Research Article
Stromal Caveolin-1 and Caveolin-2 Expression in Primary Tumors and Lymph Node Metastases
Table 3
Correlation between caveolin-2 expression in lung cancer stroma and clinical parameters.
| | Total | Negative | Weak | Strong | value | n | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| All | 150 | 35 | 23.3 | 46 | 30.7 | 69 | 46.0 | | Sex | | | | | | | | 0.41 | Female | 25 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 56 | | Male | 125 | 29 | 23 | 41 | 33 | 55 | 44 | | Age | | | | | | | | 0.60 | <MW | 73 | 20 | 27 | 21 | 29 | 32 | 44 | | >MW | 74 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 49 | | n.a. | 3 | | | | | | | | Histology | | | | | | | | 0.36 | SCC | 70 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 36 | 51 | | AC | 59 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 37 | 23 | 39 | | LCLC | 10 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 50 | | Others | 11 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 45 | | Grade combined | | | | | | | | 0.57 | G1 + 2 | 66 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 34 | 52 | | G3 + 4 | 75 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 43 | | n.a. | 9 | | | | | | | | Tumor size | | | | | | | | 0.86 | pT1 | 28 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 29 | 13 | 46 | | pT2 | 90 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 42 | 47 | | pT3 | 22 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 50 | | pT4 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 25 | | n.a. | 2 | | | | | | | | Lymph node status | | | | | | | | 0.84 | pN0 | 75 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 34 | 45 | | pN1 | 45 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 51 | | pN2 + 3 | 27 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 37 | 11 | 41 | | n.a. | 3 | | | | | | | | Distant metastasis | | | | | | | | 0.76 | pM0 | 137 | 32 | 23 | 42 | 31 | 63 | 46 | | pM1 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 50 | | n.a. | 3 | | | | | | | | UICC stage | | | | | | | | 1.00 | IA + B | 68 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 46 | | IIA + B | 36 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 31 | 17 | 47 | | IIIA + B | 33 | 8 | 24 | 10 | 30 | 15 | 46 | | IV | 10 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 50 | | n.a. | 3 | | | | | | | | Death | | | | | | | | 0.61 | No | 36 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 36 | 16 | 45 | | Yes | 110 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 51 | 46 | | n.a. | 4 | | | | | | | | Smoking | | | | | | | | 0.57 | Current | 66 | 19 | 29 | 15 | 23 | 32 | 49 | | Ex-smoker | 66 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 33 | 28 | 42 | | None | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 67 | | n.a. | 15 | | | | | | | | Asbestos | | | | | | | | 0.28 | No | 84 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 24 | 42 | 50 | | Yes | 47 | 12 | 26 | 17 | 36 | 18 | 38 | | n.a. | 19 | | | | | | | |
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n.a.: not available; ex-smoker: quit smoking > 6 months prior to surgery.
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