Table 4.
Percentage of Cells With Immunolabeling for E-Cadherin (E-cad), Vimentin (Vim), and SNAIL/SLUG+ in Canine Mammary Carcinomas of Grades I, II, and III.a
| Percentage of Cells (Median, Range) |
Group Comparisons |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immunolabeling Pattern | Grade I (n = 4) | Grade II (n = 6) | Grade III (n = 10) | I vs II | I vs III | II vs III |
| E-Cad+Vim− membranous | 17.2 (0.0–72.4) | 9.5 (0.3–16.4) | 16.9 (0.0–57.4) | P > .99 | P > .99 | P > .99 |
| E-Cad+Vim− cytoplasmic | 63.6 (20.4–94.6) | 59.9 (2.8–78.2) | 54.7 (9.1–87.6) | P > .99 | P > .99 | P > .99 |
| E-Cad+Vim− total | 93.7 (66.5–95.0) | 70.7 (9.5–89.6) | 84.7 (20.6–98.2) | P = .19 | P > .99 | P = .63 |
| E-Cad−Vim+ | 0.5 (0.0–1.8) | 3.7 (0.4–62.6) | 3.2 (0.6–37.2) | P = .07 | P = .08 | P > .99 |
| E-Cad+Vim+ (cell count) | 0.0 (0.0–2.8) | 7.9 (2.2–28.4) | 6.8 (0.6–12.5) | P = .03* | P = .04* | P > .99 |
| E-Cad+Vim+ (area) | 0.04 (0.003–2.3) | 1.3 (0.6–4.1) | 1.6 (0.8–2.7) | P = .45 | P = .17 | P > .99 |
| SNAIL/SLUG+ | 45.0 (10.0–71.0) | 8.5 (0.0–90.0) | 42.5 (5.0–95.0) | P = .57 | P > .99 | P = .10 |
E-Cad+Vim+ cells were enumerated as in Table 3. Group comparisons via Kruskal-Wallis tests followed by Dunn’s multiple comparisons tests.