S100A4 May Be a Good Prognostic Marker and a Therapeutic Target for Colon Cancer

Table 2

The association of the variables with the tumor stages and nodal stages.

(a) Tumor stage

Pathologic features	Variables	T1		T2		T3		T4		Total		Chi-square; Test
		Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	p
S100A4 expression	Absent	1	100	4	36.4	3	18.6	8	6.7	16	10.8	0.001
	Present	0	0	7	63.6	13	81.3	112	93.3	132	89.2
	Total	1	100	11	10	16	100	120	100	148	100
Distribution Of Tumor Tissue Staining	Absent	1	100	4	36.4	3	18.8	8	6.7	16	10.8	0.007
	Superficial	0	0	4	36.4	4	25	32	26.7	40	27
	Deep	0	0	0	0	3	18.8	12	10	15	10.1
	Complete	0	0	3	27.3	6	37.5	68	56.7	77	52
	Total	1	100	11	100	16	100	120	100	148	100

(b) Nodal stage

Pathologic features	Variables	N0		N1		N2		Total		Chi-square Test
		Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	p
S100A4 expression	Absent	15	19.7	0	0	1	2.6	16	10.8	0.001
	Present	61	80.3	34	100	37	97.4	132	89.2
	Total	76	100	34	100	38	100	148	100
Distribution Of Tumor Tissue Staining	Absent	15	19.7	0	0	1	2.6	16	10.8	0.001
	Superficial	29	38.2	8	23.5	3	7.9	40	27.0
	Deep	8	10.5	2	5.9	5	13.2	15	10.1
	General	24	31.6	24	70.6	29	76.3	77	52.0
	Total	76	100	34	100	38	100	148	100