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Table 1 Rate of high carbonic anhydrase IX (CA9) expression in each histologic group

From: High expression of carbonic anhydrase IX is significantly associated with glandular lesions in gastroesophageal junction and with tumorigenesis markers BMI1, MCM4 and MCM7

Histologic type

Total (n)

High expression

Low expression

N (%)

N (%)

Adenocarcinoma

112

101 (90 %)

11 (10 %)

High-grade dysplasia

17

16 (94 %)

1 (6 %)

Low-grade dysplasia

20

17 (85 %)

3 (15 %)

Barrett esophagus

27

20 (74 %)

7 (26 %)

Columnar cell metaplasia

58

48 (83 %)

10 (17 %)

Squamous cell carcinoma

23

2 (9 %)

21 (91 %)

Squamous epithelium

62

0 (0 %)

62 (100 %)