Table 4 Lack of correlation between E-Cadherin and β-Catenin expression among the 3 major histologic subtypes of invasive carcinoma
Histological Subtype | E-Cadherin expression | Correlation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preserved | Impaired | ||||
β-Catenin expression | Squamous cell carcinoma | Preserved | 5 | 24 | |
Impaired | 6 | 56 | r = 0.11 p = 0.3 | ||
Adenocarcinoma | Preserved | 0 | 5 | ||
Impaired | 1 | 28 | r = -0.07 p = 0.7 | ||
Adenosquamous carcinoma | Preserved | 0 | 5 | ||
Impaired | 0 | 7 | Not applicable | ||