Table 1. Rate of interleukin-6 positive staining by degree of tumor differentiation.
Well/Mod(n = 17) | Por/Sig(n = 14) | Total (n = 31) | |
IL-6 positive in fibroblasts | 14 (82.4%) | 9 (64.3%) | 23 (74.2%) |
IL-6 positive in tumor cells | 5 (29.4%) | 6 (42.9%) | 11 (35.5%) |
Well/Mod, well or moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. Por/Sig, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma or signet ring cell carcinoma.