TABLE 3 Size and Ki67 in Hurthle Cell Carcinomas with and without Metastases

From: Pathologic Features, Proliferative Activity, and Cyclin D1 Expression in Hurthle Cell Neoplasms of the Thyroid

Metastatic Disease

N

Tumor Size (cm) (mean ± SEM)

Ki67 Labeling Index (mean ± SEM)

Absent

36

3.5 ± 0.3

7.8 ± 1.3

Present

19

7.1 ± 0.5a

14.1 ± 2.2b

  1. SEM, standard error of the mean.
  2. aHurthle cell carcinomas with metastatic disease were significantly larger than those without metastatic disease (p <.0001).
  3. bHurthle cell carcinomas with metastatic disease had a significantly higher Ki67 labeling index than those without metastatic disease (p =.0033).
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