Clinical Study

The Prognostic Impact of Protein Expression of E-Cadherin-Catenin Complexes Differs between Rectal and Colon Carcinoma

Table 3

Immunohistochemical scores in the rectal and colon adenocarcinomas no. (%).

ProteinImmunohistochemical scoreTotal
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Rectal Cancers
-catenin0 (0)8 (3)30 (13)195 (84)233 (100)
-catenin membranous4 (2)10 (4)8 (4)204 (90)226 (100)
-catenin nuclear12 (5)130 (55)47 (20)46 (20)235 (100)
-catenin1 (0)6 (3)5 (2)221 (95)233 (100)
p120-catenin1 (0)4 (2)21 (9)209 (89)235 (100)
E-cadherin0 (0)1 (0)4 (2)220 (98)225 (100)

Colon Cancers
-catenin56 (28)35 (17)65 (32)46 (23)202 (100)
-catenin membranous65 (32)52 (25)46 (22)43 (21)206 (100)
-catenin nuclear126 (78)34 (21)2 (1)0 (0)162 (100)
-catenin115 (56)41 (20)31 (15)18 (9)205 (100)
p120-catenin105 (54)53 (27)18 (9)19 (10)195 (100)
E-cadherin90 (44)59 (29)30 (14)26 (13)205 (100)