumor grade (P=1.00), alcohol consumption (P=0.18), gender (P=0.53) or tumor localization (P=0.07), however, an association (P=0.05) was observed between fascin expression in the tumor tissues and pN stage (Fig. 3).