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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2012; 18(15): 1793-1799
Published online Apr 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i15.1793
Published online Apr 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i15.1793
Table 1 Correlation between cyclooxygenase-2 expression and clinicopathological features of colorectal carcinoma
| Features | n (%) | COX-2 expression | P value | |
| Negative | Positive | |||
| Sex | 0.97 | |||
| Male | 48 (51) | 21 | 27 | |
| Female | 46 (49) | 20 | 26 | |
| Age group (yr) | 0.59 | |||
| < 60 | 47 (50) | 22 | 25 | |
| > 60 | 47 (50) | 19 | 28 | |
| LN involvement | 0.07 | |||
| Yes | 60 (64) | 22 | 38 | |
| No | 34 (36) | 19 | 15 | |
| Distant metastasis | 0.02 | |||
| Yes | 33 (35) | 11 | 22 | |
| No | 61 (65) | 30 | 31 | |
| Tumor stage | 0.01 | |||
| I/II | 32 (34) | 20 | 12 | |
| III/IV | 62 (66) | 21 | 41 | |
| Tumor grade | 0.50 | |||
| Well | 25 (27) | 11 | 14 | |
| Moderate | 56 (60) | 26 | 30 | |
| Poor | 11 (13) | 3 | 8 | |
| Tumor location | 0.80 | |||
| Right colon | 38 (40) | 16 | 22 | |
| Left colon | 56 (60) | 25 | 31 | |
| Recurrence | 0.22 | |||
| Yes | 31 (33) | 11 | 20 | |
| No | 38 (40) | 19 | 19 | |
| Unknown | 25 (27) | |||
- Citation: Al-Maghrabi J, Buhmeida A, Emam E, Syrjänen K, Sibiany A, Al-Qahtani M, Al-Ahwal M. Cyclooxygenase-2 expression as a predictor of outcome in colorectal carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(15): 1793-1799
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i15/1793.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i15.1793