Research Article
Tumor Expression of the Carcinoembryonic Antigen Correlates with High Mitotic Activity and Cell Pleomorphism Index in Lung Carcinoma
Table 2
Tumor characteristics.
| | Features | Number (%) () |
| | Histopathological type | | | Small-cell lung carcinoma | 2 (4.65) | | Non-small cell lung carcinoma | | | Squamous cell carcinoma | 14 (32.56) | | Adenocarcinoma | 14 (32.56) | | Large cell carcinoma | 9 (20.93) | | Other | 4 (9.30) | | Grade of differentiation | | | Well | 5 (11.63) | | Moderate | 18 (41.86) | | Poor | 15 (34.88) | | Undifferentiated | 5 (11.63) | | Degree of cell pleomorphism | | | No evident | 1 (2.33) | | Low | 22 (51.16) | | Moderate | 12 (27.91) | | High | 8 (18.60) | | Necrosis index | | | No evident | 17 (39.53) | | <50% | 15 (34.88) | | >50% | 11 (25.58) | | Mitotic index | | | No evident | 3 (6.98) | | Low | 13 (30.23) | | Moderate | 18 (41.86) | | High | 9 (20.93) |
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Legend: no.: number of cases; %: percentages.
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