Table 3.
Correlation between expression of MSLN and clinicopathologic characteristics
| Clinical Pathology | Cases | χ2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive 22 (91.67%) |
Negative 2 (8.33%) |
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| Gender | ||||
| Male | 12 | 2 | 1.558 | 0.493 |
| Female | 10 | 0 | ||
| Depth of invasion | ||||
| T1 | 2 | 0 | 1.454 | 0.594 |
| T2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| T3 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Lymph node metastasis | ||||
| Yes | 13 | 1 | 0.062 | 1.000 |
| No | 9 | 1 | ||
| Pathological stage | ||||
| I | 2 | 0 | 1.866 | 0.507 |
| II | 16 | 1 | ||
| III | 4 | 1 | ||
| Location | ||||
| Head of pancreas | 8 | 1 | 0.145 | 1.000 |
| Body and tail of pancreas | 14 | 1 | ||
| Differentiation degree | ||||
| High differentiation | 0 | 0 | 2.805 | 0.239 |
| Medium differentiation | 20 | 1 | ||
| Low differentiation | 2 | 1 | ||