Pathological variables | Sample | VCAN IHC staining (%) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Negative | Positive | |||
Normal tissues | 60 | 50 (83.3) | 10 (16.7) | 0.016* |
Primary tumours | 100 | 20 (20.0) | 80 (80.0) | |
Stage | 0.015* | |||
I + II | 70 | 14 (20.0) | 56 (80.0) | |
III + IV | 30 | 9 (30.0) | 21 (70.0) | |
Lymph node status | 0.521 | |||
pN0 | 72 | 14 (19.4) | 58 (80.6) | |
pN1+ | 28 | 8 (28.5) | 20 (71.5) | |
Grade | 0.241 | |||
1 | 32 | 6 (18.7) | 26 (91.3) | |
2 | 40 | 10 (25.0) | 30 (75.0) | |
3 | 28 | 9 (32.1) | 19 (67.9) | |
Tumour size | 0.012 | |||
T1–3 | 56 | 12 (21.4) | 44 (78.6) | |
T4 | 44 | 10 (22.7) | 34 (77.3) |