Table 1 Cytoplasmic localization of ECT2 in relation to the histology of lung adenocarcinoma

From: Cytoplasmic expression of epithelial cell transforming sequence 2 in lung adenocarcinoma and its implications for malignant progression

Histological classification

No. of cases

Cytoplasm (−) (%)

Cytoplasm (+) (%)a

≤2 cm (Small adenocarcinomas)

102

  

  AIS

24

24 (100)

0 (0)

  MIA

9

8 (89)

1 (11)

  Invasive adenocarcinomas

69

40 (58)

29 (42)

>2 cm (Advanced adenocarcinomas)

65

12 (18)

53 (82)

  1. AIS adenocarcinoma in situ, MIA minimally invasive adenocarcinoma
  2. aChi-squared test was used for comparison between two groups (≤ 2 cm and > 2 cm adenocarcinoma), P < 0.001
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