Research Article
High Expression of Somatostatin Receptors 2A, 3, and 5 in Corticotroph Pituitary Adenoma
Table 4
Expression rates of SSTR1–5 regarding the ID score cut-off of 6.
| | | ID score ≥ 6 (%) | Pearson chi square test (ID score ≥ 6) |
| SSTR1 | 236 | 33 (14) | 0.2599 | Corticotroph | 79 | 7 (9) | PIT-1 positive | 54 | 7 (13) | Gonadotroph | 22 | 3 (14) | Nonfunctioning | 81 | 16 (20) | SSTR2A | 226 | 58 (26) | <.0001 | Corticotroph | 80 | 19 (24) | PIT-1 positive | 52 | 33 (63) | Gonadotroph | 18 | 1 (6) | Nonfunctioning | 76 | 5 (7) | SSTR3 | 232 | 18 (8) | <.0001 | Corticotroph | 79 | 15 (19) | PIT-1 positive | 54 | 0 (0) | Gonadotroph | 20 | 1 (5) | Nonfunctioning | 78 | 2 (3) | SSTR4 | 235 | 4 (2) | 0.3309 | Corticotroph | 81 | 0 (0) | PIT-1 positive | 54 | 2 (4) | Gonadotroph | 22 | 0 (0) | Nonfunctioning | 78 | 2 (3) | SSTR5 | 233 | 74 (32) | <.0001 | Corticotroph | 82 | 48 (59) | PIT-1 positive | 52 | 25 (48) | Gonadotroph | 21 | 0 (0) | Nonfunctioning | 78 | 1 (1) | |
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