Clinical significance of subcellular localization of KL-6 mucin in primary colorectal adenocarcinoma and metastatic tissues

Table 1 Summary of subcellular staining of KL - 6 mucin in colorectal adenocarcinoma

Group1	KL-6 mucin staining			n
	Apical membrane	Circumferential membrane	Cytoplasm
N	Negative	Negative	Negative	6
A	Positive	Negative	Negative	29
C	Positive	Negative	Positive	8
C	Negative	Positive	Negative	2
C	Negative	Positive	Positive	37

¹Patient groups N, A, and C were categorized according to the subcellular expression profile of KL - 6 mucin (see text).