Parameters | N | COX-2 expression | VEGF-C expression | LVD | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | High | P value | Low | High | P value | Mean ± SD | P value | ||
Histological grading | |||||||||
Low | 34 | 11 | 23 | 0.916 | 16 | 18 | 0.703 | 9.03 ± 4.37 | 0.721 |
Moderate | 18 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 9.88 ± 5.15 | |||
Well | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8.14 ± 2.69 | |||
Depth of invasion | |||||||||
T1+T2 | 36 | 12 | 24 | 0.516 | 17 | 19 | 0.602 | 8.37 ± 3.85 | 0.052 |
T3+T4 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 10.80 ± 5.24 | |||
Lymph node metastasis | |||||||||
No | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0.919 | 10 | 7 | 0.159 | 6.64 ± 3.01 | 0.003 |
Yes | 39 | 12 | 27 | 15 | 24 | 10.37 ± 4.61 | |||
TNM stage | |||||||||
I+ II | 34 | 11 | 23 | 0.686 | 18 | 16 | 0.12 | 8.40 ± 3.95 | 0.084 |
III+IV | 22 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 10.53 ± 5.08 |