Table 2.
Expression of E-cadherin and β-catenin localized to the cytoplasm in PAs and LSTs
| E-cadherin
|
β-Catenin
|
|||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 0 | 1+ | 2+ | 3+ | p | n | 0 | 1+ | 2+ | 3+ | p | |
| LST | 50 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 0.234a | 50 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 15 | 0.012a |
| LGIN | 29 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0.393b | 29 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0.032b |
| HGIN | 21 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0.622c | 21 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0.024c |
| PA | 54 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 54 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 6 | ||
| LGIN | 37 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | ||
| HGIN | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ||
a
LSTs vs PAs.
b
LSTs-LGIN vs PAs-LGIN.
c
LSTs-HGIN vs PAs-HGIN.
Correlation with grade of intraepithelial neoplasia. LGIN, low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia; HGIN, high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia.