Research Article
Stromal Caveolin-1 and Caveolin-2 Expression in Primary Tumors and Lymph Node Metastases
Table 1
Correlation between caveolin-1 expression in lung cancer stroma and clinical parameters.
| | Total | Negative | Weak | Strong | value | n | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| All | 147 | 53 | 36.1 | 42 | 28.5 | 52 | 35.4 | | Sex | | | | | | | | 0.25 | Female | 27 | 6 | 22.2 | 9 | 33.3 | 12 | 44.5 | | Male | 120 | 47 | 39.2 | 33 | 27.5 | 40 | 33.3 | | Age | | | | | | | | 0.79 | <MW | 59 | 22 | 37.3 | 18 | 30.5 | 19 | 32.2 | | >MW | 83 | 30 | 36.1 | 22 | 26.5 | 31 | 37.4 | | n.a. | 5 | | | | | | | | Histology | | | | | | | | <0.01 | SCC | 69 | 17 | 24.6 | 17 | 24.7 | 35 | 50.7 | | AC | 53 | 29 | 54.7 | 16 | 30.2 | 8 | 15.1 | | LCLC | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 11.1 | 5 | 55.6 | | Others | 16 | 4 | 25.0 | 8 | 50.0 | 4 | 25.0 | | Grade combined | | | | | | | | 0.79 | G1 + 2 | 66 | 22 | 33.3 | 21 | 31.8 | 23 | 34.9 | | G3 + 4 | 73 | 28 | 38.4 | 20 | 27.4 | 25 | 34.2 | | n.a. | 8 | | | | | | | | Tumor size | | | | | | | | 0.17 | pT1 | 30 | 10 | 33.3 | 13 | 43.4 | 7 | 23.3 | | pT2 | 86 | 31 | 36.1 | 21 | 24.4 | 34 | 39.5 | | pT3 | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 3 | 14.2 | 9 | 42.9 | | pT4 | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 12.5 | | n.a. | 2 | | | | | | | | Lymph node status | | | | | | | | 0.09 | pN0 | 76 | 32 | 42.1 | 22 | 29.0 | 22 | 28.9 | | pN1 | 41 | 9 | 22.0 | 15 | 36.6 | 17 | 41.4 | | pN2 + 3 | 28 | 12 | 42.9 | 4 | 14.3 | 12 | 42.9 | | n.a. | 2 | | | | | | | | Distant metastasis | | | | | | | | 0.26 | pM0 | 136 | 47 | 35.6 | 39 | 28.7 | 50 | 36.7 | | pM1 | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 11.1 | | n.a. | 2 | | | | | | | | UICC stage | | | | | | | | 0.10 | IA + B | 70 | 29 | 41.4 | 21 | 30.0 | 20 | 28.6 | | IIA + B | 31 | 6 | 19.4 | 11 | 35.4 | 14 | 45.2 | | IIIA+B | 34 | 12 | 35.3 | 6 | 17.6 | 16 | 47.1 | | IV | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 11.1 | | n.a. | 3 | | | | | | | | Death | | | | | | | | 0.74 | No | 37 | 12 | 32.4 | 10 | 27.0 | 15 | 40.6 | | Yes | 107 | 40 | 37.4 | 31 | 29.0 | 36 | 33.6 | | n.a. | 3 | | | | | | | | Smoking | | | | | | | | 0.99 | Current | 66 | 23 | 34.9 | 20 | 30.3 | 23 | 34.8 | | Ex-smoker | 63 | 24 | 38.1 | 20 | 31.7 | 19 | 30.2 | | Never | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | | n.a. | 15 | | | | | | | | Asbestos exposure | | | | | | | | 0.18 | Exposed | 42 | 20 | 47.6 | 10 | 23.8 | 12 | 28.6 | | Nonexposed | 90 | 28 | 31.1 | 30 | 33.3 | 32 | 35.6 | | n.a. | 15 | | | | | | | |
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n.a.: not available; ex-smoker: quit smoking > 6 months prior to surgery.
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