Matrix Metalloproteinases 2 and 9 Immunoexpression in Prostate Carcinoma at the Positive Margin of Radical Prostatectomy Specimens

Table 3

MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression in terms of total Gleason score and tumor stage and size.

	Average histoscore	𝑃
MMP-2 expression in margin
Gleason <7	98.103	0.7417
Gleason ≥7	127.453
Stage 2	113.390	0.5867
Stage 3	102.089
MMP-2 expression in tumor
Gleason <7	99.121	0.9389
Gleason ≥7	98.146
Stage 2	94.942	0.1712
Stage 3	110.771
Size ≤1 cm	114.165	0.5207
Size >1 cm	97.342
MMP-9 expression in margin
Gleason <7	173.391	0.7417
Gleason ≥7	166.927
Stage 2	173.116	0.9093
Stage 3	170.875
MMP-9 expression in tumor
Gleason <7	139.472	0.2597
Gleason ≥7	153.812
Stage 2	137.432	0.1044
Stage 3	155.930
Size ≤1 cm	95.000	0.0378
Size >1 cm	143.067