Table 1 Thyroid peroxidase and HBME immunocytochemistry on FNA smears from 200 thyroid tumorss

From: Utility of malignancy markers in fine-needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodules: comparison of Hector Battifora mesothelial antigen-1, thyroid peroxidase and dipeptidyl aminopeptidase IV

% of positive cells

Histology

Ab

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

CN (n=55)

TPO

1

0

1

0

0

2

0

0

5

3

43

 

HBME

32

5

8

0

3

1

1

0

4

0

1

FA (n=54)

TPO

1

0

0

1

3

4

5

1

13

3

23

 

HBME

19

9

5

0

4

4

2

2

4

1

4

PC (n=59)

TPO

28

13

4

0

2

6

2

2

0

0

2

 

HBME

3

2

2

1

2

1

2

2

13

2

29

FC (n=32)

TPO

4

7

7

4

4

2

4

0

0

0

0

 

HBME

4

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

5

1

18

  1. CN=colloid nodule, FA=follicular adenoma, FC=follicular carcinoma, FNA=fine-needle aspiration, HBME=Hector Battifora mesothelial antigen, PC=papillary carcinoma.
  2. The table presents the number of cases.
Back to article page