BioMed Research International

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Elevated Foxp3/CD8 Ratio in Lung Adenocarcinoma Metastatic Lymph Nodes Resected by Transcervical Extended Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy

Table 2

Proportion of CD8+, CD25+, and Foxp3+ cells in the lymph nodes resected by TEMLA of patients with squamous cell type (SCC) lung cancer and lung adenocarcinoma (AD) with (+) and without (−) detected metastases. Data expressed as median value, (p25–p75). difference between groups A and B in Mann-Whitney test, .
 CD8+ 
CD25+ 
Foxp3+ 
A
(AD +)		 
50–60		12.5 
10–22,5		20 
11–30
B
(AD −)		 
60–80		12 
10–30		20 
15–25
A
(SCC +)		65 
50–80		25 
15–30		23.5 
11–30
B
(SCC −)		60 
50–65		10 
10–20		30 
18–40
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