Research Article
The Immunocytochemistry Is a Valuable Tool in the Diagnosis of Papillary Thyroid Cancer in FNA's Using Liquid-Based Cytology
(a) Results of Immunocytochemistry in FNAs, cases, and controls, ( is the number of samples) |
| | Cases | Cases | | Controls |
| Immunomarker | Expression | Loss of expression | | Expression | | % | | % | | % |
| CK-19 | 77 | 92.7 | 6 | 7.3 | <.005 | — | — | Galectin-3 | 74 | 89.1 | 9 | 10.9 | <.005 | — | — | HBME1 | 65 | 78.3 | 18 | 21.7 | <.005 | — | — | CD-44 | 72 | 86.7 | 11 | 13.3 | <.005 | — | — |
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(b) Expression of CD-56 and E-Cadherin in FNAs, cases, and controls. is the number of samples |
| | Cases | Cases | | Controls |
| Immunomarker | Expression | Loss of expression | | Expression | | % | | % | | % |
| CD-56 | 3 | 3.6 | 80 | 96.4 | <.005 | 30 | 100 | E-Cadherin | 5 | 6.0 | 78 | 94.0 | <.005 | 30 | 100 |
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