Expression of estrogen receptor and estrogen receptor messenger RNA in gastric carcinoma tissues

Table 1 Relationship between ER, ERmRNA expression and pathology in gastric cancer

Pathology	Male					Female					Total
	n	ER (+)	%	ERmRNA (+)	%	n	ER (+)	%	ERmRNA (+)	%	n	ER (+)	%	ERmRNA (+)	%
Borrmann I	3	1	33.3	1	33.3	3	0	0	2	66.7	6	1	16.7	3	50.0
II	4	1	25.0	3	75.0	4	2	50.0	3	75.0	8	3	37.5	6	75.0
III	4	1	25.0	3	75.0	4	2	50.0	4	100.0	8	3	37.5	7	87.5
IV	4	2	50.0	4	100.0	4	3	75.0	4	100.0	8	5	62.5	8	100.0
Papillary	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Tubular	6	0	0	4	66.7	6	1	16.7	5	88.3	12	1	8.3	10	83.3
Poorly differentiated	7	4	57.1	6	85.7	6	4	66.7	6	100.0	13	8	61.5	11	84.6
Signet ring cell	1	1	100.0	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	2	100.0	3	3	100.0	3	100.0
Nondiffused	9	2	22.2	6	66.7	5	1	20.0	4	80.0	14	3	21.4	10	71.4
Diffused	6	3	50.0	5	83.3	10	6	60.0	9	90.0	16	9	56.3	14	87.5
Lymph node 0	3	0	0	1	33.3	4	0	0	3	75.0	7	0	0	4	57.1
Involvemen ≤ 3	4	1	25.0	3	75.0	5	3	60.0	4	80.0	9	4	44.4	7	77.8
4~6	6	2	33.3	5	83.3	5	3	60.0	5	100.0	11	5	45.5	10	90.9
> 6	2	2	100.0	2	100.0	1	1	100.0	1	100.0	3	3	100.0	3	100.0
Age ≤ 55	6	3	50.0	4	66.7	9	3	33.3	7	77.8	15	6	40.0	11	73.3
> 55	9	2	22.2	7	77.8	6	4	66.7	6	100.0	15	6	40.0	13	86.7
Total	15	5	33.3	11	73.3	15	7	46.7	13	86.7	30	12	40.0	24	80.0