Table 3 Immunohistochemistry results of CK19 and Galectin-3 in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with or without lymphatic metastasis and other nonmalignant thyroid lesions
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nodular goiter n = 97 |
Follicular adenoma N = 54 |
PTC1 N = 248 |
PTC2 N = 193 | |||
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| CK19 | + | Female | 21(21.65) | 10(18.52) | 202(81.45) | 121(62.69) |
| Male | 5(5.15) | 3(5.56) | 44(17.75) | 58(30.05) | ||
| - | Female | 52(53.61) | 30(55.56) | 0(0.00) | 8(4.15) | |
| Male | 19(19.59) | 11(20.36) | 2(0.80) | 6(3.11) | ||
| Galectin | + | Female | 37(38.15) | 19(35.19) | 196(79.03) | 122(63.21) |
| Male | 14(14.43) | 7(12.96) | 45(18.14) | 64(33.16) | ||
| - | Female | 36(37.11) | 21(38.89) | 6(2.43) | 7(3.63) | |
| Male | 10(10.31) | 7(12.96) | 1(0.40) | 0(0.00) |