Table 9. IHC expression of EMT-related markers vs. primary tumor locations.

Primary Tumor Location
	Right colon	Left colon	Rectum	p-value
E-cadherin				0.464
+1	1 (2.44)	0 (0.00)	4 (6.25)
+2	8 (19.51)	5 (13.51)	9 (14.06)
+3	32 (78.05)	32 (86.49)	51 (79.69)
β-catenin				0.017*
0	29 (70.73)	13 (35.14)	22 (34.92)
+1	6 (14.63)	13 (34.14)	23 (36.51)
+2	5 (12.50)	10 (27.03)	15 (23.81)
+3	1 (2.44)	1 (2.70)	3 (4.76)
Claudin-1				0.603
0	4 (9.76)	3 (8.11)	5 (7.81)
+1	16 (39.02)	16 (43.24)	17 (26.56)
+2	17 (41.46)	13 (35.14)	30 (46.88)
+3	4 (9.76)	5 (13.51)	12 (18.75)
CD44				0.122
0	1 (2.44)	3 (8.11)	6 (9.52)
+1	10 (24.39)	15 (40.54)	20 (31.75)
+2	18 (43.90)	17 (45.95)	27 (42.86)
+3	12 (29.27)	2 (5.41)	10 (15.87)
CD44				0.126
0 or +1	11 (26.83)	18 (48.65)	26 (41.27)
+2 or +3	30 (73.17)	19 (51.3)	37 (58.73)
N-cadherin				0.187
0	40 (97.56)	37 (100.00)	61 (95.31)
+1	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)	3 (4.69)
+2	1 (2.44)	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)
Fibronectin				0.026*
0	8 (19.51)	0 (0.00)	4 (6.25)
+1	23 (56.10)	23 (62.16)	38 (59.38)
+2	10 (24.39)	14 (37.84)	19 (29.69)
+3	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)	3 (4.69)
Vimentin				0.289
negative	40 (97.56)	37 (100.00)	64 (100.00)
positive	1 (2.44)	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)
S100A4				0.167
0	10 (24.39)	8 (21.62)	20 (31.25)
+1	24 (58.54)	15 (40.54)	23 (35.94)
+2	6 (14.63)	9 (24.32)	11 (17.19)
+3	1 (2.44)	5 (13.51)	10 (15.63)