Research Article

Expression of Maspin and Ezrin Proteins in Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma

Table 2

Maspin protein expression among different types of periocular BCC.

Morpheaform BCC 
()
Nodular BCC 
()
Adenoid BCC 
()
Total
()
value

Positivity (%)8 (80)17 (68)7 (87.5)32 (74.4)0.63*
Intensity0.82*
 Negative2 (20)8 (32)1 (12.5)11 (25.6)
 Weak (%)5 (50)8 (32)2 (25)15 (34.9)
 Moderate (%)3 (30)9 (36)5 (62.5)17 (39.5)
 Strong0000
Pattern
 Cytoplasmic (%)5 (62.5)7 (41.2)1 (12.5)13 (40.6)0.25*
 Cytoplasmic/nucleus (%) 3 (37.5)10 (58.8)6 (62.5)19 (59.4)0.15*

Fisher’s exact test.