Table 3.
Demographic data and correlation of tumor characteristics in patients with positive versus negative simultaneous Eph B3 and E-cadherin immunhistology expression
| E-cadherin/Eph B3 - Coexpression | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| |
positive (n = 16) |
negative (n = 31) |
|
| Gender (M/F) |
15/ 1 |
24/ 7 |
0.234 |
| Patient median age (y) (range) |
56 (41–73) |
63 (44–84) |
0.069 |
| Depth of invasion: |
|
|
0.023 |
| pT0 |
4 |
1 |
|
| pT1 |
5 |
5 |
|
| pT2 |
3 |
5 |
|
| pT3 |
4 |
20 |
|
| Lymph node metastasis: |
|
|
0.001 |
| pN0 |
16 |
9 |
|
| pN1 |
0 |
22 |
|
| Lymph node coefficient: |
|
|
0.017 |
| >0.1 |
1 |
10 |
|
| <0.1 |
15 |
21 |
|
| Resection status: |
|
|
0.472 |
| R0 |
16 |
26 |
|
| R1 |
0 |
5 |
|
| Grading: |
|
|
0.182 |
| G1 |
2 |
0 |
|
| G2 |
4 |
9 |
|
| G3 | 10 | 22 | |
Eph B3 ephrin B3, F female, M male, y years.