Syndecan-1 and E-cadherin expression in differentiated type of early gastric cancer

Table 2 Correlation of pathological factors and expression of syndecan-1 and E-cadherin in each mucin phenotype.

	G-type (n = 34)	O-type (n = 54)	CI-type (n = 20)	N-type (n = 12)	P
Tumor size (cm, mean±SD)	3.5±0.9	2.9±0.7	3.1±0.6	2.7±0.4	NS
Histology Solely
differentiated type	16	45	18	3	<0.05ac
Complex type	18	9	2	9	<0.05ac
Lymphatic and/or
venous invasion1	17	14	5	5	<0.05eg
Lymph node metastasis	7	8	1	4	NS
Syndecan-1 expression	10	43	18	8	<0.05ac
E-cadherin expression	22	32	15	8	NS
IM	21	41	15	8	NS
IM
with G-type2	5	2	1	0	<0.05a

^aP<0.05 vs O-type;

^cP<0.05 vs CI-type;

^eP<0.05 vs O-type;

^gP<0.05 vs CI-type G-type, gastric type; O-type, ordinary type; CI-type, complete-intestinal type; N-type, null type; NS, not significant.

¹Evaluated in 41 surgically resected specimens with submucosal invasion.

²Evaluated in 85 cases with positive for IM.