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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 1, 2004; 10(13): 1918-1922
Published online Jul 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i13.1918
Published online Jul 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i13.1918
Table 1 Comparison between expression of iNOS and COX-2 and clinicopathological features in pancreatic adenocarcinomas (n = 40)
| Variables | No. of | INOS | INOS | P value | COX-2 | COX-2 | P value |
| patients (%) | positive | negative | positive | negative | |||
| Tumor stage | |||||||
| I | 5 (12.5) | 1 | 4 | 0.971 | 1 | 4 | 0.983 |
| II | 27 (67.5) | 15 | 12 | 11 | 16 | ||
| III | 7 (17.5) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| IV | 1 (2.5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Nodal stage | |||||||
| n = 0 | 17 (42.5) | 10 | 7 | 0.652 | 6 | 11 | 0.945 |
| n = 1 | 23 (57.5) | 11 | 12 | 9 | 14 | ||
| Distant metastases | |||||||
| M0 | 35 (87.5) | 18 | 17 | 0.043 | 13 | 22 | 0.459 |
| M1 | 5 (12.5) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Grade | |||||||
| G1 | 3 (7.5) | 2 | 1 | 0.591 | 1 | 2 | 0.000 |
| G2 | 15 (37.5) | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | ||
| G3 | 22 (55) | 9 | 13 | 8 | 14 | ||
| MVD | 5.7 (+/-2.4) | 6.4 (+/-2.9) | 6.4 (+/-3) | 5.8 (+/- 2.4) |
- Citation: Kasper HU, Wolf H, Drebber U, Wolf HK, Kern MA. Expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 in pancreatic adenocarcinoma: Correlation with microvessel density. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(13): 1918-1922
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v10/i13/1918.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v10.i13.1918