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Table 3. Localisation of NGAL positivity (epithelial/stromal) in each histological compartment of CaP lesions.

	*Normal colonic mucosa n=47(,)	*Adenoma n=47(,*)	Carcinoma n=33(,*)
Epithelial cell NGAL positive^a	0 (0%)	43 (92%)	19 (58%)
Epithelial cell NGAL negative^a	47 (100%)	4 (8%)	14 (42%)
Stromal cell positive^b	2 (4%)	46 (98%)	33 (100%)
Stomal cell negative^b	45 (96%)	1 (2%)	0 (0%)

Abbreviations: CaP=cancer polyp; NGAL=neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin.

^a*

Normal vs Adenoma, χ=75.6, P=0.0001.

^a**

Normal vs Carcinoma, χ=32.4, P=0.0001.

^a***

Adenoma vs Carcinoma, χ=10.9, P=0.001.

^b*

Normal vs Adenoma, χ=78.7, P=0.0001.

^b**

Normal vs Carcinoma, χ=68.4, P=0.0001.

^b***

Adenoma vs Carcinoma, not significant.