Original Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2001.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 15, 2001; 7(4): 542-546
Published online Aug 15, 2001. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v7.i4.542
Table 1 Labeling index for β-catenin accumulated type and membraneous type in HCC and para-cancerous tissues (n = 34, x-± s)
TissueMembraneousAccumulated
HCC59.9 ± 26.324.6 ± 8.5
Para-cancerous tissue18.3 ± 9.7b91.8 ± 10.6b
Table 2 Relationship between labeling index of β-catenin accumu-lated type, expression index of β-catenin mRNA and clinicopatho-logical characteristics of HCC
nLI of β-catenin accumulated typeEI of β-catenin mRNA
Male3158.4 ± 14.20.8 ± 0.2
Female354.1 ± 15.30.9 ± 0.1
AFP ≤ 20 ng/mL949.3 ± 17.20.8 ± 0.1
AFP > 20 ng/mL2554.3 ± 13.70.8 ± 0.1
Tumor size
≤ 5 cm1558.7 ± 20.40.8 ± 0.2
5 cm~10 cm754.4 ± 21.30.8 ± 0.2
> 10 cm1255.9 ± 17.90.8 ± 0.1
Capsule
Complete1572.2 ± 23.40.7 ± 0.1
Incomplete1944.4 ± 21.1b0.9 ± 0.1a
Intrahepatic Metastasis Yes1477.2 ± 25.50.9 ± 0.2
Intrahepatic Metastasis No2041.3 ± 19.6b0.7 ± 0.1a
Portal vein thrombus Yes1979.8 ± 14.90.9 ± 0.2
Portal vein thrombus No1552.8 ± 25.9a0.6 ± 0.2a
Edmondson’s Grade II1939.7 ± 20.00.7 ± 0.4
Edmondson’s Grade III1575.9 ± 18.7b0.8 ± 0.2
Cirrhotic nodule ≤ 0.5 cm2354.3 ± 12.50.8 ± 0.2
Cirrhotic nodule >0.5 cm1162.2 ± 16.60.8 ± 0.1