Trypsinogen expression and clinicopathology in gastric cancer
| Trypsinogen expression | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non (n = 38) | Weak (n = 14) | Intense (n = 20) | ||
| Histology | NSa | |||
| Intestinal | 23 | 7 | 15 | |
| Diffuse | 15 | 7 | 5 | |
| Depth of invasion | 0.001 | |||
| Within wall | 15 | 8 | 18 | |
| Without wall | 23 | 6 | 2 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | NS | |||
| Absent | 12 | 6 | 12 | |
| Present | 26 | 8 | 8 | |
| Stage | 0.024 | |||
| I | 12 | 6 | 8 | |
| II | 8 | 3 | 9 | |
| III | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| IV | 15 | 2 | 0 | |
a NS, not significant.