Table 1.
Correlation between ETK expression and the clinicopathological parameters of RCC
|
Clinical data |
n
|
ETK |
P
value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
High expression |
Low expression |
|||
| (staining index ≥ 2) | (staining index<2) | |||
| Normal renal tissus |
30 |
2 |
28 |
<0.001 |
| RCC tissues |
90 |
56 |
34 |
|
| Age (years) |
|
|
|
0.788 |
| ≤50 |
28 |
16 |
12 |
|
| 50~70 |
50 |
32 |
18 |
|
| ≥70 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
|
| Gender |
|
|
|
0.322 |
| Male |
55 |
32 |
23 |
|
| Female |
35 |
24 |
11 |
|
| Position of the tumor |
|
|
|
0.351 |
| Upper pole |
36 |
20 |
16 |
|
| Central part |
19 |
11 |
8 |
|
| Lower pole |
35 |
25 |
10 |
|
| TNM stage |
|
|
|
0.005 |
| I + II |
67 |
36 |
31 |
|
| III + IV |
23 |
20 |
3 |
|
| Grade (Differentiation level) |
|
|
|
0.001 |
| Well |
66 |
34 |
32 |
|
| Moderately and poorly |
24 |
22 |
2 |
|
| Metastasis |
|
|
|
0.002 |
| No |
72 |
39 |
33 |
|
| Yes | 18 | 17 | 1 | |