LTBP2 and tongue squamous cell carcinoma: We determined LTBP2 protein expression in 459 archived HNSCC tissue blocks, including 119 tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) tissues and 51 matched adjacent normal tissues, 87 buccal squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) tissues and 38 matched adjacent normal tissues, 114 laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) tissues and 50 matched adjacent normal tissues.