Table 4 Tumor differentiation and budding, and expression of CD44 extracellular domain, MMP-7, laminin-5γ2, and sialyl Le^X in invasive fronts

Sporadic cancer

   Well differentiated

30

206.7 ± 293.9

5.5 ± 2.8*

4.2 ± 3.4

5.2 ± 2.7

3.2 ± 3.3

   Moderetely differentiated

37

264.0 ± 240.6

5.1 ± 2.6

4.4 ± 3.4

5.7 ± 2.7

4.2 ± 3.1

   Poorly differentiated

8

395.8 ± 280.5

6.6 ± 2.6**

2.6 ± 2.9

4.6 ± 3.5

1.1 ± 0.8

UC-cancer

   Well differentiated

6

146.2 ± 239.4

2.2 ± 1.5*

3.8 ± 2.8

4.0 ± 2.6

1.3 ± 2.3

   Moderately differentiated

4

157.0 ± 178.7

2.8 ± 1.5

4.7 ± 1.5

5.0 ± 1.2

1.0 ± 0.0

   Poorly differentiated

5

145.8 ± 213.4

1.2 ± 1.6**

1.0 ± 1.0

1.8 ± 2.0

1.4 ± 1.5