Research Article
Significance of TNF-α and the Adhesion Molecules: L-Selectin and VCAM-1 in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Table 5
Correlation of tumoural protein expression of TNF-α, L-Selectin, and VCAM-1 with clinicopathological parameters of PTC patients.
| | | | TNF-α | L-Selectin | VCAM-1 | | Parameter | | Low | High | Low | High | Low | High | | | | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Tumour size | | | | | | | | | Small (T1 + T2) | 38 | | | 30 (79) | 8 (21) | 28 (74) | 10 (26) | | Large (T3 + T4) | 45 | — | 22 (49) | 23 (51) | 21 (47) | 24 (53) | | | | | | , , | , , |
| | Nodal status | | | | | | | | | N0 | 30 | | | | | 22 (73) | 8 (27) | | N1 | 53 | — | — | 27 (51) | 26 (49) | | | | | | | | , , |
| | Multifocality | | | | | | | | | Absent | 64 | | | | | 34 (53) | 30 (47) | | Present | 19 | — | — | 15 (79) | 4 (21) | | | | | | | | , , |
| | Calcification | | | | | | | | | Absent | 32 | 23 (72) | 9 (28) | | | | | | Present | 51 | 23 (45) | 28 (55) | — | — | | | | , , | | | | |
| | Extrathyroidal extension | | | | | | | | | Absent | 52 | | | 40 (77) | 12 (23) | 38 (73) | 14 (27) | | Present | 31 | — | 12 (39) | 19 (61) | 11 (35) | 20 (65) | | | | | | , , | , , |
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