Table III.

AQP5 expression in primary and metastatic carcinomas.

		AQP5 expression
Groups	n	–	+	++	+++	χ2	P-value
Lymph node metastasis
No	43	25	6	9	3	9.40	0.024
Yes	51	17	8	11	15
Tumor type
Primary carcinoma	39	16	7	5	11	3.09	0.377
Metastatic carcinoma	39	11	5	10	13

AQP5, aquaporin 5.