Table 3.

Expression of epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT)-activating factors and cancer stem cell (CSC) markers in ATC and PTC

Antibody	ATC	PTC	P-value
E-cadherin
positive	2 (11.8%)	60 (100%)	0.000
negative	15 (88.2%)	0 (0%)
snail
positive	6 (35.3%)	4 (6.7%)	0.006
negative	11 (64.7%)	56 (93.3%)
slug
positive	13 (76.5%)	3 (5.0%)	0.000
negative	4 (23.5%)	57 (95.0%)
CD133
positive	9 (52.9%)	3 (5.0%)	0.000
negative	8 (47.1%)	57 (95.0%)
nestin
positive	9 (52.9%)	0 (0%)	0.000
negative	8 (47.1%)	30 (100%)