Mast cell density and the context of clinicopathological parameters and expression of p185, estrogen receptor, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen in gastric carcinoma

Table 1 Correlation between MCD and Clinicopathologic find-ing of gastric carcinoma (n = 100)

Variable	MCD > 21/0.03 mm2	MCD ≤ 21/0.03 mm2	P Value
Age (yrs)
< 60	16	25	< 0.05
≥ 60	36	23
Degree of differentiation
Well	18	14	> 0.05
Moderately	23	21
Poorly	11	13
Largest dimension of tumor ( in mm)
≤ 30	30	36	> 0.05
> 30	22	12
Depth of penetration
Involved serosa	21	34	< 0.01
Not involved serosa	31	14