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Table 3 FAS expression and pathological parameters

From: Increased fatty acid synthase expression in prostate biopsy cores predicts higher Gleason score in radical prostatectomy specimen

  

FAS expression

 

Parameters

Patients

Low

High

P value

Gleason score

    

 ≤ 6

23

18

5

< 0.0001

 7 ≤

79

20

59

 

Extra-prostatic extension

    

 Positive

45

14

31

0.3002

 Negative

56

23

33

 

Lymphatic invasion

    

 Positive

51

18

33

0.6821

 Negative

51

20

31

 

Microvascular invasion

    

 Positive

40

13

27

0.4232

 Negative

62

25

37

 

Perineural invasion

    

 Positive

71

23

48

0.0978

 Negative

30

15

15

 

Maximum tumor size

    

 ≤ 10 mm

13

6

7

0.4823

 10 mm <

89

32

57

 
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BMC Clinical Pathology

ISSN: 1472-6890

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