Table 2.
Association of Heparanase Intensity and Extent of Staining with T Stage and Tumor Grade (Univariate Analysis).
| T Stage | T0–2 [n (%)] | T3–4 [n (%)] | Total | P |
| Heparanase intensity | ||||
| 0 | 5 (50) | 5 (50) | 10 | .049 |
| 1 | 12 (32) | 25 (68) | 37 | |
| 2 | 4 (15) | 23 (85) | 27 | |
| Total | 21 | 53 | 74 | |
| Heparanase extent | ||||
| 0 | 5 (50) | 5 (50) | 10 | .027 |
| 1 | 6 (50) | 6 (50) | 12 | |
| 2 | 10 (19) | 42 (81) | 52 | |
| Total | 21 | 53 | 74 | |
| Grade | Carcinoma In Situ and Well-Differentiated Carcinoma [n (%)] | Moderately to Poorly Differentiated Carcinoma [n (%)] | ||
| Heparanase extent | ||||
| 0–1 | 8 (40) | 12 (60) | 20 | .047 |
| 2 | 9 (18) | 42 (82) | 51 | |
| Total | 17 | 52 | 71 | |
Heparanase intensity: 0 = no staining; 1 = weak to moderate staining; 2 = strong staining.
Heparanase extent: 0, < 10% staining; 1, 10–50% staining; 2, > 50% staining.
Patients with no heparanase staining (0) were combined with the low-expressing group (1) for statistical analysis.