Table 1.
Qualitative classification of HLA-G expression in ICCs according to the presence or absence of lymph node metastasis
| Low expression |
High expression |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative n (%) | Discrete n (%) | Moderate n (%) | Intense n (%) | |
| ICCWTN=52 | 35 (67.3) | 9 (17.3) | 6 (11.5) | 2 (3.8) |
| Lymph node of ICCWTN=52 | 52 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ICCWN=27 | 19 (70.4) | 5 (18.5) | 2 (11.5) | 1 (3.8) |
| Lymph node of ICCWN=27 | 21 (77.8) | 4 (14.8) | 2 (11.5) | 0 |
HLA-G, human leukocyte antigen-G; ICC, invasive cervical carcinoma; ICCWT, ICC without metastasis; ICCW, ICC with metastasis.