|
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)
| |
- *P value < 0.05 was consider significant
