Stromelysin 3 (STR-3) expression in normal pancreas and pancreatic carcinoma
| Case number | Degree of differentiation | Stroma cells in carcinomas | Pancreatic cancer cells | Non-transformed pancreas |
| 1 | Well | + | + | NP |
| 2 | Well | − | − | − |
| 3 | Well | + | + | − |
| 4 | Well | + | − | − |
| 5 | Well | + | − | − |
| 6 | Well | + | + | NP |
| 7 | Well | + | + | NP |
| 8 | Moderate | + | − | − |
| 9 | Moderate | + | − | NP |
| 10 | Moderate | − | − | NP |
| 11 | Moderate | − | − | NP |
| 12 | Moderate | − | − | NP |
| 13 | Moderate | + | − | NP |
| 14 | Moderate | + | + | − |
| 15 | Poor | + | − | NP |
| 16 | Poor | + | + | NP |
| 17 | Poor | + | − | − |
| 18 | Poor | + | − | NP |
| 19 | Poor | + | − | − |
| 20 | Poor | + | − | − |
| 21 | Poor | + | − | NP |
Tumour differentiation was graded according to Klöppel’s criteria.
NP, not present.