Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Evaluation of Versican Expression and Number of Positive Cells for Each Type of Melanocytic Lesion
| Lesion | No. of cases | Versican expression | % of Positive cells | Significance | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absent | Mild | Moderate | Intense | Significance | 0 | 5% | 6–25% | 26–50% | 51–75% | 76–100% | |||
| BMN | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DN | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||
| PMM | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| MMM | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | P < 0.0032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | P < 0.00015 |
BMN, benign melanocytic nevi; DN, dysplastic nevi; PMM, primary malignant melanoma; MMM, metastatic melanoma.
