Table 1.
The correlation of Myoferlin with the clinicopathological parameter of melanoma, VM and the expression of MMP‐2/E‐cadherin
| Variables | Cases | Myoferlin expression | χ2 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive(22) | Negative(30) | ||||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 36 | 14 | 22 | 0.560 | 0.454 |
| Female | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Age(years) | |||||
| <55 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0.164 | 0.685 |
| ≥55 | 37 | 15 | 22 | ||
| Tumour size (cm3) | |||||
| <7.8 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 3.176 | 0.075 |
| ≥7.8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | ||
| Pathological grade | |||||
| I–II | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1.719 | 0.190 |
| III–IV | 30 | 15 | 15 | ||
| Recurrence or Metastasis | |||||
| Yes | 32 | 17 | 15 | 3.989 | 0.046 |
| No | 20 | 5 | 15 | ||
| VM | |||||
| Yes | 14 | 11 | 3 | 10.322 | 0.001 |
| No | 38 | 11 | 27 | ||
| MMP‐2 | |||||
| Positive | 36 | 19 | 17 | 5.255 | 0.022 |
| Negative | 16 | 3 | 13 | ||
| E‐cadherin | |||||
| Positive | 9 | 1 | 8 | 4.340 | 0.037 |
| Negative | 43 | 21 | 22 | ||