Vasculogenic Mimicry Formation Is Associated with Erythropoietin Expression but Not with Erythropoietin Receptor Expression in Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Table 1

IHC expression of EPO/EPO-R and VM formation in normal cervix, LSIL, HSIL and CSCC, respectively.

Group	n	EPO				EPO-R				VM
		- (%)	+ (%)		P	- (%)	+ (%)		P	- (%)	+ (%)		P
Normal cervix	20	18(90.00)	2(10.00)	1.558		17(85.00)	3(15.00)	1.290		20(100.00)	0(0.00)
LSIL	20	15(75.00)	5(25.00)	3.375		14(70.00)	6(30.00)	4.018		20(100.00)	0(0.00)
HSIL	25	12(48.00)	13(52.00)	5.327		10(40.00)	15(60.00)	5.607		20(100.00)	0(0.00)	9.886
CSCC	76	18(23.68)	58(76.32)	29.709	≤0.00	13(17.11)	63(82.89)	33.972	≤0.00	49(64.47)	27(35.53)	9.886

a. normal cervix versus LSIL; b. LSIL versus HSIL; c. HSIL versus CSCC; d. CSCC versus normal cervix.
P<0.05, statistically significant