Table 1A. Relationships between clinicopathological features of ESCC and expression of AQP1.
| Cytoplasm | P value | Nuclear membrane | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low group (n=16) |
High group (n=34) |
Low group (n=35) |
High group (n=15) |
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| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 15 | 27 | 0.167 | 31 | 11 | 0.193 |
| Female | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Age | ||||||
| <65 | 8 | 22 | 0.324 | 22 | 8 | 0.530 |
| ≥65 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 7 | ||
| Histology type | ||||||
| Well/Mod | 14 | 21 | 0.051 | 26 | 9 | 0.319 |
| Poor | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | ||
| Location | ||||||
| Ce-Ut | 1 | 4 | 0.670 | 16 | 5 | 0.687 |
| Mt | 9 | 15 | 16 | 8 | ||
| Lt-Ae | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Tumor size (mm) | ||||||
| <50 | 12 | 19 | 0.186 | 24 | 7 | 0.147 |
| ≥50 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | ||
| Lymphatic invasion | ||||||
| Negative | 5 | 17 | 0.208 | 15 | 7 | 0.804 |
| Positive | 11 | 17 | 20 | 8 | ||
| Venous invasion | ||||||
| Negative | 7 | 19 | 0.423 | 18 | 8 | 0.902 |
| Positive | 9 | 15 | 17 | 7 | ||
| pT | ||||||
| pT1 | 7 | 12 | 0.567 | 13 | 6 | 0.848 |
| pT2-4 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 9 | ||
| pN | ||||||
| pN0 | 9 | 10 | 0.070 | 13 | 6 | 0.848 |
| pN1-3 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 9 | ||
pT: pathological T stage, pN: pathological N stage
* p<0.05: Fisher's exact test.