Table II.
Expression of E-cadherin and vimentin in tissues assessed by immunohistochemistry staining.
Colonic samples | n | E-cadherin
|
Vimentin
|
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
− | + | P-value | − | + | P-value | ||
Normal colonic mucosa tissues | 50 | 9 | 41 | 0.001 | 42 | 8 | 0.001 |
Non-metastatic cancer tissues | 63 | 15 | 48 | 40 | 23 | ||
Metastatic cancer tissues | 51 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 32 |