Table 1.
Relationship between Ki-67, cyclinA and clinicopathologic characteristics of esophageal SCC (mean±SD).
| Factor | n |
SI |
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| Ki-67 | P | Cyclin A | P | ||
| Sex | |||||
| M | 54 | 23.5±5.9 | 13.9±6.3 | ||
| F | 16 | 22.3±6.8 | >0.05 | 12.0±6.1 | >0.05 |
| Age (yr) | |||||
| ＜60 | 29 | 23.1±6.2 | 13.8±6.9 | ||
| ≥60 | 41 | 22.1±6.9 | >0.05 | 12.5±6.3 | >0.05 |
| Histological | grade | ||||
| Normal | 20 | 3.9±2.1 | 2.8±1.2 | ||
| SCC | 70 | 22.6±6.1 | <0.01 | 13.1±6.2 | <0.01 |
| Well | 26 | 21.0±6.5 | 11.5±6.5 | ||
| Moderate | 24 | 20.3±5.9 | <0.05 | 13.0±6.8 | |
| Poor | 20 | 27.4±5.1 | <0.05 | 15.6±5.4 | <0.05 |
| Lymphatic | invasion | ||||
| (-) | 39 | 22.0±6.9 | 12.6±6.7 | ||
| (+) | 31 | 24.2±5.2 | >0.05 | 13.1±5.8 | >0.05 |
| Location | |||||
| Cervical | 1 | 24.1 | 13.3 | ||
| Upper | 8 | 23.4±6.2 | 12.7±4.9 | ||
| Middle | 46 | 22.0±7.1 | 10.9±6.4 | ||
| Lower | 15 | 22.3±4.9 | >0.05 | 12.1±5.0 | >0.05 |
| Stage | |||||
| 0 | 1 | 18.2 | 7.3 | ||
| I | 15 | 22.9±6.5 | 14.0±6.8 | ||
| II | 43 | 20.6±6.7 | 12.5±5.8 | ||
| III | 7 | 23.5±5.9 | 12.8±5.5 | ||
| IV | 4 | 24.8±6.2 | >0.05 | 13.1±6.0 | >0.05 |
Cervical: cervical esophagus; upper: upper intra-thoracic esophagus; middle: middle intra-thoracic esophagus; lower: lower intra-thoracic esophagus.