Table 1.

Correlation of clinicopathological features and nestin expression in pancreatic cancers.

Variables	No.	Nestin (%)	P
Gender
Male	35	13 (37)
Female	25	7 (28)	NS
Age
<65	27	9 (33)
≧65	33	11 (33)	NS
UICC classification
T-primary tumor
T1	4	0 (0)
T2	2	1 (50)
T3	30	11 (37)
T4	24	8 (33)	NS
N-Regional lymph nodes
N0	20	6 (30)
N1	40	14 (35)	NS
M-Distant metastasis
M0	58	20 (34)
M1	2	0 (0)	NS
G-Histological grading
G1	33	10 (30)
G2	23	8 (33)
G3	4	2 (50)
G4	0		NS
Stage
I or II	3	0 (0)
III or IV	57	20 (35)	NS
Other tumor characteristics
Nerve invasion (intrapancreatic)
negative	11	0 (0)
positive	49	20 (41)	p=0.010
DPM (dissected peripancreatic tissue margin)
negative	34	6 (18)
positive	26	14 (54)	p=0.003