Table 2.
Chalkley score according to histotype in basal and squamous cell carcinomas.
| CD31 | K-W | CD105 | K-W | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basal cell carcinoma | |||||||
| Superficial (n = 23) |
Nodular (n = 42) |
Aggressive (n = 5) |
P < 0.001 | Superficial (n = 23) |
Nodular (n = 42) |
Aggressive (n = 5) |
P < 0.001 |
| 5.2 (SD = 0.64) | 6.0 (SD = 0.94) | 7.2 (SD = 1.17) | 4.2 (SD = 0.73) | 5.4 (SD = 0.86) | 7.7 (SD = 0.69) | ||
|
| |||||||
| Squamous cell carcinoma | |||||||
| Well-diff. (n = 30) |
Moderately diff. (n = 37) |
Poorly diff. (n = 3) |
P = 0.07 | Well-diff. (n = 30) |
Moderately diff. (n = 37) |
Poorly diff. (n = 3) |
P = 0.03 |
| 7.7 (SD = 1.43) | 8.7 (SD = 1.91) | 12.1 (SD = 2.14) | 7.3 (SD = 1.53) | 8.2 (SD = 1.54) | 11.4 (SD = 1.2) | ||
The CD31 and CD105 Chalkley counts did not follow the normal distribution (Kolmogorov-Smirnov = 0.12, P < 0.0001, and Kolmogorov-Smirnov = 0.10, P = 0.002, resp.). Therefore, K-W (=Kruskal-Wallis) test has been applied.