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Table 1 Patient and tumor characteristics (The numbers in parenthesis are percentages).*

From: Ep-CAM expression in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: a potential therapeutic target and prognostic marker

  

Ep-CAM expression

Variable

Patients

0

1+

2+

3+

Patients

 

15

18

8

29

   Male

50 (71)

10 (67)

12 (67)

5 (38)

23 (79)

   Female

20 (29)

5 (33)

6 (33)

3 (62)

6 (21)

Primary Tumor

     

   pT1

15 (21)

4 (27)

3 (17)

3 (38)

5 (17)

   pT2

11 (16)

3 (20)

2 (11)

2 (24)

4 (14)

   pT3

42 (60)

8 (53)

11 (61)

3 (38)

20 (69)

   pT4

2 (3)

0 (0)

2 (11)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Lymph node status

     

   pN0

33 (47)

7 (47)

9 (50)

6 (75)

11 (38)

   pN1

37 (53)

8 (53)

9 (50)

2 (25)

18 (62)

Tumor grade

     

   G2

47 (67)

10 (67)

12 (67)

6 (75)

19 (66)

   G3

23 (33)

5 (33)

6 (33)

2 (25)

10 (34)

  1. *No statistical significant correlations between Ep-CAM expression and the histopathological parameters were observed.