Original Articles
Copyright ©The Author(s) 1998.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 15, 1998; 4(1): 10-13
Published online Feb 15, 1998. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v4.i1.10
Table 1 Comparison of clinicopathological features of gastric carcinoma between VEGF mRNA expression groups and nonexpression groups
CharacteristicsVEGF mRNA(+)VEGF mRNA(-)P
Vascularity
MVC18.1 ± 7.812 ± 5.9< 0.005
Serosal invasion
Positive163< 0.005
Negative36
Lymph node metastasis
Positive174< 0.05
Negative25
Histologic type
Differentiated22< 0.05
Undifferentiated177
Other metastasis
Positive30< 0.05
Negative169
TNM staging
I14
II93< 0.05
III62
IV30