Table 2. Association Between Abnormal E-Cadherin Expression, and Regional Lymph Node Involvement.

Total Lymph Node	Total Patients	E-cadherin		P value
		Normal, No. (%)	Abnormal, No. (%)
≤ 5				0.8
Involved	8	4 (50)	4 (50)
Not Involved	8	4 (50)	4 (50)
6-9				0.01
Involved	26	17 (73.9)	9 (100)
Not Involved	6	6 (26.1)	0 (0.0)
< 10				0.33
Involved	34	24 (88)	10 (76.9)
Not Involved	6	3 (11.1)	3 (23.1)