Table 1.
Marker | Pleural Endometriosis
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Normal Endometriosis
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Abdominal Endometriosis
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Epithelium
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Stroma
|
Epithelium
|
Stroma
|
Epithelium
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Stroma
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INTa | DISb | INT | DIS | INT | DIS | INT | DIS | INT | DIS | INT | DIS | |
Cytokeratin | +++ | +++ | − | − | +++ | +++ | − | − | +++ | +++ | + | + |
Vimentin | ++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | − | − | ++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | +++ |
Progesterone Receptor | + | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | + | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |
Estrogen Receptor | + | + | + | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |
Calretinin | − | − | ++ | + | − | − | +++ | ++ | − | − | +++ | + |
Carcinoembryonic antigen | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
Desmin | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
Intensity score: +++, strong; ++, moderate; +, weak; −, absent.
Distribution score: +++, ≥75%; ++, 25–75%; +, ≤25%; −, 0%.