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Table 1 Correlation of TCF4 IHC in esophageal cancer with clinicopathological factors, including patient and tumor characteristics

From: Nuclear expression of TCF4/TCF7L2 is correlated with poor prognosis in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

  

No. of patients (n = 79)

  

Characteristics

Case

TCF4(+)

TCF4(−)

p-value

Age at surgery

    

 <65 years

44

25

19

 

 >65 years

35

20

15

0.614

Gender

    

 Male

63

35

28

 

 Female

16

10

6

0.573

Tumor status

    

 T1

15

3

12

 

 T2

9

5

4

 

 T3

32

19

13

 

 T4

22

17

5

 

 T1 vs T2-4

   

0.001

Lymph node status

    

 N0

18

7

11

 

 N1

61

38

23

 

 N0 vs N1

   

0.078

Pathological stage

    

 I

11

2

9

 

 II

13

9

4

 

 III

22

10

13

 

 IV

32

23

9

 

 I vs II-IV

   

0.0058

Lymphatic invasion

    

 Negative

15

5

5/8

 

 Positive

47

30

22/41

 

 Unknown

16

  

0.038

Blood vessel invasion

    

 Negative

28

11

13/21

 

 Positive

34

24

14/28

 

 Unknown

7

  

0.038

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Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters

ISSN: 1689-1392

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