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Table 3 Association between MMP-2 and MMP9 expression and the FIGO stage in ovarian tumor

From: Expression of metalloproteinases MMP-2 and MMP-9 is associated to the presence of androgen receptor in epithelial ovarian tumors

   

FIGO stages

  

P

I

II

III

IV

Total

MMP-2

Epithelium

35/40

6/6

23/30

7/8

71/84

0.417

 Stroma

31/40

6/6

15/30

4/8

56/84

0.020

MMP-9

Epithelium

21/39

4/6

14/30

8/8

39/83

0.069

Stroma

8/39

0/6

4/30

2/8

14/83

0.526

  1. Values obtained by Pearson Chi-Square