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Table 2 Correlations between clinicopathological features and Stathmin expression in all the included cases

From: The values of Transgelin, Stathmin, BCOR and Cyclin-D1 expression in differentiation between Uterine Leiomyosarcoma (ULMS) and Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma (ESS); diagnostic and prognostic implications

Characteristics

All (N = 44)

Stathmin

 
  

Negative (N = 19)

Focal weak +ve (N = 12)

Diffuse strong +ve (N = 13)

p-value

 

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

 

Age (years)

 Mean ± SD

56.84 ±7.93

51.31 ±6.30

62.33 ±6.56

59.84 ±6.16

<0.001*

 Median (Range)

57 (39-72)

50 (39-65)

62.50 (52-72)

60 (44-70)

 

 ≤ 55 years

18 (40.9%)

15 (83.3%)

2 (11.1%)

1 (5.6%)

<0.001‡

 > 55 years

26 (59.1%)

4 (15.4%)

10 (38.5%)

12 (46.2%)

 

Histopathology

 LMS

22 (50%)

0 (0%)

10 (45.5%)

12 (54.5%)

<0.001‡

 ESS

22 (50%)

19 (86.4%)

2 (9.1%)

1 (4.5%)

 

Size

 <5 cm

6 (13.6%)

2 (33.3%)

4 (66.7%)

0 (0%)

0.046‡

 >5 cm

38 (86.4%)

17 (44.7%)

8 (21.1%)

13 (34.2%)

 

Grade

 Grade I

9 (20.5%)

4 (44.4%)

5 (55.6%)

0 (0%)

0.015‡

 Grade II

12 (27.3%)

5 (41.7%)

5 (41.7%)

2 (16.7%)

 

 Grade III

23 (52.3%)

10 (43.5%)

2 (8.7%)

11 (47.8%)

 

Extrauterine extension

 Absent

6 (13.6%)

2 (33.3%)

4 (66.7%)

0 (0%)

0.003‡

 Present

9 (20.5%)

4 (44.4%)

5 (55.6%)

0 (0%)

 

 N/A

29 (65.9%)

13 (44.8%)

3 (10.3%)

13 (44.8%)

 

LVSI

 Absent

21 (47.7%)

7 (33.3%)

10 (47.6%)

4 (19%)

0.014‡

 Present

23 (52.3%)

12 (52.2%)

2 (8.7%)

9 (39.1%)

 

Adnexal invasion

 Absent

11 (25%)

4 (36.4%)

7 (63.6%)

0 (0%)

0.003‡

 Present

33 (75%)

15 (45.5%)

5 (15.2%)

13 (39.4%)

 

Lymph node

 Negative

16 (36.4%)

6 (37.5%)

10 (62.5%)

0 (0%)

<0.001‡

 Positive

28 (63.6%)

13 (46.4%)

2 (7.1%)

13 (46.4%)

 

FIGO Stage

 Stage I

6 (13.6%)

2 (33.3%)

4 (66.7%)

0 (0%)

0.001‡

 Stage II

10 (22.7%)

4 (40%)

6 (60%)

0 (0%)

 

 Stage III

13 (29.5%)

5 (38.5%)

0 (0%)

8 (61.5%)

 

 Stage IV

15 (34.1%)

8 (53.3%)

2 (13.3%)

5 (33.3%)

 

Transgelin

 Negative

25 (56.8%)

19 (76%)

5 (20%)

1 (4%)

<0.001‡

 Focal weak +ve

6 (13.6%)

0 (0%)

6 (100%)

0 (0%0

 

 Diffuse strong +ve

13 (29.5%)

0 (0%)

1 (7.7%)

12 (92.3%)

 

BCOR

 Negative

23 (52.3%)

4 (17.4%)

10 (43.5%)

9 (39.1%)

0.007‡

 Focal weak +ve

7 (15.9%)

5 (71.4%)

0 (0%)

2 (28.6%)

 

 Diffuse strong +ve

14 (31.8%)

10 (71.4%)

2 (14.3%)

2 (14.3%)

 

Cyclin-D1

 Negative

24 (54.5%)

2 (8.3%)

10 (41.7%)

12 (50%)

<0.001‡

 Focal weak +ve

5 (11.4%)

5 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

 Diffuse strong +ve

15 (34.1%)

12 (80%)

2 (13.3%)

1 (6.7%)

 
  1. * Kruskal Wallis H test; ‡ Chi-square test; p< 0.05 is significant