Brief Article
Copyright ©2009 Baishideng.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Oct 15, 2009; 1(1): 62-68
Published online Oct 15, 2009. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v1.i1.62
Table 2 Clinicopathological characteristics of the transitional cell carcinoma group and their relation to p53 immunostaining n (%)
VariablenP53
P value
PositiveNegative
Age (yr)
≤ 5011 (22)7 (14)4 (8)0.851
> 5039 (78)26 (52)13 (26)
Sex
Male42 (84)27 (54)15 (30)0.558
Female8 (16)6 (12)2 (4)
Grade
G218 (36)8 (16)10 (20)0.016
G332 (64)25 (50)7 (14)
Stage
pT18 (16)3 (6)5 (10)0.079
pT228 (56)21 (42)7 (14)
pT37 (14)6 (12)1 (2)
pT47 (14)3 (6)4 (8)
Node status
Positive6 (12)2 (4)4 (8)0.072
Negative44 (88)31 (62)13 (26)