Research Article

Differential Expression of Glycolysis-Related Proteins in Follicular Neoplasms versus Hürthle Cell Neoplasms: A Retrospective Analysis

Table 3

Expression of glycolysis-related proteins in follicular neoplasms and Hürthle cell neoplasms.

ParametersFollicular neoplasm Hürthle cell neoplasm value
FA FC HCA HCC

GLUT-1<0.001
 Negative152 (99.3)111 (99.1)70 (86.4)16 (59.3)
 Positive1 (0.7)1 (0.9)11 (13.6)11 (40.7)
Hexokinase II<0.001
 Negative140 (91.5)89 (79.5)52 (64.2)8 (29.6)
 Positive13 (8.5)23 (20.5)29 (35.8)19 (70.4)
CAIX<0.001
 Negative153 (100.0)110 (98.2)66 (81.5)19 (70.4)
 Positive0 (0.0)2 (1.8)15 (18.5)8 (29.6)
MCT4 (T)<0.001
 Negative132 (86.3)83 (74.1)49 (60.5)15 (55.6)
 Positive21 (13.7)29 (25.9)32 (39.5)12 (44.4)

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