Table 1.
Clinicopathological characteristics of the study population according to galectin-3 expression
| Parameters | High galectin-3 No. of cases (%) |
Low galectin-3 No. of cases (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| ≤ 60 | 4 (12.9) | 3 (37.5) |
| > 60 | 27 (87.1) | 5 (62.5) |
| Gender/Sex | ||
| Male | 14 (45.2) | 3 (37.5) |
| Female | 17 (54.8) | 5 (62.5) |
| Clinical stage | ||
| I | 12 (38.7) | 4 (50.0) |
| II | 6 (19.4) | 0 |
| III | 11 (35.5) | 4 (50.0) |
| IV | 2 (6.4) | 0 |
| Histologic grade | ||
| G1 | 2 (6.4) | 0 |
| G2 | 22 (71.0) | 7 (87.5) |
| G3 | 7 (22.6) | 1 (12.5) |
| Metastasis | ||
| M0 | 20 (64.5) | 8 (100) |
| M1 | 11 (35.5) | 0 |
| n | 31 | 8 |