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Objective: To investigate the significance of E- cadherin (E-cad) and CD44v6 expression in human hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs). Methods: An immunohistochemical method was used to detect E-cad and CD44v6 expression in 66 cases of HCCs. Results: The positive rates of E-cad and CD44v6 expression in human HCCs were 42.4%(28/66) and 39.4%(26/66), respectively. There was an inverse correlation between E-cad expression and invasive and metastatic potential of HCCs (P<0.01), and a positive correlation between the CD44v6 expression and invasive and metastatic potential of HCCs (P<0.01). Moreover, the 5-year survival rate in the E-cad-positive group was higher than in E-cad-negative group (P<0.01), and that in the CD44v6-positive group was lower than in the CD44v6-negative expression group (P<0.05). Conclusion: these data show a possible association between E-cad and CD44v6 expression and the potential of invasion and metastasis in HCCs. E-cad and CD44v6 expression may be used as an auxiliary prognostic indicator in HCCs.
Objective: To investigate the significance of E- cadherin (E-cad) and CD44v6 expression in human hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs). Methods: An immunohistochemical method was used to detect E-cad and CD44v6 expression in 66 cases of HCCs. Results: The Positive rates of E-cad and CD44v6 expression in human HCCs were 42.4% (28/66) and 39.4% (26/66), respectively. There was an inverse correlation between E-cad expression and invasive and metastatic potential of HCCs (P Moreover, the 5-year survival rate in the E-cad-positive group was higher than in E-cad-negative. Group (P<0.01), and that in the CD44v6-positive group was lower than in the CD44v6-negative expression group (P<0.05). Conclusion: these data show a possible association between E-cad and CD44v6 expression and the potential of Invasion and metastasis in HCCs. E-cad and CD44v6 expression may be used as an auxiliary Prognostic indicator in HCCs.