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. 2006 Dec;8(12):1055–1061. doi: 10.1593/neo.06577

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.