Expression of E-cadhrein and its relationship with differentiation and metastasis in gastric cancer / 肿瘤研究与临床

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the expression of E-cadherin(E-cad)and the relationship with the Lauren classification,the degree of histological differentiation,the clinical stage,the depth of invasion,lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis of gastric cancer. Methods 80 cases architecture of gastric cancer and normal tissue were collected.The expression level of E-cad in 80 cases of gastric carcinomas and their metastatic lymph node tissues were examined by immunohistochemical assays.Results The expression rate of E-cad in 80 cases of gastric carcinomas Was 55.00%.The expression level of E-cad was positively correlated with the Lauren classification,the degree of histological differentiation,the clinical stage,the depth of invasion,lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis(P＜0.05),but Was not correlated to patients sex,age and tumor size.The expression rates of E-cad in metastatic gastric carcinoma of primary lesions and lymph nodes metastasis were 35.48%and 32.26%. respectively. Furthermore, E-cad expression in metastatic gastric carcinoma was significandy correlated with primary lesions and lymph node memstasis(r=0.4978,P＜0.05).Conclusion The expression level of E-cad in gastric carcinoma Was closely correlated with the degree of tumor differentiation,infiltration and transferring.