Table 1

Relationship of RON expression to pathology parameters


RON
RON
Χ2
p

(+) (%)
(-)



Invasive Depth




Early gastric cancer
5 (29.4)
12


Infiltrated to muscular layer
15 (51.7)
14
7.795
p = 0.019
Infiltrated to serous membrane
35 (67.3)
17







TNM Stage




Stage
14 (35.0)
26
12.245
p = 0.001
Stage
41 (70.7)
17







Metastases to Lymph Nodes




N0
11 (37.9)
18


N1–3
44 (63.8)
25
5.535
p = 0.019





Borrmann Grade




I/II group
14 (53.8)
12


III/IV group
35 (63.6)
20
0.708
p = 0.400
Others
6
11







Histology Grade




Moderately & highly differentiated
9 (39.1)
14
1.577
p = 0.209
Less differentiated *
39 (54.2)
33


Others**
0
3







Distant Metastasis




M0
40 (52.6)
36
1.675
p = 0.196
M1
15 (68.2)
7



*Includes poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, signet-ring cell carcinoma, mucinous adenocarcinoma; ** Severe dysplasia with cancerization.

Zhou et al. BMC Cancer 2008 8:353   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-8-353