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Table 3 Relationship between LC3B staining patterns and histopathological parameters in Group 1 (neoadjuvant-naïve) esophageal adenocarcinoma patients. Statistical analysis was carried out using chi-squared test (* p < 0. 05)

From: LC3B globular structures correlate with survival in esophageal adenocarcinoma

 

LC3B Cytoplasmic

LC3B Globular structures

 

Negative

Positive

p–value

Negative

Positive

p–value

Differentiation

 Well

3(5.1 %)

8(17.8 %)

0.015*

8(14.5 %)

3(6.1 %)

0.292

 Moderate

29(49.2 %)

27(60.0 %)

30(54.5 %)

26(53.1 %)

 Poor

27(45.8 %)

10(22.2 %)

17(30.9 %)

20(40.8 %)

Tumor staging

 Stage I

8(13.6 %)

9(20.0 %)

0.001*

12(21.8 %)

5(10.2 %)

0.003*

 Stage II

9(15.3 %)

20(44.4 %)

21(38.2 %)

8(16.3 %)

 Stage III-IV

42(71.2 %)

16(35.6 %)

22(40.0 %)

36(73.5 %)

Lymphatic mets

 Negative

11(18.6 %)

23(51.1 %)

0.001*

24(43.6 %)

10(20.4 %)

0.013*

 Positive

48(81.4 %)

22(48.9 %)

31(56.4 %)

39(79.6 %)

Vascular invasion

 Negative

34(57.6 %)

29(64.4 %)

0.546

36(65.5 %)

27(55.1 %)

0.319

 Positive

25(42.4 %)

16(35.6 %)

19(34.5 %)

22(44.9 %)

Neural invasion

 Negative

36(61.0 %)

39(86.7 %)

0.004*

41(74.5 %)

34(69.4 %)

0.558

 Positive

23(39.0 %)

6(13.3 %)

14(25.5 %)

15(30.6 %)