Gastric Cancer
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 15, 2003; 9(10): 2154-2159
Published online Oct 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i10.2154
Table 3 Intensity of Ets1 staining in stromal cell and distri-bution of patients
CompartmentNo.Weak (+)Moderate (++)Intense (≥ +++)P value
Stromal cells403 (7.5%)21 (52.5%)16 (40%)
T classification
T1, 2153 (20%)7 (46.7%)5 (33.3%)0.066
T3, 4250 (0%)14 (56%)11 (44%)
LN metastasis*
Negative143 (21.4%)6 (42.9%)5 (35.7%)0.048
Positive260 (0%)15 (57.7%)11 (42.3%)
Distant metastasis
Negative393 (7.7%)21 (53.8%)15 (38.5%)0.463
Positive10 (0%)0 (0%)1 (100%)
Clinical stage
Stage I, II183 (16.7%)8 (44.4%)7 (38.9%)0.129
Stage III, IV220 (0%)13 (59.1%)9 (40.9%)