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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 15, 2004; 10(18): 2624-2627
Published online Sep 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i18.2624
Published online Sep 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i18.2624
Table 1 VEGF expression in NMNCE, ANCE and gastric carcinoma (n = 73)
Table 2 Relationship between VEGF expression and gross and histological types of gastric carcinoma (n = 73)
Type | n | VEGF expression | Positive rate (%) | |
- | + | |||
Gross types | ||||
EGCa | 24 | 8 | 16 | 66.7 |
I | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100.0 |
II | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 |
III | 7 | 2 | 5 | 71.4 |
SS1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
AGC | 49 | 6 | 43 | 87.8 |
Bor. 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0 |
Bor. I | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
Bor. II | 6 | 0 | 6 | 100.0 |
Bor. III | 36 | 5 | 31 | 86.1 |
Bor. IV | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7 |
Histological type | ||||
Papillary adenocarcinoma | 8 | 1 | 7 | 87.5 |
Well-differentiated adenocarcinoma | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
Moderately-differentiated adenocarcinoma | 11 | 3 | 8 | 72.7 |
Poorly-differentiated adenocarcinoma | 30 | 5 | 25 | 83.3 |
Undifferentiated carcinoma | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7 |
Signet-ring cell carcinoma | 10 | 1 | 9 | 90.0 |
Mucinous adenocarcinoma | 7 | 0 | 7 | 100.0 |
Carcinoid | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
Table 3 Relationship between VEGF expression and metastasis of gastric carcinoma (n = 73)
Metastasis status | n | VEGF expression | Positive rate (%) | |
- | + | |||
No metastasis | 32 | 12 | 20 | 62.5b |
Lymph node metastasis | 39 | 4 | 35 | 89.7 |
Liver metastasis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ovary metastasis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
Table 4 VEGF and Maspin expressions in NMNCE, GNEIM and gastric carcinoma
Histological type | n | VEGF | +% | Maspin | +% | ||
+ | - | + | - | ||||
NMNCE | 39 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 16a | 23 | 41.0 |
GNEIM | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | 0 | 100.0 |
Gastric carcinoma | |||||||
Papillary adenocarcinoma | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 |
Well-differentiated adenocarcinoma | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 |
Moderately-differentiated adenocarcinoma | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83.3 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 |
Poorly-differentiated adenocarcinoma | 21 | 14 | 7 | 66.7 | 11 | 10 | 52.4 |
Undifferentiated adenocarcinoma | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 |
Signet ring-cell carcinoma | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 |
Total of gastric carcinoma | 39 | 28 | 11 | 71.8 | 20 | 19 | 51.3 |
Table 5 Relationship between VEGF and Maspin expressions in gastric carcinoma
Gastric carcinoma | Maspin + | Maspin - | Total |
VEGF + | 15 | 13 | 28 |
VEGF - | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Total | 20 | 19 | 39 |
- Citation: Li JJ, Chen Y, Zhang SM, Wu DY, Wang YP, Xin Y. Pathobiological significance of vascular endothelial growth factor and Maspin expressions in human gastric carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(18): 2624-2627
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v10/i18/2624.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v10.i18.2624