Table 4: Distribution of cases according to PMS and SMS and their immunoreactive features**.

 

PAX8

WT1

CD56

Ber-EP4

ER

Total

PMS

13 (37.1%)

0 (0)

2 (5.7%)

32 (91.4%)

29 (82.9%)

35 (100%)

EEC

13

41.9%

0

0%

2

6.5%

28

90.3%

26

83.9%

31

88.6%

ESC

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

4

100%

3

75%

4

11.4%

SMS

26 (74.3%)

28 (80%)

11 (31.4%)

26 (74.3%)

25 (71.4%)

35 (100%)

TSC

5

62.5%

7

87.5%

3

37.5%

6

75%

5

62.5%

8

22.9%

OSC

18

90%

18

90%

8

40%

17

85%

17

85%

20

57.1%

PSC

2

66.7%

1

33.3%

0

0%

3

100%

3

100%

3

8.6%

PMM

1

25%

2

50%

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

4

11.4%

Total

39 (55.7%)

28 (40%)

13 (18.6%)

58 (82.9%)

54 (77.1%)

70 (100%)

Result

X2 = 9.78

X2 = 46.66

X2 = 7.65

X2 = 3.62

X2 = 1.29

 

*p = 0.002

*p = 0.001

*p = 0.006

p = 0.057

p = 0.255

 

*significant if p < 0.05; **None of the tumors react with desmin.