Research Article

Artemin Promotes the Migration and Invasion of Cervical Cancer Cells through AKT/mTORC1 Signaling

Table 1

The correlation between ARTN expression and clinicopathologic characteristics in IHC analysisa.

VariablesNumber
(n = 88)
ARTN expressionP value
Week (%)Strong (%)

Age (years)0.747
 <556421 (32.8)43 (67.2)
 ≥55247 (29.2)17 (70.8)
Histological type0.834
 Squamous carcinoma6119 (31.1)42 (68.9)
 Adenocarcinoma196 (31.6)13 (68.4)
 Others83 (37.5)5 (62.5)
FIGO stage0.988
 I7524 (32.0)51 (68.0)
 II134 (30.8)9 (69.2)
Tumor size (cm)0.866
 ≤46721 (31.3)46 (68.7)
 >4217 (33.3)14 (66.7)
Pathological grade0.122
 G1137 (53.8)6 (46.2)
 G24814 (29.2)34 (70.8)
 G3277 (25.9)20 (74.1)
Lymph node metastases0.012
 Yes212 (8.3)19 (90.5)
 No6726 (38.8)41 (61.2)
Recurrence0.015
 Yes161 (6.3)15 (93.8)
 No7227 (37.5)45 (62.5)

FIGO, The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. aValues are given as a number (percentage), unless indicated otherwise.