Table 3.
Ezrin expression among different types of periocular BCC.
| Type | Morpheaform BCC (n = 10) |
Nodular BCC (n = 25) |
Adenoid BCC (n = 8) |
Total (n = 43) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positivity (%) | 10 (100) | 23 (92) | 7 (87.5) | 40 (93) | 0.75* |
| Intensity | <0.001∗#& | ||||
| Weak (%) | 0 (0) | 15 (60) | 3 (37.5) | 18 (41.9) | |
| Moderate (%) | 1 (10) | 5 (20) | 2 (25) | 8 (18.6) | |
| Strong (%) | 9 (90) | 3 (12) | 2 (25) | 14 (32.5) |
*Fisher's exact test.
#Intensity of ezrin expression was significantly higher in morpheaform BCC compared to nodular and adenoid types (P < 0.001 and P = 0.012, resp.).
&No significant difference between nodular and adenoid types (P = 0.66).