Significance of TNF-α and the Adhesion Molecules: L-Selectin and VCAM-1 in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Table 3

Correlation of circulating levels of TNF-α, L-Selectin, and VCAM-1 with clinicopathological parameters of PTC patients.

Parameter		TNF-α		L-Selectin		VCAM-1
		Mean ± SE		Mean ± SE		Mean ± SE
Bilaterality
Unilateral	61	56.02 ± 15.54	0.349	2980.28 ± 206.67	0.697	728.73 ± 42.97	0.037
Bilateral	22	30.94 ± 9.57		3160.43 ± 512.96		914.27 ± 83.66
Haemorrhagic area
Absent	72	52.89 ± 13.46	0.446	2827.29 ± 174.54	0.010	802.79 ± 43.32	0.106
Present	11	26.30 ± 5.74		4341.93 ± 957.44		615.04 ± 97.87
Calcification
Absent	32	23.50 ± 6.76	0.081	2825.51 ± 263.16	0.431	843.05 ± 86.75	0.192
Present	51	65.60 ± 18.33		3155.10 ± 285.32		737.04 ± 33.50
Extrathyroidal extension
Absent	52	32.67 ± 11.70	0.065	2968.66 ± 238.59	0.706	746.04 ± 39.64	0.297
Present	31	77.37 ± 23.99		3127.61 ± 369.48		831.38 ± 81.90