Table 2.

Relationship of VEGF-C^* with clinical features

Parameters	VEGF-C		Positive rate (%)	P-value
	Positive	Negative
Gender				0.658
Male	18	2	90.0
Female	16	4	80.0
Age				1.000
≥ 60	20	4	83.3
< 60	14	2	87.5
Differentiation				0.027
Well	20	0	100.0
Moderate-poor	14	6	70.0
Dukes stage				0.015
A + B	13	9	59.1
C + D	16	2	88.9
Lymphatic metastasis				0.00014
With	15	1	93.8
Without	8	16	33.3

^*VEGF-C: Vascular endothelial growth factor-C.