Table 1.
Expression of cytokeratin (CK) and vimentin in TCC and inflammatory lesion cases and its association with grade of the tumour.
| Clinical parameters patients | CK expression | Vimentin expression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cases | % positivity | P value | Positive cases | % positivity | P value | |
| Inflammatory lesions | 10 | 00 | 01 | 10.00 | ||
| Tumor grades | ||||||
| I | 9 | 64.28 | <0.05 | 6 | 42.85 | <0.05 |
| II | 10 | 55.55 | 13 | 72.22 | ||
| III | 5 | 35.71 | 13 | 92.85 | ||
| Total cases | 24 | 52.17 | 32 | 69.56 | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 20 | 52.60 | >0.05 | 31 | 81.00 | <0.05 |
| Female | 04 | 50.00 | 01 | 12.5 | ||
| Age | ||||||
| <55 years | 8 | 50.00 | >0.05 | 7 | 43.00 | |
| ≥55 years | 16 | 55.00 | 25 | 63.3 | ||