Table 2.

Correlation of clinicopathologic parameters with CCR7 and VEGF-D expressions in NSCLCs

Factor	No. of cases	CCR7 Expression		P value	VEGF-D Expression		P value
		Lower	Higher		Lower	Higher
LVD		20.58±7.6	28.09±10.57	0.001	19.38±7.22	30.14±9.87	< 0.001
Age
≤ 50	50	13	37		20	30
> 50	40	14	26	0.355	16	24	1.000
Tumor size
T1+T2	38	12	26		19	19
T3+T4	52	15	37	0.78	17	35	0.098
Histology
Sq	55	17	38		23	32
Ad	35	10	25	0.813	13	22	0.659
Differentiation
Well	14	4	10		4	10
Poor-moderate	76	23	53	0.899	32	44	0.342
Stage
I+II	39	18	21		22	17
III+IV	51	9	42	0.003	14	37	0.005
Lymph node status
Negative	36	17	19		22	14
Positive	54	10	44	0.004	14	40	0.001