Immunohistochemical Expression of VEGF and Podoplanin in Uterine Cervical Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions

Table 3

Correlation between VEGF and PDPN immunoexpression in squamous intraepithelial lesions.

Diagnosis	VEGF	PDPN				Total		value
		Negative or focal		Diffuse
			%		%		%
Control	Negative or weak	7	77.8	19	55.9	26	60.5	0.147
	Moderate	1	11.1	14	41.2	15	34.9
	Strong	1	11.1	1	2.9	2	4.7
	Total	9	100	34	100	43	100
CIN 1	Negative or weak	4	44.4	30	68.2	34	64.2	0.252
	Moderate	3	33.3	6	13.6	9	17.0
	Strong	2	22.2	8	18.2	10	18.9
	Total	9	100	44	100	53	100
CIN 2	Negative or weak	2	16.7	22	45.8	24	40.0	0.110
	Moderate	7	58.3	14	29.2	21	35.0
	Strong	3	25.0	12	25.0	15	25.0
	Total	12	100	48	100	60	100
CIN 3	Negative or weak	4	13.3	21	43.8	25	32.1	0.018
	Moderate	8	26.7	7	14.6	15	19.2
	Strong	18	60.0	20	41.7	38	48.7
	Total	30	100	48	100	78	100

Fisher’s exact test; Chi-square test.