Research Article
Significance of TNF-α and the Adhesion Molecules: L-Selectin and VCAM-1 in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Table 4
Comparison of expressions of TNF-α, L-Selectin, and VCAM-1 between the patients with benign thyroid diseases and PTC.
| | Patients | TNF-α | L-Selectin | VCAM-1 | | (%) | Low | High | Low | High | Low | High | | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Benign thyroid diseases | 45 | 36 (80) | 9 (20) | 37 (82) | 8 (18) | 32 (71) | 13 (29) | | PTC | 83 | 46 (55) | 37 (45) | 52 (63) | 31 (37) | 49 (59) | 34 (41) | | | | , , | , , | , , |
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