Expression and significance of homeodomain protein Cdx2 in gastric carcinoma and precancerous lesions

Figure 1 Positive expression of caudal-related homeobox transcription factor in intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia and differentiated gastric cancer. A: Staining of intestinal metaplasia (IM) type I (× 400); B: Staining of IM type II (× 400); C: Staining of IM type III (× 400); D: Staining of mild dysplasia (× 400); E: Staining of moderate dysplasia (× 400); F: Staining of severe dysplasia (× 400); G: Staining of well-differentiated gastric cancer (× 400); H: Staining of moderately-differentiated gastric cancer (× 400); I: Staining of poorly-differentiated gastric cancer (× 400).

Figure 2 Survival curve of gastric cancer patients with caudal-related homeobox transcription factor positive-expression compared with negative-expression group (P = 0. 038). Cdx2: Caudal-related homeobox transcription factor.