Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2011; 17(9): 1219-1226
Published online Mar 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i9.1219
Table 1 Correlation of metastasis-associated protein 1 and vascular endothelial growth factor-C immunohistochemistry with clinicopathological parameters of patients
Parameters of patientsMTA1
VEGF-C
nHighLowP valueHighLowP value
Age
≤ 603411230.80516180.552
> 604714331928
Gender
Male4517280.13221240.483
Female368281422
Tumor Size
≤ 5 cm4610360.04218280.395
> 5 cm3515201718
Location
Colon4716310.46718290.294
Rectum349251717
Depth of invasion
T1 + T2153120.3134110.152
T3 + T46622443135
Differentiation
Well, moderately5915440.08324350.451
Poorly2210121111
Dukes stages
A + B418330.00410310.001
C + D4017232515
Lymph node metastasis
Yes4017230.02524160.003
No418331130