Table 2

Number of patients expressing E-Cadherin and β-Catenin among the various histologic subtypes

Histologic subtype of cervical carcinoma
Preserved
Impaired
U






Reduced Staining
Exclu-Sively Cyto-Plasmic Stain Ing
Negative Staining
Nuclear Staining


β-catenin expression

Squamous cell Carcinoma (n = 96)
29
10
2
52
0
3
Adenocarcinoma (n = 35)
5
7
1
22
0
0
Adenosquamous (n = 12)
5
1
2
4
0
0
Others (n = 4)
1
1
0
1
0
1
Total (n = 147)
40
19
5
79
0
4

E-cadherin expression

Squamous cell Carcinoma (n = 96)
11
16
2
65
0
2
Adenocarcinoma (n = 35)
1
5
3
25
0
1
Adenosquamous (n = 12)
0
3
2
7
0
0
Others (n = 4)
1
0
1
2
0
0
Total (n = 147)
13
24
8
98
0
4

U: unsatisfactory

¶ membranous staining with 200 score or higher

▼less than 200 score

Fadare et al. World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2005 3:38   doi:10.1186/1477-7819-3-38