Expression of Autophagy-Related Proteins in Hürthle Cell Neoplasm Is Different from That in Follicular Neoplasm

Table 4

Number of positive autophagy markers in follicular neoplasms and Hürthle cell neoplasms.

Number of positive markers for autophagy	Total; (%)	FA; (%)	FC; (%)	HCA; (%)	HCC; (%)	value
0	133 (35.7)	81 (52.9)	49 (43.8)	2 (2.5)	1 (3.7)	<0.001
1	131 (35.1)	59 (38.6)	52 (46.4)	19 (23.5)	1 (3.7)
2	43 (11.5)	10 (6.5)	8 (7.1)	22 (27.2)	3 (11.1)
3	49 (13.1)	3 (2.0)	3 (2.7)	31 (38.3)	12 (44.4)
4	17 (4.6)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	7 (8.6)	10 (37.0)

FA: follicular adenoma; FC: follicular carcinoma; HCA: Hürthle cell adenoma; HCC: Hürthle cell carcinoma.