Colorectal Cancer
Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2007; 13(28): 3829-3835
Published online Jul 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i28.3829
Table 3 Multivariate analysis of risk factors for LN metastasis of submucosal CRC
Risk factorsP valueOdds ratio
MVD-High0.000816.67
Histologic grade-Unfavorable0.011611.73
Cathepsin D-Positive0.00718.41
LVD-High0.00277.65
Macroscopic type-Superficial0.00297.27
Budding-Positive0.01604.36
MUC1-Positive0.02663.96
Lymphatic involvement PositiveNS-
Ki-67 LI-HighNS-
MMP-7-PositiveNS-