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Table 3 The association of wnt expression in primary tumor and other pathologic findings

From: Wnt3a expression is associated with MMP-9 expression in primary tumor and metastatic site in recurrent or stage IV colorectal cancer

  

Wnt3a

Wnt5a

No.

p

No.

p

T

2

1

 

0

 
 

3

13

0.626

17

0.092

 

4

37

 

41

 

N

0

8

 

9

 
 

1

21

0.038

19

0.910

 

2

22

 

30

 

Grade

Well

6

 

6

 
 

Moderate

37

0.268

45

0.945

 

Poorly

8

 

7

 

Lymphatic invasion

(+)

46

0.482

54

0.088

Venous invasion

(+)

16

0.594

20

0.249

Perineural invasion

(+)

34

0.060

37

0.136

Primary tumor

β-catenin

46

0.063

52

0.054

 

MMP-9

34

0.004

33

0.306

 

VEGFR-2

21

0.166

24

0.102

Adjacent

β-catenin

39

0.299

37

0.289

Mesemchyme

MMP-9

32

0.022

32

0.359

 

VEGFR-2

15

0.205

17

0.158

Metastatic site

β-catenin

29

0.382

32

0.598

 

MMP-9

23

0.031

20

0.511

 

VEGFR-2

16

0.396

15

0.364

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