Table 2 Expression of markers associated with migration in tissue microarrays for adenocarcinomas (325 cases), squamous cell carcinomas (142 cases), and large cell carcinomas (61 cases). For ECadherin, NCadherin, and pERK the percentages of negative as well as strong expression is given, for Mad, Twist, Vim, PLCγ, and Tks5 only positive reactions are recorded. For Connexin 43 a mean and standard deviation as well as the range is given
| Connexin | ECad | NCad | Mad | Twist | Vim | pERK | PCLγ | Tks5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC |
Mean 18.32 ± 24.83 Range 0–96 |
1.2% negative 17.8% strong positive | All cases positive, 21.8% strong positive | 82.2% positive | 50.7% positive | 6.4% positive |
31.9% negative 21.4% strong positive | 53.1% positive | 42.1% positive |
| SCC |
Mean 53,12 ± 29.52 Range 0–90 |
0.8% negative 43.5% strong positive | All cases positive, 12.1% strong positive | 81.0% positive | 83.8% positive | 15.2% positive |
45.6% negative 13.2 strong positive | 53.7% positive | 73.2% positive |
| LC |
Mean 30.38 ± 29.14 Range 0–90 |
8.3% negative 30.0% strong positive |
3.3% negative 13.3% strong positive | 80.0% positive | 78.4% positive | 47.6% positive |
8.3% negative 33.3% strong positive | 65.0% positive | 36.1% positive |