Research Article
RNF43 Mutations in IPMN Cases: A Potential Prognostic Factor
Table 5
Correlation between clinicopathological features and KRAS/GNAS/RNF43 mutation status in IPMN patients.
| Clinicopathological features | KRAS | GNAS | RNF43 | Wild type | Mutated | Mutated/total (%) | value | Wild type | Mutated | Mutated/total (%) | value | Wild type | Mutated | Mutated/total (%) | value |
| No. of patients | 26 | 35 | 35/61 (57) | | 21 | 40 | 40/61 (66) | | 56 | 5 | 5/61 (8) | | Age (mean, years) | 62.3 | 63.6 | | 0.625☆ | 59.1 | 65.1 | | 0.042☆¶ | 63.1 | 62.8 | | 0.952☆ | Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | | Male | 17 | 22 | 22/39 (56) | 0.839† | 12 | 27 | 27/39 (69) | 0.423† | 35 | 4 | 4/39 (10) | 0.645△ | Female | 9 | 13 | 13/22 (59) | | 9 | 13 | 13/22 (59) | | 21 | 1 | 1/22 (5) | | Pancreatitis | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | 8 | 13 | 13/21 (62) | 0.604† | 7 | 14 | 14/21 (67) | 0.896† | 21 | 0 | 0/21 (0) | 0.154△ | No | 18 | 22 | 22/40 (55) | | 14 | 26 | 26/40 (65) | | 35 | 5 | 5/40 (13) | | Size (cm) | | | | | | | | | | | | | ≤3 | 12 | 12 | 12/24 (50) | 0.376† | 8 | 16 | 16/24 (67) | 0.661† | 22 | 2 | 2/24 (8) | 1.000△ | >3-≤5 | 8 | 17 | 17/25 (68) | | 10 | 15 | 15/25 (60) | | 23 | 2 | 2/23 (9) | | >5 | 6 | 6 | 6/12 (50) | | 3 | 9 | 9/12 (75) | | 11 | 1 | 1/12 (8) | | Location | | | | | | | | | | | | | Head | 19 | 25 | 25/44 (57) | 0.692△ | 16 | 28 | 28/44 (64) | 0.907△ | 40 | 4 | 4/44 (9) | 0.263△ | Body and tail | 4 | 8 | 8/12 (67) | | 4 | 8 | 8/12 (67) | | 12 | 0 | 0/12 (0) | | Both | 3 | 2 | 2/5 (40) | | 1 | 4 | 4/5 (80) | | 4 | 1 | 1/5 (20) | | Imaging classification | | | | | | | | | | | | | Main duct | 17 | 19 | 19/36 (53) | 0.605† | 15 | 21 | 21/36 (58) | 0.316† | 34 | 2 | 2/36 (6) | 0.335△ | Branch duct | 6 | 9 | 9/15 (60) | | 3 | 12 | 12/15 (80) | | 14 | 1 | 1/15 (7) | | Both | 3 | 7 | 7/10 (70) | | 3 | 7 | 7/10 (70) | | 8 | 2 | 2/10 (20) | | Subtype | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gastric | 4 | 7 | 7/11 (64) | 0.261△ | 5 | 6 | 6/11 (55) | <0.001△¶ | 11 | 0 | 0/11 (0) | 0.728△ | Intestinal | 10 | 19 | 19/29 (66) | | 2 | 27 | 27/29 (93) | | 25 | 4 | 4/29 (14) | | Pancreatobiliary | 8 | 8 | 8/16 (50) | | 9 | 7 | 7/16 (44) | | 15 | 1 | 1/16 (6) | | Oncocytic | 4 | 1 | 1/5 (20) | | 5 | 0 | 0/5 (0) | | 5 | 0 | 0/5 (0) | | Dysplasia | | | | | | | | | | | | | Low | 11 | 13 | 13/24 (54) | 0.532† | 7 | 17 | 17/24 (71) | 0.819† | 24 | 0 | 0/24 (0) | 0.092△ | High | 5 | 4 | 4/9 (44) | | 3 | 6 | 6/9 (67) | | 7 | 2 | 2/9 (22) | | Infiltration | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | 10 | 18 | 18/28 (64) | 0.315† | 11 | 17 | 17/28 (61) | 0.703† | 25 | 3 | 3/28 (11) | 0.421△ | No | 16 | 17 | 17/33 (52) | | 10 | 23 | 23/33 (63) | | 31 | 2 | 2/33 (6) | | Differentiation of invasive carcinoma | | | | | | | | | | | High | 7 | 9 | 9/16 (56) | 0.339△ | 3 | 13 | 13/16 (81) | 0.054△ | 13 | 3 | 3/16 (19) | 0.464△ | Intermediate | 1 | 7 | 7/8 (87.5) | | 5 | 3 | 3/8 (38) | | 8 | 0 | 0/8 (0) | | Low | 2 | 2 | 2/4 (50) | | 3 | 1 | 1/4 (25) | | 4 | 0 | 0/4 (0) | | Extent of invasive carcinoma | | | | | | | | | | | Intrapancreatic | 4 | 8 | 8/12 (67) | 0.589† | 3 | 9 | 9/12 (75) | 0.295† | 11 | 1 | 1/12 (8) | 0.824△ | Extrapancreatic | 6 | 10 | 10/16 (63) | | 8 | 8 | 8/16 (50) | | 14 | 2 | 2/16 (13) | | Nerve invasion | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | 0 | 6 | 6/6 (100) | 0.082△ | 5 | 1 | 1/6 (17) | 0.029△¶ | 6 | 0 | 0/6 (0) | 0.637△ | No | 10 | 12 | 12/22 (55) | | 6 | 16 | 16/22 (73) | | 19 | 3 | 3/22 (14) | | Lymph node metastasis | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | 2 | 3 | 3/5 (60) | 1.000△ | 3 | 2 | 2/5 (40) | 0.505△ | 5 | 0 | 0/5 (0) | 0.770△ | No | 8 | 16 | 16/24 (67) | | 8 | 16 | 16/24 (67) | | 21 | 3 | 3/24 (13) | | Correlation between status of KRAS and GNAS | | | | | | | | | 0.979† | Correlation between status of KRAS and RNF43 | | | | | | | | | 0.641△ | Correlation between status of GNAS and RNF43 | | | | | | | | | 0.111△ |
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☆-test. †Chi-square test. △Fisher’s exact test. ¶Statistically significant ( ). |