Production of Nitric Oxide and Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Ovarian Cystic Tumors

Table 3

Correlation between iNOS immunostaining and NO metabolite levels detected in tissue samples collected using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient.

Groups analyzed	iNOS immunostaining × NO metabolite levels
Nonneoplastic tumors (𝑛=14)	𝑟=0.1595, 𝑃=.586
Benign neoplasia (𝑛=20)	𝑟=0.0942, 𝑃=.693
Malignant neoplasia (𝑛=16)	𝑟=0.1188, 𝑃=.661