Transcription Expression and Clinical Significance of Dishevelled-3 mRNA and 𝜹-Catenin mRNA in Pleural Effusions from Patients with Lung Cancer

Table 3

Results obtained by cytological assessment as compared with those obtained by RT-PCR for DVL-3 mRNA and δ-catenin mRNA or by histology in pleural effusions specimens from patients with benign or malignant lung lesions.

Cytology	Total	DVL-3 mRNA		δ-catenin mRNA		Histology
	n	+	−	+	−	+	−
Pneumonia	40	2	38	4	36	0	40
Tuberculosis	11	1	10	1	10	0	11
RMC	13	12	1	12	1	13	0
Suspected to be malignant	18	15	3	18	0	18	0
Adenocarcinoma cells	44	40	4	39	5	44	0
Total	126	70	56	74	52	75	51

Date are number of specimens. RMC: reactive mesothelial cells.