Research Article

Galectin-3 and Cyclin D3 Immunohistochemistry and Tumor Dimensions Are Useful in Distinguishing Follicular Oncocytic Carcinomas from Oncocytic Adenomas of the Thyroid

Table 1


Oncocytic carcinomas (14)Oncocytic adenomas (26)

Diameter (cm)4.11 ± 2.32 ± 0.8
Cyclin D3 (Claudio Cacchi (CC)) (% of tumor cells)46 ± 378 ± 13
Cyclin D3 (Bruno Märkl (BM)) (% of tumor cells)47 ± 3313 ± 17
Galectin-3 (Claudio Cacchi (CC)) (% of tumor cells)25 ± 258 ± 13
Galectin-3 (Bruno Märkl (BM)) (% of tumor cells)24 ± 2613 ± 17