Table 1. Thyroid peroxidase and HBME immunocytochemistry on FNA smears from 200 thyroid tumorss.
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% of positive cells
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
CN=colloid nodule, FA=follicular adenoma, FC=follicular carcinoma, FNA=fine-needle aspiration, HBME=Hector Battifora mesothelial antigen, PC=papillary carcinoma.
The table presents the number of cases.