Colorectal Cancer
Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2006; 12(13): 2011-2015
Published online Apr 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i13.2011
Table 1 SSTR expression in colorectal cancer
TissuenExpression n (%)
SSTR1SSTR2SSTR3SSTR4SSTR5
Normal mucosa4021(52.5)16(40.0)12(30.0)1(2.5)13(32.5)
Colorectal cancer12752(64.6)46(36.2)24(18.9)24(18.9)a49(38.6)
Table 2 Correlation between SSTR expression and clinicopathology in colorectal cancer n (%)
Clinico-pathological factornSSTR1SSTR2SSTR3SSTR4SSTR5
SexMale7347(64.4)26(35.6)13(17.8)13(17.8)28(38.4)
Female5435(64.8)20(37.0)11(20.4)11(20.4)21(38.9)
Age (yr)< 606645(68.2)20(30.3)12(18.2)12(18.2)24(36.4)
≥ 606137(60.7)26(42.6)12(19.7)12(19.7)25(41.0)
Tumor siteRight colon3118(58.1)11(35.5)7(22.6)6(19.4)11(35.5)
Left colon2717(63.0)12(44.4)5(18.5)6(22.2)13(48.1)
Rectum6947(68.1)23(33.3)12(17.4)12(17.4)25(36.2)
Macroscopic typeElevated4027(67.5)17(42.5)10(25.0)9(22.5)17(42.5)
Ulcerative5937(62.7)13(22.0)a8(13.6)8(13.6)21(35.6)
Infiltrative2818(64.3)16(57.1)6(21.4)7(25.0)11(39.3)
DifferentiationModerate to well10270(68.6)43(42.2)a22(21.6)24(23.5)a46(45.1)a
Poor2512(48.0)3(12.0)2(8.0)0(0.0)3(12.0)
Tumor depthMuscularis2414(58.3)11(45.8)5(20.8)3(12.5)9(37.5)
Serosa10368(66.0)35(34.0)19(18.4)21(20.4)40(38.8)
Lymph node metastasis(+)7252(72.2)a24(33.3)12(16.7)15(20.8)26(36.1)
(-)5530(54.5)22(40.0)12(21.8)9(16.4)23(41.8)
Distant metastasis(+)2015(75.0)6(30.0)3(15.0)2(10.0)7(35.0)
(-)10767(62.6)40(37.4)21(19.6)22(20.6)42(39.3)
Dukes’ stageA137(53.8)5(38.5)4(30.8)2(15.4)6(46.2)
B4022(55.0)16(40.0)8(20.0)7(17.5)16(40.0)
C5438(70.4)19(35.2)9(16.7)13(24.1)20(37.0)
Table 3 Correlation between SSTR expression and proliferative index, Bcl-2 or p53 expression
nKi67 proliferationIndexmean±SDExpression ofBcl-2positive (%)Expression ofp53positive (%)
SSTR1(+)8234.22  ±  24.3337(45.1)53(64.6)
(-)4540.21  ±  22.9730(66.7)a28(62.2)
SSTR2(+)4628.65  ±  18.8015(32.6)33(71.7)
(-)8140.71  ±  25.50a52(64.2)a48(51.3)
SSTR3(+)2425.72  ±  17.885(20.8)17(70.8)
(-)10338.82  ±  24.55a62(60.2)a64(62.1)
SSTR4(+)2428.02  ±  20.129(37.5)16(66.7)
(-)10338.29  ±  24.4258(56.3)65(63.1)
SSTR5(+)4932.20  ±  21.9217(34.7)34(69.4)
(-)7838.95  ±  24.9150(64.1)a47(60.3)