Expression of MUC1 and its significance in hepatocellular and cholangiocarcinoma tissue

Table 2 MUC1 expression and PLC clinical pathology behavior

Clinical pathology	n	MUC1 expression			P
		-	+	++
Histological classification
HCC	59	17	4	38	> 0.05
CC	37	5	2	30
Histological differentiation
Wellac	30	14	2	14	< 0.01
Moderate	40	6	2	32
Poor	26	2	2	22
Lymph node metastasis
Yes	52	5	2	45	< 0.01
No	44	17	4	23
Portal vein embolism
Yes	32	1	2	29	< 0.01
No	64	21	4	39
Size of solid tumor (cm)
<5	49	15	2	32	> 0.05
5	47	7	4	36
Recurrence (3 yr)
Yes	65	9	4	52	< 0.01
No	31	13	2	16

^aP<0.05 vs moderately differentiated HCC.

^cP<0.05 vs poorly differentiated HCC.