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

Table 6

MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression in terms of cut-off value in tumors with negative margins.

Tumors with negative margins		Recurrence
		N	Yes	No
MMP-9, tumor margin	0 (≤175)	35 (90%)	5 (10%)	39
	1 (>175)	4 (44%)	5 (56%)	9
𝑃		0.0065
MMP-2, tumor margin	0 (≤90)	16 (94%)	1 (6%)	17
	1 (>90)	18 (72%)	7 (28%)	25
𝑃		0.1674