Research Article

Immunohistochemical Analysis of Toll-Like Receptors, MyD88, and TRIF in Human Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma and Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma

Table 1

Characteristics of patients.

PTC (n = 25)
Age24–76 years (median: 48 years)
SexFemale: 15; male: 10
Tumor size (mm)5–150 (average: 27.1)
Number of positive nodes0–24 (average: 4.24)
Stage (UICC/TMN)Stage I (19); stage II (3); stage III (2); stage IV (1)

ATC (n = 11)
Age51–85 years (median: 73 years)
SexFemale: 5; male: 6

NH (n = 8)
Age22–68 years (median: 60 years)
SexFemale: 3; male: 5