Magnifying endoscopy of gastric epithelial dysplasia based on the morphologic characteristics

Table 3 Mcrosurface and microvascular patterns according to mucin expression in gastric epithelial dysplasias n (%)

	Microsurface pattern			P value	Microvasulcar pattern		P value
	Round pit and/or tubular	Papillary	Absent		Regular	Irregular
	(n = 35)	(n = 9)	(n = 2)		(n = 17)	(n = 29)
MUC2 expression				0.569			0.545
Negative (< 10%)	33 (94)	8 (89)	2 (100)		15 (88)	28 (97)
Positive (≥ 10%)	2 (6)	1 (11)	0 (0)		2 (12)	1 (3)
MUC5AC expression				0.001			0.301
Negative (< 10%)	26 (74)	1 (11)	1 (50)		12 (71)	16 (55)
Positive (≥ 10%)	9 (26)	8 (89)	1 (50)		5 (29)	13 (45)
MUC6 expression				0.014			0.149
Negative (< 10%)	28 (80)	3 (33)	1 (50)		14 (82)	18 (62)
Positive (≥ 10%)	7 (20)	6 (67)	1 (50)		3 (18)	11 (38)
CD10 expression				< 0.001			0.417
Negative (< 10%)	7 (20)	8 (89)	2 (100)		5 (29)	12 (41)
Positive (≥ 10%)	28 (80)	1 (11)	0 (0)		12 (71)	17 (59)