Table 1.
EZH2 expression and clinicopathological factors
Expression of EZH2 | |||||||
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Factors | Case | P-value | Low | % | High | % | |
Overall | 40 | n = 12 | n = 28 | ||||
Gender | Male | 25 | 7 | 58 | 18 | 64 | 1.000 |
Female | 15 | 5 | 42 | 10 | 36 | ||
Age at surgery | <55 | 19 | 8 | 67 | 11 | 39 | 0.112 |
>55 | 21 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 61 | ||
Size (mm) | <10 | 18 | 6 | 50 | 12 | 43 | 0.803 |
10–30 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 36 | ||
>30 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 21 | ||
Depth of tumour invasion | T = 1, 2 | 22 | 7 | 58 | 15 | 54 | 0.781 |
T = 3, 4 | 18 | 5 | 42 | 13 | 46 | ||
Lymph node metastasis | Absent | 25 | 9 | 75 | 16 | 57 | 0.453 |
Present | 13 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 36 | ||
Unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
Distant metastasis | Absent | 15 | 5 | 42 | 10 | 36 | 1.000 |
Present | 25 | 7 | 58 | 18 | 64 | ||
Lymphatic permeation | Absent | 22 | 6 | 50 | 16 | 57 | 0.677 |
Present | 18 | 6 | 50 | 12 | 43 | ||
Venous permeation | Absent | 26 | 9 | 75 | 17 | 61 | 0.613 |
Present | 14 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 39 | ||
Tumour node metastasis stage | I, II | 22 | 10 | 83 | 12 | 43 | 0.018 |
III, IV | 18 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 57 | ||
Grade | LGPUC | 13 | 8 | 67 | 5 | 18 | 0.008 |
HGUC | 27 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 82 |