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Table 7 CTC counts according to tissue pathological types in colorectal carcinoma

From: Clinical significance of peripheral circulating tumor cell counts in colorectal polyps and non-metastatic colorectal cancer

Carcinoma

CTC counts (> 1/3.2 ml)

CTC counts (≤ 1/3.2 ml)

X2 value

P value

Papillary

5

5

X2 = 0.76

*P > 0.05

Tubular

19

10

X2 = 0.39

#P > 0.05

Papillary tubular

34

13

X2 = 0.72

#△P > 0.05

Mucous

18

4

X2 = 2.05

△P > 0.05

Signet-ring cell

1

0

  
  1. CTC circulating tumor cell
  2. *P represents the P value between papillary carcinoma group and tubular carcinoma group;
  3. #P represents the P value between tubular carcinoma group and papillary tubular carcinoma group
  4. #△P represents the P value between papillary tubular carcinoma group and mucous carcinoma group
  5. △P represents the P value between papillary carcinoma group and mucous carcinoma group
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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