Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2015; 21(47): 13302-13308
Published online Dec 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i47.13302
Table 5 Association between atypical endoscopic features of rectal neuroendocrine tumors and immunohistochemical staining results n (%)
Typical featureAtypical featureP value
L-cell0.008
(-)27 (62.8)16 (37.2)
(+)142 (81.6)32 (18.4)
EC-cell0.464
(-)162 (78.3)45 (21.7)
(+)7 (70.0)3 (30.0)
Serotonin0.306
(-)161 (78.5)44 (21.5)
(+)8 (66.7)4 (33.3)
Somatostatin1.000
(-)161 (77.8)46 (22.2)
(+)8 (80.0)2 (20.0)
GLP10.021
(-)57 (69.5)25 (30.5)
(+)112 (83.0)23 (17.0)
PYY10.513
(-)72 (75.8)23 (24.2)
(+)97 (79.5)25 (20.5)
PPY10.443
(-)88 (75.9)28 (24.1)
(+)81 (80.2)20 (19.8)